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Utopia

Island of Texel  >  Netherlands

Bird-rich nature reserve within the dikes on the east coast of the island of Texel. Many birds can be seen all year round and birds nesting in the spring.

Ajouté* par Jan Heijink
Dernière actualisation 4 juillet 2024

Description

Utopia is a creek area with mudflats and shell banks. Sterne caugek and waders nest here on the shell beaches. From the wadden dike you have a good view of the birds in the creek area. In the event of spring or storm tide, the birds move from the salt marshes and the mud flats in the Wadden Sea to Utopia, which is safely behind the dike. In Utopia they can wait quietly until the salt marshes and mud flats are dry again. The reed collars of Utopia are home to birds such as Rousserolle effarvatte, Panure à moustaches and Busard des roseaux. On the grasslands Bernache cravant and Canard siffleur feed in winter. In spring and summer, Utopia is the spectacular breeding ground for thousands of meadow birds, waders and a large colony of Sterne caugek.

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Nederlands: Utopia is een krekengebied met slikranden en schelpenbanken van Natuurmonumenten. Hier broeden grote sterns en steltlopers op de schelpenstrandjes. Vanaf de wadden dijk heb je goed zicht op de vogels in het krekengebied. Bij spring- of stormvloed verplaatsen de vogels zich van de kwelders en de wadplaten in de Waddenzee naar Utopia dat veilig achter de dijk ligt. In Utopia kunnen ze rustig wachten tot de kwelders en wadplaten weer droog liggen. In de rietkragen van Utopia leven vogels zoals kleine karekiet, baardmannetje en bruine kiekendief.’ s Winters eten rotganzen en smienten op de graslanden. Tijdens de lente en zomer is Utopia het broedterrein voor duizenden weidevogels, steltlopers en een grote kolonie van de grote stern. Spectaculair om te zien!

Détails

Accès

Easily accessible by bicycle via the wadden dike. The nature reserve itself is not accessible. From the wadden dike you have a good view of the birds in Utopia.

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Nederlands: Gemakkelijk te bereiken per fiets via de waddendijk. Het natuurgebied zelf is niet toegankelijk. Vanaf de waddendijk heb je goed zicht op de vogels in Utopia.

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide , Vasières , Prairie , Mer/océan

Conditions

Plat , Paysage ouvert

Boucle

Non

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Oui

Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Meilleure période pour une visite

Printemps

Itinéraire

Route pavée

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Liens

Voir les sites d'observation voisins publiés sur Birdingplaces

Carte

Top 5 oiseaux

Bernache cravant
1. Bernache cravant
(Branta bernicla)
Huîtrier pie
2. Huîtrier pie
(Haematopus ostralegus)
Sterne caugek
3. Sterne caugek
(Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Avocette élégante
4. Avocette élégante
(Recurvirostra avosetta)
Panure à moustaches
5. Panure à moustaches
(Panurus biarmicus)

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Commentaires

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Discover the birds of Texel with Klaas de Jong

Island of Texel  >  Netherlands

Texel is one of the best bird watching destinations in the Netherlands. Bird watchers from all over Europe come to this Wadden Sea island to watch birds. Rare birds and vagrants are often seen on Texel and interesting birds can be observed all year round.  Klaas de Jong - one of the most reputed bird guides in the Netherlands - lives on Texel and knows the island as no other. Klaas offers full day or half day birding tours. Klaas shows you countless bird species and always searches for the most recent rarities on the island.

Handy pick-up-service

One of the great services Klaas provides, is the pick-up-service. His minibus can pick you up at your hotel or at the ferry port. A very convenient service if you only have a day to explore the island. Directly from the ferry you you can start off and from there Klaas takes you to the best birding areas of the island.

For more information about Klaas' bird tours, times and prices visit his website.

Website Klaas de Jong
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