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Réserve Ornithologique de Mont-Bernanchon

Pas-de-Calais  >  France

Varied wetland and bird reserve along the Canal d'Aire à La Bassée. You can see the birds up close from a bird hide.

Added* by jean claude beghin
Most recent update 25 October 2021
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Description

Wetland along the Canal d'Aire à La Bassée. An ornithological observatory has been set up on the edge of marshes. This nature reserve, made up of ancient basins of the waterways of France, offers shelter to many species of birds. Among the birds you can see here are Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, European Turtle Dove, Common Cuckoo, Water Rail, Eurasian Coot, Avocet, Grey Plover,Northern Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Great Black-backed Gull, White Stork, Great Cormorant, Great Bittern, Little Egret, Great Egret, Purple Heron, Cattle Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron, Eurasian Spoonbill, European Honey-buzzard, Western Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl, Common Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Hobby, Golden Oriole, Eurasian Skylark, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Greater Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Ring Ouzel, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Nightingale, Bluethroat, Whinchat, Northern Wheatear, Grey Wagtail, Western Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Brambling, Eurasian Bullfinch, European Serin, Eurasian Siskin, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting.

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Français: Du roitelet au balbuzard et les oiseaux des biotopes des zones humide. Un observatoire ornithologique a été aménagé en bordure de marais. Cette réserve naturelle, constituée d'anciens bassins des voies navigables de France, offre le gîte à plusieurs espèces d'oiseaux et ravira les ornithologues qui sommeillent en vous. Accès au sentier de l'observatoire par l'impasse du halage, près du pont Fruchart, dit pont Supply.

Details

Access

By car and bicycle with parking by the road and the canal.

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Français: En voiture et velo avec un parking en bord de route et du canal.

Terrain and Habitat

Reedbeds , River , Scattered trees and bushes , Wetland , Plain , Agriculture , Grassland

Conditions

Flat , Wet , Open landscape , Slippery

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Paved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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