Giessensee

Sankt Gallen > Switzerland

Little lake in the town of Bad Ragaz with some interesting waterbirds.

Added* by Fabio Fercher
Most recent update 5 maaliskuu 2023

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Description

Giessensee is a lake in the village of Bad Ragaz that is good for some easy urban birding and where it's nice to photograph birds like mandariinisorsa or sinisorsa. Other birds to observe are for example kuningaskalastaja, Liejukana and harmaahaikara.

Details

Access

There is a parking area next to the park. There are different trails in the park, some in the forest and some next to the lake.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Lake , City/village , Grassland

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Winter

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

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Map

Top 5 birds

1. mandariinisorsa
(Aix galericulata)

2. harmaahaikara
(Ardea cinerea)

3. kuningaskalastaja
(Alcedo atthis)

4. Liejukana
(Gallinula chloropus)

5. pikku-uikku
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)

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