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Rhine between Grafenwerth and Königswinter

Nordrhein-Westfalen  >  Germany

Rhine between the island Grafenwerth and the city of Königswinter, good for wintering ducks (veliki žagar) and migrating ducks and waders.

Added* by Caspar Jung
Most recent update 12 februar 2020

Description

You can walk directly at the river bank. You can see wintering or migrating ducks like veliki žagar, žličarica and kreheljc. On the gravel banks, migrating waders like mali martinec and zelenonogi martinec are possible. mali deževnik , črni škarnik , vodomec and aleksander are breeding birds.

The whole year, you can watch gulls like rumenonogi galeb and srebrni galeb. With luck, you may find črnoglavi galeb, rjavi galeb and rumenonogi galeb (regular in winter).

Details

Access

You can come per train (train stations in Bad Honnef, Rhöndorf and Königswinter, direct connections to Cologne, Koblenz and Bonn), per car (follow the B42 until Bad Honnef or Rhöndorf) or per bike.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Valley , River , City/village

Conditions

Flat , High water possible

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road , Unpaved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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