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Lotoshino Ponds

Moscow Oblast  >  Russia

The best place to go birdwatching in the region, many rare and sought-after species can be seen here, including various eagles, storks and others.

Tillagd* av Gleb Berloff
Senast uppdaterad 20 april 2021

Beskrivning

The sheer diversity of sought-after wildlife in Lotoshino here is immense and well-worth a visit even though the place is somewhat hard to get to. Anyone interested in birdwatching in Moscow Oblast should spare a day for this place, as missing it is absolutely unthinkable.

vit stork breed in the village Bol'shaya Sestra, and can be seen rather reliably. The entire area of the ponds is an excellent place to observe havsörn, in fact, many visitors believe seeing this eagle is guaranteed here, and this may be the most reliable site in a huge radius of Moscow. Other raptors which use the reserve are mindre skrikörn and större skrikörn. Although both eagles have a good presence here, seeing the eagles is not guaranteed. For best results, visit a place described at the end.

In recent years, sightings of svart stork seem to have increased exponentially, and in 2020 a svart stork summered here. The stork favoured the south-western parts of the area, and in fact this area, indicated by a map, is also the area where most eagle sightings appear to be concentrated. This is the only place in the region where sångsvan breeds, which can be seen on the large ponds. The surrounding forests hold berguv, tjäder, pärluggla and slaguggla among more common ones.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

This reserve is best reached by car from Moscow, or alternatively by taxi from Volokolamsk to Bol'shaya Sestra. It is doable by public transport but difficult as timetables aren't the best for the region.

From Volokolamsk, turn down the R108 and continue down to Maslennikovo, where it joins the R107. Turn left, and then in the first possible place turn right onto a road heading north. Continue down this road to Borki and Bol'shaya Sestra, park and explore the ponds on foot.

Terräng och habitat

Skog , Våtmark , Sjö , Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt

Förhållanden

Platt , Öppet landskap

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Bästa tid för ett besök

Sommar

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Grusväg

Hur ansträngande vandring

Lätt vandring

Nås

Till fots

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

The area is a fish farm, and the guards of the fish farm sometimes get nervous when people visit. To avoid any confrontations, a link is provided down below to a phone number which you should call before visiting, mentioning the date and number of people with you.

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