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Domaine des Oiseaux

Occitanie  >  France

Former gravel pit used for the construction of the highway and redeveloped into a nature reserve by the town of Mazères and the local hunting federation.

Added by CJMP31

Description

The Domaine des Oiseaux is spread over nearly 100 hectares. It is a rest and catering area for migrating birds on the way to and from there breeding grounds. For birdwatchers it is a nice stopover for migrating wildfowl and waders. Birds you can see here are Snipe, White Stork, Green Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Water Rail, Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis.

Details

Access

About 1 hour drive South of Toulouse by higway A66, exit Mazères or by D820 to Cintegabelle and then D35 to Mazères.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland, Forest, Plain, Lake, Scattered trees and bushes, River

Conditions

Flat, Swampy, Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Autumn migration, Spring migration

Route

Wide path, Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot, Bicycle, Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

Open every day. Free entrance. The route shown on the map is 6,5 km.

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

Map

Top 5 birds

Water Rail
1. Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Snipe
2. Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)
Black-winged Stilt
3. Black-winged Stilt
(Himantopus himantopus)
Green Sandpiper
4. Green Sandpiper
(Tringa ochropus)
White Stork
5. White Stork
(Ciconia ciconia)

Other birds you can see here

Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucos)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Great Egret
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
Osprey
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Hoopoe
Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
European Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
(Merops apiaster)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Zitting Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola
(Cisticola juncidis)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
House Martin
House Martin
(Delichon urbicum)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Wren
Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Starling
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Whinchat
Whinchat
(Saxicola rubetra)
European Stonechat
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
Pied Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
(Ficedula hypoleuca)
European Robin
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Common Nightingale
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Meadow Pipit
Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
Linnet
Linnet
(Linaria cannabina)
European Serin
European Serin
(Serinus serinus)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Hawfinch
Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Greenfinch
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Bullfinch
Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Brambling
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Corn Bunting
Corn Bunting
(Emberiza calandra)
Cirl Bunting
Cirl Bunting
(Emberiza cirlus)
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
(Emberiza schoeniclus)

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