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Bec d'Allier

Burgundy  >  France

Beautiful varied area with dry riverbanks and beautiful grassland with some shrubs. This attracts many birds.

Added by Clemens Heijmen

Description

At the intersection of the rivers Allier and Loire this is a beautiful varied area with seasonely dry riverbanks and beautiful grassland with some shrubs. Nice mix of bird species. Also good for butterflies and dragonflies. Amongst the birds you can see here are European Bee-eater, Golden Oriole, Wryneck, Little Tern and European Turtle-Dove.

Details

Access

Parking in or nearby village of Cuffy. Follow signs Bec D'allier.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes, Grassland, River, Mud flats

Conditions

High water possible, Flat, Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring

Best time to visit

Spring, Spring migration, Autumn migration

Route

Unpaved road, Narrow trail, Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Links

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

Map

Top 5 birds

Little Tern
1. Little Tern
(Sternula albifrons)
Wryneck
2. Wryneck
(Jynx torquilla)
Cattle Egret
3. Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
European Bee-eater
4. European Bee-eater
(Merops apiaster)
European Turtle-Dove
5. European Turtle-Dove
(Streptopelia turtur)

Other birds you can see here

Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Ringed Plover
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)
Dunlin
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucos)
Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
(Tringa ochropus)
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)
Common Tern
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Black Kite
Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Golden Oriole
Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)
Rook
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Marsh Warbler
Marsh Warbler
(Acrocephalus palustris)
Common Nightingale
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
European Stonechat
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
Corn Bunting
Corn Bunting
(Emberiza calandra)

Comments

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