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Confluence Garonne - Tarn

Occitanie  >  France

The Saint-Nicolas de la Grave lake is an ornithological reserve, recognized for its diversity of bird species.

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Description

Confluence Garonne - Tarn à Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave. This 400 hectare site was created in the early 1970s at the confluence of the Tarn and the Garonne. This vast body of water is part of the Natura 2000 network as a Special Protection Zone (European Bird Directive 1979) and thus responds to the need to protect species of birds of Community interest and their habitats. It is well known for wintering water birds.

Details

Access

Site located 80 km North of Toulouse. Acces between Moissac and Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave on D15 road.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland, Forest, Lake

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter, Autumn migration

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot, Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

The Natural Sciences Society of Tarn-et-Garonne has an ornithological observatory that is open on saturdays only during winter and spring.

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

Map

Top 5 birds

Snipe
1. Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)
Common Gull
2. Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Osprey
3. Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Greylag Goose
4. Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Mute Swan
5. Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)

Other birds you can see here

Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Common Pochard
Common Pochard
(Aythya ferina)
Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
(Numenius arquata)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)
Common Tern
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Squacco Heron
Squacco Heron
(Ardeola ralloides)
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
Little Egret
Little Egret
(Egretta garzetta)
Great Egret
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Purple Heron
Purple Heron
(Ardea purpurea)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Black Kite
Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
White-tailed Eagle
White-tailed Eagle
(Haliaeetus albicilla)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Jackdaw
Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
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)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Siskin
Siskin
(Spinus spinus)

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