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Kraijelheide

Limburg  >  Netherlands

A fairly small heathland area with surrounding forests and scattered trees and bushes; many typical heathland species can be found here.

Added* by Bas Engels
Most recent update 11 септември 2022

Description

The Kraijelheide is a fairly small heathland area near the village of Boekend and consists of a flat heathland landscape with surrounding forests, being mixed with pine and deciduous forests. The area is known for its Полска еја sightings in winter, being a scarce local species. Some parts of the area are sown with typical seed bearing species of plant to attract finches and buntings during winter. Large flocks of северна ѕвингалка, обична ѕвингалка, билбилче and жолтогрла стрнарка can be found on these patches. The forests contain many species of common songbird during winter, like finches, thrushes and tits. Especially the pine forests are worth a check: жолтоглаво кралче, црвеноглаво кралче, елова сипка and цуцулеста сипка can be seen feeding in these patches of pine forest. зимовка can be heard from within the forest. Many woodpeckers make use of the area as well, like голем клукајдрвец, црн клукајдрвец and мал клукајдрвец. Sometimes, a големо страче can be present during an entire winter period.

During breeding season, the scattered trees, bushes and the heathland area are very interesting for local breeding species. планинско ливадарче and полска чучулига are present in the heathland. Sometimes обично ливадарче can be found here too, but is scarce. Also полска еребица and потполошка can be seen/heard with a bit of luck. The scattered trees and bushes are used by breeding species, such as шумска трепетилка, шумска чучулига, обично грмушарче and жолтогрла стрнарка. The forest is used by many species of common songbird, like обичен свиркач, лисесто циганче and планинска сипка. обично камењарче can be seen in the open areas, especially during migration.

Also during spring and summer, predatory birds often make use of the area as foraging habitat, like сокол ластовичар, јастреб врапчар and јастреб кокошкар. Sometimes осојад will soar above the area.

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Nederlands: De Kraijelheide is een vrij klein heidegebied bij het dorp Boekend en bestaat uit een vlak heidelandschap met omringende bossen, vermengd met naald- en loofbossen. Het gebied staat bekend om zijn Полска еја waarnemingen in de winter, een schaarse lokale soort. Sommige delen van het gebied zijn bezaaid met typische zaaddragende plantensoorten om in de winter vinken en gorzen aan te trekken. Op deze patches zijn grote groepen северна ѕвингалка, обична ѕвингалка, билбилче en жолтогрла стрнарка te vinden. De bossen bevatten in de winter veel soorten gewone zangvogels, zoals vinken, lijsters en mezen. Vooral de dennenbossen zijn de moeite waard: жолтоглаво кралче, црвеноглаво кралче, елова сипка en цуцулеста сипка zie je in deze stukken dennenbos. зимовка is te horen vanuit het bos. Ook maken veel spechten gebruik van het gebied, zoals голем клукајдрвец, црн клукајдрвец en мал клукајдрвец. Soms kan een големо страче de hele winterperiode aanwezig zijn.

Tijdens het broedseizoen zijn de verspreide bomen, struiken en het heidegebied zeer interessant voor lokale broedsoorten. планинско ливадарче en полска чучулига zijn aanwezig op de heide. Soms is обично ливадарче hier ook te vinden, maar schaars. Ook полска еребица en потполошка zijn met een beetje geluk te zien/horen. De verspreide bomen en struiken worden gebruikt door broedende soorten, zoals шумска трепетилка, шумска чучулига, обично грмушарче en жолтогрла стрнарка. Het bos wordt gebruikt door veel soorten gewone zangvogels, zoals обичен свиркач, лисесто циганче en планинска сипка. обично камењарче is te zien in de open gebieden, vooral tijdens de vogeltrek.

Ook in de lente en zomer maken roofvogels vaak gebruik van het gebied als foerageergebied, zoals сокол ластовичар, јастреб врапчар en јастреб кокошкар. Soms zweeft осојад boven het gebied.

Details

Access

The Kraijelheide is easy accessable on foot and there's a parking spot on the western side of the area. You can make a circular walk of about 4 km long.

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Nederlands: De Kraijelheide is gemakkelijk te voet te verkennen en er is een parkeerplaats aan de westkant van het gebied. Je kunt een rondwandeling maken van ongeveer 4 km lang.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Scattered trees and bushes , Moors/heathland , Agriculture

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter

Route

Unpaved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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