De Kuifeend

Antwerp > Belgium

Large pond with very wet meadows and depressions. Very large numbers of ducks, especially thousands of konopnica.

Added* by Dirk Vercammen
Most recent update 21 december 2021

Description ›
Details ›
Map ›
Top 5 birds ›
All birds ›
Comments & Tips ›
Go there ›

Description

The Kuifeend is a large pond with reed beds and surrounding wet forest with siva čaplja colonies and veliki kormoran colony. In the immediate vicinity there are meadows and reed belts. The area is managed by Natuurpunt. Birds you can see here are konopnica, duplinska kozarka, Mokož, bobnarica, vodomec, žličarka, modra taščica, trstni strnad, srpična trstnica, bičja trstnica and svilnica.

_________________________

Nederlands: De Kuifeend is een waterplas midden in de Antwerpse haven. Er zijn zeer natte weilanden en depressies. Zeer grote aantallen eenden, vooral duizenden krakeenden. Rietland met een grote vijver. Broekbos met reigerkolonie en aalscholverkolonie. In de onmiddellijke omgeving nog weilanden en rietgordels. Het gebied wordt beheerd door Natuurpunt. Vogels die je hier kunt zien zijn konopnica, duplinska kozarka, Mokož, bobnarica, vodomec, žličarka, modra taščica, trstni strnad, srpična trstnica, bičja trstnica en svilnica.

Details

Access

Parking at Oorderen station. Near the major industrial road. Click on the P in the map for directions. Because of the great birdlife, the nature reserve is only accessible to a limited extent.

_________________________

Nederlands: Parking aan station Oorderen. Vlakbij de grote industriële weg. Klik op de P in de kaart voor een routebeschrijving. Omwille van de grote vogelrijkdom is het natuurgebied slechts beperkt toegankelijk.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Plain , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland

Conditions

Wet , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Autumn migration , Spring migration , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

1. konopnica
(Mareca strepera)

2. Mokož
(Rallus aquaticus)

3. črnoglavi galeb
(Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

4. duplinska kozarka
(Tadorna tadorna)

5. mala bela caplja
(Egretta garzetta)

Other birds you can see here

Show more birds Show less birds

Gallery

Show more images Show less images

Comments & Tips

Click on the little bird icon () to insert bird names in your own language. The birdnames will automatically be translated for other users!

We greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks to the feedback we receive from our users, we can further improve the information on Birdingplaces.

Your feedback will be sent to the author of this area and the editors of Birdingplaces. They will use your feedback to improve the quality of the information. Do you want to post a visible comment? Then please click away this box and use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the description

Help to improve the information in the text of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the map

Help to improve the quality of the information on the map of this birdingplace.

Feedback on bird species list

Help to improve the quality of the bird species list of this birdingplace. (Do you want to share your observations? Please use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace)