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Liedekerke- and Hertigemforest reserve

Flemish Brabant close to Brussels  >  Belgium

Semi natural forest. Breeding species include Northern Goshawk, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, European Honey-buzzard and prob.  Firecrest, Hawfinch and Woodcock

Added by Joost Mertens

Description

Forested area which is now managed in a more natural way. Some good forestbirds occur with for example 4-5 woodpecker species possible late winter early spring. In winter Hawfinch, Firecrest are present, sometimes also Bullfinch

Details

Access

Best places to start (and where you can park your car) are Veldstraat or Ed. Schelfhoutstraat. You can explore the area only on foot. Pay attention to avoid the area in weekends or holidays because it can be realy crowded then!

Terrain and Habitat

Forest, Grassland

Conditions

Flat, Slippery

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter, Spring

Route

Paved road, Unpaved road, Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Birdingplaces Near

Nature reserve Wellemeersen is less then 5 kilometers.

View birdingplaces in the area that are published on Birdingplaces.eu

Map

Top 5 birds

Woodcock
1. Woodcock
(Scolopax rusticola)
Northern Goshawk
2. Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
3. Middle Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocoptes medius)
Firecrest
4. Firecrest
(Regulus ignicapilla)
Hawfinch
5. Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

Other birds you can see here

Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Stock Dove
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Swift
Common Swift
(Apus apus)
European Honey-buzzard
European Honey-buzzard
(Pernis apivorus)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Little Owl
Little Owl
(Athene noctua)
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
(Strix aluco)
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Black Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Golden Oriole
Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Jackdaw
Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Rook
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Coal Tit
Coal Tit
(Periparus ater)
Crested Tit
Crested Tit
(Lophophanes cristatus)
Marsh Tit
Marsh Tit
(Poecile palustris)
Willow Tit
Willow Tit
(Poecile montanus)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Garden Warbler
Garden Warbler
(Sylvia borin)
Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Sylvia communis)
Goldcrest
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Short-toed Treecreeper
Short-toed Treecreeper
(Certhia brachydactyla)
Wren
Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Starling
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Fieldfare
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
European Robin
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Grey Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
(Motacilla cinerea)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Lesser Redpoll
Lesser Redpoll
(Acanthis cabaret)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill
(Loxia curvirostra)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll
(Acanthis flammea)
Greenfinch
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Bullfinch
Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Brambling
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Siskin
Siskin
(Spinus spinus)

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