Lac de Genos

Hautes-Pyrénées > France

Fairly busy visited low mountain lake. Because the birds are used to people they are not very shy.

Added* by Smockton
Most recent update 13 kesäkuu 2023

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Description

Lac de Genos is a 32 hectare lake in the heart of the Louron valley. A walk around the lake (2,5 km) is easy and allows you to observe birds such as pikku-uikku, nokikana, virtavästäräkki, koskikara and Liejukana.

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Français: Lac de basse montagne très fréquenté d'ou des oiseaux peu farouches. Le tour du lac (2,5 km) ne présente aucun dénivelé. Il permet d'observer pikku-uikku, nokikana, virtavästäräkki, koskikara et Liejukana.

Details

Access

Large car parks around the lake. The most practical being that of Balnea (see map). Click on the P in the map for directions.

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Français: Vastes parkings autour du lac. Le plus pratique étant celui de Balnea (voir carte). Cliquez sur le P sur la carte pour les directions.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Lake , Mud flats , Scattered trees and bushes , Valley , River

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Paved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Extra info

Photo Lac de Genos by Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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Map

Top 5 birds

1. virtavästäräkki
(Motacilla cinerea)

2. pikku-uikku
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)

3. Liejukana
(Gallinula chloropus)

4. nokikana
(Fulica atra)

5. koskikara
(Cinclus cinclus)

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