) om vogelnamen snel in te voeren via een aanklikbare lijst.
Upload foto's
Toegestane afbeeldingstypen zijn jpeg, png, gif
Maximale bestandsgrootte 20MB
Beschrijving
Vejlen was previously a fjord connected to the sea, but in 1765 a dyke and sluice were built, cutting off the fjord. Vejlen was drained to create pastureland. In 1905, the sea broke through the dyke. Even though the dyke was reconstructed, Vejlen never became completely drained again. A very shallow lake was formed, that is now brackish and very rich in nutrients, due to pollution from the surrounding farmland. Different waterbirds breed in Vejlen, including Dodaars, Roodhalsfuut, Kluut and Tureluur. Bruine Kiekendief breed here just about every year. Baardman nest here, and IJsvogel can be seen throughout the year. In summer Kleine Karekiet, Spotvogel, Grasmus and Rietgors can be heard singing in the scrub. During migration the lake and the shallow waters off the coast hold many species of wader. Goudplevier can be seen both spring and autumn in flocks of up to several thousand birds standing on the fields in the vicinity. Other waders include Kievit and Wulp in quite large numbers, and smaller numbers of Scholekster, Bonte Strandloper, Kemphaan, Watersnip, Zwarte Ruiter and Groenpootruiter. In winter several hundred Wilde Zwaan and a few Kleine Zwaan turn up.
Details
Toegang
From Svendborg, drive south on route 9 in the direction of Rudkøbing. In Bregninge, turn off to the the right and follow the signs to Nørre Vornæs. In Sønder Vornæs, turn onto Sønder Vornæsvej and after a few hundred metres onto the Vejlenvej, where there is a lay-by. From here, a path leads to a bird hide.