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Creux de Terre

Vaud  >  Switzerland

Very good stopover sites for water birds in Switzerland. You can see birds like Erguvani balýkçýl, Gece Balikçili and Saz delicesi and many more.

Added* by Manuel Firmino
Most recent update 7 Kasım 2020

Description

Le Creux de Terre is the most important marsh in the Orb plain. In autumn, it is one of the best stopover sites for water birds and waders in Switzerland. You can see birds here like Erguvani balýkçýl, Saz delicesi, Gece Balikçili, Bataklık kirazkuşu, Sarıbacaklı kumkuşu, Su çulluğu and Yeşil düdükçün. It is also a fishing spot for Yalıçapkını, herons, eagles and, much more exceptionally, the Balaban. The presence of this rare bird, demanding the quality of its biotope and sensitive to disturbances, demonstrates the importance of preserving small nature reserves on the plains.

Details

Access

Public transport: The nature reserve is just a 20-minute walk from Chavornay trainstation. By car: From the Lausanne - Yverdon motorway take the Chavornay exit. Cross Chavornay. After the bridge, first right, follow the railway track, then the highway. Leave the car in the small retention pond. Click on the P in the map to get directions.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Plain , Agriculture , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Reedbeds

Conditions

Flat , Wet

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Autumn

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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