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Etang de Beaurepaire

Poitou-Charentes  >  France

The second most important lake in Deux-Sèvres. 210 bird species have been seen here.

Added* by Martin Grienenberger
Most recent update 12 февруари 2020
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Description

This major site in the department counts no less than 210 bird species among the 344 in the department. The pond is a protected natural area and managed to be favorable for birds and wildlife. The area is mainly composed of open water, meadows, woods and agricultural fields.

The breeding species are obviously waterbirds. Among ducks, the species worth mentioning are сива патка and патка крецка, and the well-established црвеноглав кожувар. A colonny of nesting herons (сива чапја, чапја говедарка) and голем корморан is settled in a few trees around the lake but remains a small colonny. Considering songbirds, you can expect Zitting Cisticola, мал трскар, трскар рогозар and Мочварна овесарка. On the wader side, мал пескар, калуѓерка and Чурулин use exposed banks for breeding.

During migration, a few interesting and regular species use the lake as a stopover: дива гуска, бојник, шумска тринга, обичен свиркач, белобрада рибарка, брегова ластовичка, чапја лажичарка, орел рибар, патка ластовичарка, црноопашна блатарка. It's the time of scarcities and rarities. These species have already been observed here: Sociable Lapwing, Red Phalarope, ибис, белочелна гуска, Brent Goose and црн кожувар.

In winter, the site is frequented by many ducks including Дива патка, патка берија and црвеноглав кожувар. карпеста трепетилка is seen foraging on the shores with бела тресиопашка among which ssp. yarellii can be found.

Details

Access

From Angers, aim for Vihiers and Bressuire. As soon as you cross the Deux-Sèvres/Maine-et-Loire border, turn left to Etang de Beaurepaire. From Bressuire, aim for Vihiers. Before the Deux-Sèvres/Maine-et-Loire border, turn left to Etang de Beaurepaire. You can park on the site named "Beach" where a restricted acces is allowed.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Agriculture

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Spring migration , Autumn migration , Winter

Route

Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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