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Drie Vijvers

Westvlaanderen  >  Belgium

Former sand pit transformed into ponds fitted out to accommodate birds with reed bed, nesting and resting site for various species including migrants.

Added* by Sophie André
Most recent update 21 February 2020

Description

The 10 meter deep old sand quarry, known locally as De Drie Vijvers, is nowadays filled with clear groundwater and rainwater. It is the ideal place for special plants and a paradise for foraging birds. You can take a nice and varied walk around the ponds and you can spot a lot of water birds like Great Cormorant, Little Grebe, Common Kingfisher, Tufted Duck, Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler, Bluethroat and Great Crested Grebe.

Details

Access

Accessible on foot, by bike and by car, parking nearby.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Grassland , Lake

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Links

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

Bluethroat
1. Bluethroat
(Luscinia svecica)
Little Grebe
2. Little Grebe
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Common Sandpiper
3. Common Sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucos)
Water Rail
4. Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Cetti's Warbler
5. Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)

Other birds you can see here

Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Common Pochard
Common Pochard
(Aythya ferina)
Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Common Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)
Smew
Smew
(Mergellus albellus)
Goosander
Goosander
(Mergus merganser)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Grey Partridge
Grey Partridge
(Perdix perdix)
Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Herring Gull
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Larus fuscus)
Common Gull
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Red-throated Diver
Red-throated Diver
(Gavia stellata)
Black-throated Diver (Arctic Loon)
Black-throated Diver (Arctic Loon)
(Gavia arctica)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Marsh Harrier
Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Reed Warbler
Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Icterine Warbler
Icterine Warbler
(Hippolais icterina)
Marsh Warbler
Marsh Warbler
(Acrocephalus palustris)
Sedge Warbler
Sedge Warbler
(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sand Martin
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
European Stonechat
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
Linnet
Linnet
(Linaria cannabina)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
(Emberiza schoeniclus)

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