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Pointe De L’Aiguillon

Vendee  >  France

Sand dunes with small bay. Lots of pathways to the beach, some with wood planks.

Added by Keith Squires

Description

In Aiguillon Sur Mer you find the National Nature Reserve of the Bay of Aiguillon. The Baie de l'Aiguillon is a vast natural complex, composed mainly of mudflats and salt meadows, of approximately 5,000 hectares, located downstream from the Marais Poitevin. La Pointe de l'Aiguillon is the perfect place to admire the beautiful landscape of dunes and watch migratory birds. You get a panoramic view of the Pointe d'Arçay and l'Ile de Ré. This is a very popular site to watch migrant birds. And also good for waders and terns in the summer.

Details

Access

Good parking close by. Flat terrain that is good for walking and cycling.

Terrain and Habitat

Beach, Mud flats, Sea, Dunes

Conditions

Flat, Sandy, High water possible, No shadow

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter, Summer

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Birdingplaces Near

St Denis du Payre

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Map

Top 5 birds

Little Tern
1. Little Tern
(Sternula albifrons)
Bluethroat
2. Bluethroat
(Luscinia svecica)
Montagu's Harrier
3. Montagu's Harrier
(Circus pygargus)
Little Owl
4. Little Owl
(Athene noctua)
Sanderling
5. Sanderling
(Calidris alba)

Other birds you can see here

Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover
(Charadrius alexandrinus)
Common Ringed Plover
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)
Grey Plover
Grey Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
Red Knot
Red Knot
(Calidris canutus)
Common Redshank
Common Redshank
(Tringa totanus)
Dunlin
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
Little Stint
Little Stint
(Calidris minuta)
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone
(Arenaria interpres)
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
(Limosa limosa)
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
(Numenius arquata)
Whimbrel
Whimbrel
(Numenius phaeopus)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Herring Gull
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
(Larus michahellis)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Larus fuscus)
Common Tern
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Sandwich Tern
Sandwich Tern
(Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Marsh Harrier
Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Hen Harrier
Hen Harrier
(Circus cyaneus)
Black Kite
Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)

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