La Crau

Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette > France

A vast Mediterranean stone steppe with very interesting and rare bird species in France like Reznek and nyílfarkú pusztaityúk.

Added* by Thiemo Karwinkel
Most recent update 25 december 2023

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Description

The Crau is one of the last mediterranean stone steppes and therefore holds many rare species. Sadly it is under high pressure of land-use and agriculture. Car testing areas and an airport have covered parts of the steppe in recent times. Nevertheless steppe breeding birds like the Reznek, nyílfarkú pusztaityúk and Kalandrapacsirta still survive and can be seen in La Crau. In Winter you can also see flocks of Aranylile and Bíbic or even Sarkantyús pityer.

Details

Access

There is a nice car parking area - see the P on the map. The best tracks are drawn on the map, but there might be even more tracks.

Terrain and Habitat

Grassland , Steppe

Conditions

No shadow , Dry , Open landscape , Dusty

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Unpaved road , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

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Map

Top 5 birds

1. nyílfarkú pusztaityúk
(Pterocles alchata)

2. Reznek
(Tetrax tetrax)

3. Kalandrapacsirta
(Melanocorypha calandra)

4. Sarkantyús pityer
(Anthus richardi)

5. Búbos banka
(Upupa epops)

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