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Lower Havel near Havelberg

Northeast Saxony-Anhalt  >  Germany

Section of the valley of the river Havel, which is partially flooded until the early summer. Only regular breeding site of the Guifette moustac within a radius of 100 km.

Ajouté* par Martin Miethke
Dernière actualisation 6 septembre 2021

Description

The scenic valley of the river Havel near Havelberg, which is extensively flooded in winter and spring, is home to several species of water fowl, grebes (all four breeding species of Central Europe!), raptors and waders.

The connecting road between Havelberg and Jederitz runs above the river dike which crosses the area and separates the dike forland in the southwest from the actual floodplain in the northeast. The dike top provides a good overview of the surroundings. There is also a comfortable bird watching hide on the northeast side of the dike.

The southwest part is a grassland polder criss-crossed by ditches and flooded from winter to midsummer. A large Mouette rieuse colony is located here, which also contains colonies of Grèbe à cou noir and Guifette moustac. The latter one is the most south-westerly regularly occupied breeding site in Central Europe and also the only one in central Eastern Germany. Other breeding bird species are Grèbe jougris, Grue cendrée, Sarcelle d'été, Busard des roseaux and Tarier des prés.

Northeast of the dike lies the floodplain of the Havel with meadows, oxbows, reeds and willow trees. It’s regularly flooded in winter and spring. Nesting aids for the Guifette noire are placed in an oxbow (“Trentsee”) every year and are well accepted. Grèbe à cou noir, Grèbe jougris and Grue cendrée also breed here, as well as the Sterne pierregarin in several years. In Winter nordic geese (mainly Oie rieuse) and Cygne chanteur use the floodplains as a roost. The Pygargue à queue blanche visits the area regularly to forage.

Détails

Accès

The area is easy to get to by car and bicycle. The best starting point for explorations is the small parking lot at the observation hut. The best time of day for observations at the pumping station (850 meters northwest of the parking lot) on sunny days is the late afternoon.

Terrain et Habitat

Arbres et buissons disséminés , Prairie , Zone humide , Plaine , Rivière , Roselière

Conditions

Plat , Paysage ouvert , Pas d'ombre , Marécageux , Niveau d'eau élevé probable

Boucle

Non

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Oui

Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Eté , Hiver

Meilleure période pour une visite

Automne , Migration printanière , Eté , Printemps

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Oui

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