Description
Eriskircher Ried is an area where many water birds (e.g. diving ducks and swans) overwinter. Also an important breeding area. Several platforms for bird watching are available. Among the birds you can see are rjasta kozarka, mali labod, labod pevec, vodomec, rjavka, tatarska žvižgavka, zvonec, reglja, kreheljc, žličarica, črnovrati ponirek, polarni slapnik, rdečegrli slapnik, veliki škurh, mali deževnik, močvirski martinec, zelenonogi martinec, rdečenogi martinec, togotnik, kvakač, črna čigra, belolična čigra, pivka, rjavi škarnik, rjavi lunj and ribji orel.
Good spots to observe birds are: 1) the platform next to Strandbad, 2) the mouth of Schussen 3) the platform in the middle of the area, 4) platform at north end of the area.
Details
Access
By train: to station Eriskirch. By car: parking lot at "Strandbad Eriskirch" (Public swimming pool). Click on the P in the map to get directions.


