Hamaapil Fish Ponds

Hamerkaz > Israel

These fish ponds 20 km northeast of Netanya attract a wide array of birds.

Added* by Uzi shamay
Most recent update 26 maj 2022

Description ›
Details ›
Map ›
Top 5 birds ›
All birds ›
Comments & Tips ›
Go there ›

Description

Hamaapil Fish Ponds is a complex of small and larger fish ponds separated by dams. The ponds attract a huge amount of different bird species. Birds that you can encounter are Ribar, Belogrudi vodomar, Grogotovac, Grlica, Senegalska grlica, Ćubasta kukavica, Vlastelica, Vivak ostrugaš, Žalar blatarić, Sprudnik ubojica, Mala sprutka, Tankokljuni sprudnik, Crni sprudnik, Sprudnik migavac, Zijavac and Belobrka čigra. Also Šarena šljuka has been observed here. But many more, see the birdlist below.

Details

Access

Easy to reach from Netanya or Hadera.

Terrain and Habitat

Lake

Conditions

Open landscape

Circular trail

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn , Winter

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

1. Tankokljuni sprudnik
(Tringa stagnatilis)

2. Zijavac
(Glareola pratincola)

3. Belobrka čigra
(Chlidonias hybrida)

4. Vlastelica
(Himantopus himantopus)

5. Ribar
(Pandion haliaetus)

Other birds you can see here

Show more birds Show less birds

Gallery

Show more images Show less images

Comments & Tips

Click on the little bird icon () to insert bird names in your own language. The birdnames will automatically be translated for other users!

We greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks to the feedback we receive from our users, we can further improve the information on Birdingplaces.

Your feedback will be sent to the author of this area and the editors of Birdingplaces. They will use your feedback to improve the quality of the information. Do you want to post a visible comment? Then please click away this box and use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the description

Help to improve the information in the text of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the map

Help to improve the quality of the information on the map of this birdingplace.

Feedback on bird species list

Help to improve the quality of the bird species list of this birdingplace. (Do you want to share your observations? Please use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace)