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Lac de Puydarrieux

Occitanie  >  France

Nice reservoir with a protected area in its southern part. Well known for Common Crane wintering.

Added by CJMP31

Description

The  very special atmosphere when thousands of Common Crane take off at sunrise or settle down for the night at sunset. Other nice birds you can see here are Osprey, Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite, Black-winged Kite, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Kingfisher, Yellowhammer and Cirl Bunting.

Details

Access

From Tarbes D632 to Trie-sur-Baïse.

From Lanemezan, D939 to Trie-sur-Baïse.

From Auch, N21 and D2.

Terrain and Habitat

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

Conditions

Hilly, Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter

Route

Paved road, Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Car, Foot, Bicycle, Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

To walk around the lake is 8,6 km.

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

Map

Top 5 birds

Common Crane
1. Common Crane
(Grus grus)
Osprey
2. Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Greylag Goose
3. Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Eurasian Wigeon
4. Eurasian Wigeon
(Mareca penelope)
Peregrine Falcon
5. Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)

Other birds you can see here

Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
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)
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)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Larus fuscus)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Great Egret
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Little Egret
Little Egret
(Egretta garzetta)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite
(Elanus caeruleus)
Hen Harrier
Hen Harrier
(Circus cyaneus)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Red Kite
Red Kite
(Milvus milvus)
White-tailed Eagle
White-tailed Eagle
(Haliaeetus albicilla)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Hoopoe
Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Black Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Merlin
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Marsh Tit
Marsh Tit
(Poecile palustris)
Zitting Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola
(Cisticola juncidis)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Cetti's Warbler
Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Goldcrest
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)
Firecrest
Firecrest
(Regulus ignicapilla)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Short-toed Treecreeper
Short-toed Treecreeper
(Certhia brachydactyla)
Eurasian Wren
Eurasian Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Starling
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Water Pipit
Water Pipit
(Anthus spinoletta)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Brambling
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
European Greenfinch
European Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Linnet
Linnet
(Linaria cannabina)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Cirl Bunting
Cirl Bunting
(Emberiza cirlus)
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer
(Emberiza citrinella)

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