Description
The Altes Feld (Old Field) near Dainrode was the largest Hessian resting place for töyhtöhyyppä in the 1970s with daily maximums (resting population) of around 14,000. Up to 600 kapustarinta. Rare keräkurmitsa. Large numbers of raptors, sometimes over 50 isohaarahaukka and 100 hiirihaukka. The piekana is an occasional migrant and winter guest. In the cold winter of 86/87 up to 20 individuals. sinisuohaukka, ruskosuohaukka, ampuhaukka and pulmunen regularly. Sometimes Kurki rest, often thousands of them migrating. Maximum numbers: kiuru 10,000, räkättirastas 10,000, punakylkirastas 6,000, kottarainen 200,000, niittykirvinen 2,000.
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Access
Altes Feld located near the village of Dainrode. The area is crossed by the B 253 and is very easy to reach. Driving on dirt roads is forbidden, but is probably never checked.


