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The Seudre estuary is home to a large portion of the population of the nanmetum subspecies of the blåhake, which is endemic to the French Atlantic coast. With a bit of luck it can be observed here (other good spots are the Pointe de la Coubre, Marais de Brouage and RNMO). Some breeding birds of the Moulin des Loges reserve are gulärla, cettisångare, ladusvala, styltlöpare and more.
Nearby skedstork and different heron species, such as natthäger are breeding, as well as fisktärna and svartvingad glada. Besides from that you can observe årta and several limicole species during migration, such as brushane, rödspov (keep your eyes open for the islandica subspecies), småsnäppa etc. (see the list below). The open landscape also allows good observations of migrating passerines, like buskskvätta, svartvit flugsnappare, rödstjärt or stenskvätta, as well as göktyta. On the nearby fields you can observe rödhöna, ljungpipare (only during winter), tofsvipa and kornsparv. Note that in end of August the hunt for waders and ducks begins, which makes good observations harder.
In the summer 2025 a tuvsnäppa and a dammsnäppa were stationary on the side of the road for a while. I was also able to observe a Silkeshäger x revhäger hybrid several times in the area.
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Moulin des Loges is located 3 km southeast of the town of Marennes. The reserve has a parking. Press P on the map for directions to the parking.

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