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A reservoir with reedbeds on the edge. A paradise for a large range of birds, sometimes seasonally present in the area.
Varsolt Reservoir (Romanian: Lacul de acumulare Vârşolţ) is the largest lake in Sălaj County. Many waterfowl call this place home and many raptors are attracted by the great availability of food. And of course also many singing birds are always present. Among the birds you can see here are Western Marsh Harrier, White-tailed Eagle, Black-crowned Night Heron, Glossy Ibis, Golden Oriole, European Bee-eater, Eurasian Hoopoe, Red-backed Shrike, Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit and Great Reed Warbler. See the extended birdlist below.
Take the way from Crasna toward Zalau. When you are in the lake's area either
-you can enter by car (paved route, but not asphalt, 200-300m) to a peninsula offering parking spots close to the shore from where you can stroll the region (here you have an option to make a circular route on foot).
-or you can go further and park the car at the SE corner of the lake, on the road side and continue by foot (200m to the shore) and stroll another area not connected to the first option.
Best moment to bird undisturbed is in the fishing prohibition period, in Spring (every year in different periods from March to May).