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Grönauer Heide

Schleswig Holstein, Lübeck  >  Germany

Open grassland (airport), heathland with bushes and forest. The airport is not used much, so there is hardly any disturbance.

Added* by Tim Herfurth
Most recent update 21 March 2020

Description

The open landscape is good for a variety of species like Red-backed Shrike, Corn Bunting, European Stonechat, Skylark and sometimes Wood Lark. All species can sometimes be seen posting on the airport fence. The woodland hold Golden Oriole and sometimes Wryneck.

Details

Access

Bus goes to the village of Blankensee. By car park at Blankensee village. Walk the area. It is a protected area so keep on the tracks!

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Moors/heathland , Grassland , Scattered trees and bushes

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

No

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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Map

Top 5 birds

European Stonechat
1. European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
Red-backed Shrike
2. Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
Corn Bunting
3. Corn Bunting
(Emberiza calandra)
Whinchat
4. Whinchat
(Saxicola rubetra)
Golden Oriole
5. Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)

Other birds you can see here

Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Mute Swan
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Common Quail
Common Quail
(Coturnix coturnix)
Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Grey Partridge
Grey Partridge
(Perdix perdix)
Stock Dove
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Swift
Common Swift
(Apus apus)
Corn Crake
Corn Crake
(Crex crex)
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Common Crane
Common Crane
(Grus grus)
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Woodcock
Woodcock
(Scolopax rusticola)
Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
(Tringa ochropus)
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
(Numenius arquata)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Herring Gull
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Larus fuscus)
White Stork
White Stork
(Ciconia ciconia)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Black Kite
Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
White-tailed Eagle
White-tailed Eagle
(Haliaeetus albicilla)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Red Kite
Red Kite
(Milvus milvus)
Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Marsh Harrier
Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Montagu's Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
(Circus pygargus)
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
(Strix aluco)
Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Wryneck
Wryneck
(Jynx torquilla)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocoptes medius)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
Black Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Great Grey Shrike
Great Grey Shrike
(Lanius excubitor)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Magpie
Magpie
(Pica pica)
Jackdaw
Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Rook
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Marsh Tit
Marsh Tit
(Poecile palustris)
Crested Tit
Crested Tit
(Lophophanes cristatus)
Coal Tit
Coal Tit
(Periparus ater)
Wood Lark
Wood Lark
(Lullula arborea)
Skylark
Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Icterine Warbler
Icterine Warbler
(Hippolais icterina)
Marsh Warbler
Marsh Warbler
(Acrocephalus palustris)
Eurasian River Warbler
Eurasian River Warbler
(Locustella fluviatilis)
Grasshopper Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
(Locustella naevia)
Sand Martin
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
House Martin
House Martin
(Delichon urbicum)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wood Warbler
Wood Warbler
(Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Garden Warbler
Garden Warbler
(Sylvia borin)
Barred Warbler
Barred Warbler
(Curruca nisoria)
Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
(Curruca curruca)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
Goldcrest
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)
Firecrest
Firecrest
(Regulus ignicapilla)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Treecreeper
(Certhia familiaris)
Short-toed Treecreeper
Short-toed Treecreeper
(Certhia brachydactyla)
Wren
Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Starling
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Fieldfare
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
European Robin
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Thrush Nightingale
Thrush Nightingale
(Luscinia luscinia)
Common Nightingale
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Pied Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
(Ficedula hypoleuca)
Common Redstart
Common Redstart
(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear
(Oenanthe oenanthe)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Tree Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Meadow Pipit
Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Western Yellow Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
(Motacilla flava)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Brambling
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Hawfinch
Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Bullfinch
Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Greenfinch
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Linnet
Linnet
(Linaria cannabina)
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll
(Acanthis flammea)
Lesser Redpoll
Lesser Redpoll
(Acanthis cabaret)
Common Crossbill
Common Crossbill
(Loxia curvirostra)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
European Serin
European Serin
(Serinus serinus)
Siskin
Siskin
(Spinus spinus)
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer
(Emberiza citrinella)
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
(Emberiza schoeniclus)

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