Description
The Bolle of Magadino, between the mouth of the Verzasca and the Magadino plain, are a precious wildlife refuge. It is the only mouth of a river in a lake which has remained in its natural state south of the Alps (and one of the few in Europe); they are rich in aquatic and terrestrial biotopes in various phases of evolution. More than 300 species of birds have been seen here. Among the birds you can see here are nilska gos, žličarica, žvižgavka, čopasta črnica, veliki žagar, mali ponirek, čopasti ponirek, turška grlica, veliki kormoran, bobnarica, siva čaplja, velika bela čaplja, kravja čaplja, ribji orel, Sršenar, rjavi lunj, pepelasti lunj, skobec, črni škarnik, kanja, čuk, vodomec, veliki detel, črna žolna, navadna postovka, kobilar, šoja, siva vrana, menišček, plavček, velika sinica, plašica, srpična trstnica, breguljka, kmečka lastovka, dolgorepka, brglez, kratkoprsti plezalček, tašcica, slavec, bela pastirica, ščinkavec, zelenec and trstni strnad.
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Access
The ideal time for bird watching is from April to May. There are several entrances - including three on the territory of Magadino and one in the Tenero-Gordola area - to access the educational paths with information panels in Italian, German and English. Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point.


