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Ancien Canal - Arquennes

Hainaut  >  Belgium

Along the old Charleroi-Brussels canal near Arquennes you can make a nice walk, do some easy birding and have a good chance to spot the Common Kingfisher.

Added* by Greg
Most recent update 20 January 2021

Description

The old canal is a nice place for walking and good for easy birding. Good chances to see Common Kingfisher and other birds like Mute Swan, Great Cormorant, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Eurasian Moorhen and Great Crested Grebe.

Details

Access

You can make a walk of 1,5 km along the canal. See the map.

Terrain and Habitat

River

Conditions

Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

Spring , Summer , Autumn

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Links

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Map

Top 5 birds

Common Kingfisher
1. Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
Tufted Duck
2. Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Great Crested Grebe
3. Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Little Grebe
4. Little Grebe
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Grey Wagtail
5. Grey Wagtail
(Motacilla cinerea)

Other birds you can see here

Mute Swan
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Fieldfare
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)

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