Description
The "Vogelinsel" (Bird Island) is located near Gunzenhausen, a beautiful area in Bavaria in southern Germany where birdwatchers can certainly enjoy themselves. Birds we encountered in 3 visits on and around the island : rjavi škarnik, črni škarnik, povodni kos, plašica, slavec, mali ponirek,čopasti ponirek,črnovrati ponirek, kukavica, zelena žolna, veliki detel, mali detel, črna žolna, srednji detel, vijeglavka, labod grbec, mlakarica, črna čigra, čopasti ponirek, veliki kormoran, siva čaplja, velika bela čaplja, bela štorklja, siva gos, žvižgavka, konopnica, tatarska žvižgavka, kreheljc, reglja, žličarica,čopasta črnica, kanja, skobec, kragulj, Sršenar, poljski škrjanec, kmečka lastovka, mestna lastovka, siva pastirica, bela pastirica, drevesna cipa, rjavi srakoper, stržek, siva pevka, bičja trstnica, trstni strnad, srpična trstnica, rakar, vrtna penica, črnoglavka, rjava penica, vrbji kova ek, severni kovaček, grmovščica, črnoglavi muhar, pogorelček, šmarnica, tašcica, carar, brinovka, cikovt, kos, čopasta sinica, plavček, velika sinica, brglez, ribji orel, navadna postovka, jerebica, fazan, kosec, prepelica, zelenonoga tukalica, liska, srebrni galeb, rečni galeb, navadna čigra, duplar, grivar, hudournik.
Details
Access
The area is easily accessible by car. There are several parking facilities around the lake. You can explore the area on foot. But with a bicycle is also possible.
Terrain and Habitat
Forest , Lake , Mud flats , Reedbeds , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , AgricultureConditions
Flat , Open landscapeCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
YesGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
Spring , Spring migration , Autumn migrationRoute
Paved road , Unpaved road , Narrow trailDifficulty walking trail
Average walkAccessible by
Foot , Bicycle , Car , WheelchairBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
There are also opportunities for visitors in a wheelchair to visit parts of the area.

