Description
The wet meadows of Elzwiesen are irrigated in March, August and November. End of March/ start of April and August are the best times to watch migrating birds on the flooded meadows. Common migrating spiecies are močvirski martinec , togotnik , zelenonogi martinec , rečni galeb and reglja. Also rarer species like žličarka , mali škurh and črnorepi kljunač can sometimes be found on the irrigated areas.
Breeding birds are veliki škurh , priba , slavec and rjavi srakoper. Many velika bela čaplja , siva čaplja and bela štorklja can be observed feeding in the area. The meadows are irrigated in steps from south to north. So most times only one part of the area is flooded. Note that the area has limited access from March to June.
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Access
The area is best explored by foot or bike. The trainstation Herbholzheim is near by (2 km). Note that the area has limited access from March to June.
