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Alter Rhein Diepoldsau

Sankt Gallen  >  Switzerland

Old arm of the Rhine on the border of Switzerland and Austria near the village of Diepoldsau.

Added* by Fabio Fercher
Most recent update 21 február 2023

Description

The Alter Rhein (Old Rhine) near Diepoldsau is a good birdingplace for the usual european water-birds like Jégmadár or Búbos vöcsök. The area has floodplain-forests, little ponds but also the old river which transformed into to some lakes. Next to a lot of different birds you can also see beavers, snakes, lizards and many other species.

Details

Access

There are parking areas at Lustenau near "Gasthaus am Rohr Lustenau". Click on the P in the map for directions. With a bike it is easier to explore the whole area (~8km).

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Lake , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , River , Reedbeds , Agriculture

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

Photo Alter Rhein by Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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