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A small natural village where you can find many birds throughout the seasons.
Montroeul-au-Bois, with its many agricultural fields dotted with bushes and hedges, is a very good site for observing small passerines typical of fields and meadows such as Gușă vânătă, Fâsă de luncă, Presură galbenă, Lăcar de mlaștină and Silvie mică. Other birds typical of agricultural areas can be observed in Montroeul. For example, Potârniche, Nagâț, Prepeliță or Fazan.
The proximity to Pétrieu wood is also very interesting because you can observe quite a few forest birds there such as Uliu păsărar, Aușel sprâncenat, Gaiță, and Țiclean. In the surrounding hedges, there are a lot of Silvie cu cap negru, a few Silvie de câmp and some Silvie de zăvoi.
Montroeul is also a very good place for the observation of owls such as Cucuvea, Huhurez mic, Ciuf de pădure and the rare Buhă which sings in the spring in the depths of the wood. You can also find some wintering raptors such as Șoim de iarnă and Erete vânăt.
Finally, the village is also a great place for spring and autumn migration. Many birds pass over the village in the spring. For example, Viespar, Barză albă, the rare Gaie roșie, Pescăruș negricios and even, an an exceptional sighting, a Vultur negru in the spring of 2023. Every spring many Mierlă gulerată and Pietrar sur stop to take a short break in their migration. The same goes for the autumn migration where squadrons of Sturzul viilor, Cocoșar and Sturz de vâsc pass at full speed above the village, sometimes even making prolonged halts.
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Français: Un petit village au naturel où l'on retrouve de nombreux oiseaux au fil des saisons. Avec ses nombreux terrains agricoles parsemés de buissons et de haies, Montroeul est un très bon site pour l'observation de petits passereaux typiques des champs et prairies tel que la Gușă vânătă, le Fâsă de luncă, le Presură galbenă, la Lăcar de mlaștină et la Silvie mică. D'autres oiseaux typiques des zones agricoles évoluent à Montroeul. Par exemple, la Potârniche, le Nagâț, la Prepeliță ou encore le Fazan.
La proximité avec le bois de Pétrieu est elle aussi très intéressante car nous pouvons y observer pas mal d'oiseaux des fôrets comme l'Uliu păsărar, le Aușel sprâncenat, le Gaiță, ou bien la Țiclean. Dans les haies alentours, on retrouve beaucoup pas mal Silvie cu cap negru, quelques Silvie de câmp et l'une ou l'autre Silvie de zăvoi. Montroeul est aussi un très bon lieu pour l'observation de chouettes et hiboux tel que la Cucuvea, la Huhurez mic, le Ciuf de pădure et le rare Buhă qui chante au printemps dans les fin fonds du bois. On peut aussi y retrouver de quelques rapaces hivernants tel que le Șoim de iarnă ou encore le Erete vânăt.
Enfin, Le village est aussi un super lieu pour la migration printanière et automnale. De nombreux oiseaux passent au dessus du village au printemps. Par exemple, la Viespar, la Barză albă, le rare Gaie roșie, le Pescăruș negricios et même, lors d'une observation exceptionnelle, un Vultur negru au printemps 2023. Chaque printemps font halte de nombreux Mierlă gulerată et Pietrar sur pour faire une petite pause dans leur migration. De même pour les migrations automnales où des escadrons de Sturzul viilor, Cocoșar et Sturz de vâsc passent à pleine vitesse au dessus du village, faisant même parfois des haltes prolongées.
Montroeul-au-Bois is located about 14 km east of Tournai. There are parking spaces at Place de Montroeul-au-Bois, at the foot of the church. Click on the P in the map for directions. The circular route indicated on the map is about 7 km.
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Français: Il y a des places de parking au niveau de la place de Montroeul-au-Bois, au pied de l'église. Il n'y a par contre pas vraiment de quoi laisser son vélo. L'itinéraire circulaire indiqué sur la carte est d'environ 7 km.
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