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Plan d'Eau de Plobsheim

Alsace  >  France

The large water area is connected to the river Rhine and contains a vast number of birds that migrate and spend the winter in this area.

Added* by pbateman
Most recent update 5 декември 2024

Description

The lake of Plobsheim is a large basin that was build to regulate the water of the river Ill. There are shallow waters in the south and deeper waters in the north where the basin is conected to the river Rhine.

In migrating times the south is a good place to watch waders like црвенонога тринга , црна тринга , зеленонога тринга , мал свиркач and обичен свиркач . Other migrating species are речна чигра, касписка рибарка and орел рибар . There is a chance to see rarer species like белобрада рибарка , белокрила рибарка and мала бела чапја hunting for fish. In spring and summer the northern part of the area is rather uninteresting for watching birds. That changes in autumn and especially in winter.

Almost the whole year but especially in winter the area is one of the best places in the Upper Rhine region to watch all sorts of ducks, grebes and divers. Even rarer species like голем морски нуркач , црн кожувар and среден северен нуркач can be found here. For divers the north of the area is a good place to have a look in winter. It can be worth it to look a the gulls more closely. Sometimes there are мал галеб , медитерански галеб and касписки галеб between the жолтоног галеб and езерски галеб .

In the forest near by you can see саријазма and црноглаво муварче in summer and all sorts of woodpeckers.

Details

Access

The area is near the city of Strasbourg. The nearest trainstation can be found in the village Erstein. From there the site can be reached by bike. Furthermore there are many spots to park your car. Click on a P in the map for directions.

Terrain and Habitat

River , Forest , Mud flats , Wetland

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Winter , Spring , Autumn , All year round , Summer

Best time to visit

Winter , Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Wide path , Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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