Beskrivning
Located South of Culemborg near the small village of Tricht, the "Nieuwe Hoeven" is a fairly small area consisting of a semi open landscape with pastures and damp meadows, surrounded by forests. Small reedbeds are located on the eastern side of the area. Especially in Spring and during migration in both Spring and Autumn, many species of songbird and wader can be seen here.
The fairly wet meadows are a great spot for species like tofsvipa, rödbena and rödspov. brun kärrhök can often be seen hunting above these pastures. Some parts of the area are very wet, which make them a great spot for migrating waders, like skogssnäppa and gluttsnäppa. Multiple pairs of mindre strandpipare can be seen here. Besides waders, it's a great spot for observing vattenpiplärka.
The small reedbeds on the eastern side of the area are a good spot for Sävsparv, blåhake and rörsångare. Sometimes vattenrall can be heard too and, with a bit of luck, a småfläckig sumphöna shows up.
The area is also great for foraging vit stork and in winter, fairly large numbers of ägretthäger and geese can be seen here too.
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Tillgänglighet
The area is easy accessable due to the broad gravel road that leads through the area. There's a parking spot on the eastern side of the area.
