Description
The lake of Plobsheim is a large basin that was build to regulate the water of the river Ill. There are shallow waters in the south and deeper waters in the north where the basin is conected to the river Rhine.
In migrating times the south is a good place to watch waders like Kızılbacak , Kara kızılbacak , Yeşilbacak , Küçük kumkuşu and Karakarınlı kumkuşu . Other migrating species are Sumru, Hazar sumrusu and Balık kartalı . There is a chance to see rarer species like Bıyıklı Sumru , Akkanatlı sumru and Küçük ak balýkçýl hunting for fish. In spring and summer the northern part of the area is rather uninteresting for watching birds. That changes in autumn and especially in winter.
Almost the whole year but especially in winter the area is one of the best places in the Upper Rhine region to watch all sorts of ducks, grebes and divers. Even rarer species like Buz Dalgýcý , Pasbaş Patka and Tarakdiş can be found here. For divers the north of the area is a good place to have a look in winter. It can be worth it to look a the gulls more closely. Sometimes there are Küçük martı , Akdeniz Martısı and Gümüş martı between the Gümüş martı and Karabağ martı .
In the forest near by you can see Sarıasma and Kara sinekkapan in summer and all sorts of woodpeckers.
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Access
The area is near the city of Strasbourg. The nearest trainstation can be found in the village Erstein. From there the site can be reached by bike. Furthermore there are many spots to park your car. Click on a P in the map for directions.


