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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 : Riđa lunja, Crna lunja, Vodenkos, Senica vuga, Mali slavuj, Mali gnjurac,Ćubasti gnjurac,Crnovrati gnjurac, Obična kukavica, Zelena žuna, Veliki detlić, Mali detlić, Crna žuna, Srednji detlić, Vijoglava, Labud grbac, Gluvara, Crna čigra, Ćubasti gnjurac, Veliki vranac, Siva čaplja, Velika bela čaplja, Bela roda, Divlja guska, Zviždara, Čegrtuša, Prevez, Krdža, Grogotovac, Plovka kašikara,Ćubasta patka, Mišar, Kobac, Jastreb, Osičar, Poljska ševa, Seoska lasta, Gradska lasta, Potočna pliska, Bela pliska, Šumska trepteljka, Rusi svračak, Carić, Obični popić, Trstenjak rogožar, Barska strnadica, Trstenjak crvrkutić, Veliki trstenjak, Siva grmuša, Crnoglava grmuša, Obična grmuša, Obični zviždak, Brezov zviždak, Šumski zviždak, Crnovrata muharica, Obična crvenrepka, Crna crvenrepka, Crvendać, Drozd imelaš, Drozd borovnjak, Drozd pevač, Obični kos, Ćubasta senica, Plava senica, Velika senica, Brgljez, Ribar, Vetruška, Jarebica, Fazan, Prdavac, Prepelica, Barska kokica, Liska, Srebrnasti galeb, Obični galeb, Obična čigra, Golub dupljaš, Golub grivnaš, Crna čiopa.

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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