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Vogelinsel Altmühlsee

Bayern  >  Germany

The "Vogelinsel" is located in the Altmühlsee. This bird island is accessible via a walkway and offers the birdwatcher many species in a beautiful setting.

Added* by Gerard Jansen
Most recent update 1 maj 2023

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 , Agriculture

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road , Unpaved road , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

There are also opportunities for visitors in a wheelchair to visit parts of the area.

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