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Krummesser Moor

Schleswig Holstein, Lübeck  >  Germany

Nice area with wet meadows and productive surrounding forests. Very good for European Stonechat and Meadow Pipit and all kinds of birds of prey.

Added* by Tim Herfurth
Most recent update 29 February 2020

Description

Especially on warm summer days the area is good for all kinds of raptors as they breed in the surrounding forests like Scheidebusch, Kannenbruch, Grönauer Heide. Woodpeckers, Stock Dove, White Stork or Common Crane pass by frequently. In the evening the call of up to 3 Woodcock is not unusual, sometimes Snipe too. Typicall breeding species are Common Crane, European Stonechat, Skylark, Whinchat, Red-backed Shrike and Meadow Pipit.

Details

Access

There is a bus going to the village of Krummesse. Then walk. You can also take the car till the red and white "no entry sign". A bike is fine too.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Agriculture , Scattered trees and bushes , Wetland

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Spring , Summer

Best time to visit

Summer , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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Map

Top 5 birds

Common Crane
1. Common Crane
(Grus grus)
European Stonechat
2. European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
Red Kite
3. Red Kite
(Milvus milvus)
Meadow Pipit
4. Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
Crested Tit
5. Crested Tit
(Lophophanes cristatus)

Other birds you can see here

Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
(Anser albifrons)
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
(Mareca penelope)
Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Mute Swan
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Common Shelduck
Common Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)
Egyptian Goose
Egyptian Goose
(Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Common Quail
Common Quail
(Coturnix coturnix)
Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Stock Dove
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Common Swift
Common Swift
(Apus apus)
Water Rail
Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
(Numenius arquata)
Woodcock
Woodcock
(Scolopax rusticola)
Snipe
Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucos)
Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
(Tringa ochropus)
Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank
(Tringa nebularia)
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
(Tringa glareola)
Common Redshank
Common Redshank
(Tringa totanus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Larus fuscus)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
Herring Gull
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
White Stork
White Stork
(Ciconia ciconia)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Great Egret
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Black Kite
Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
Rough-legged Buzzard
Rough-legged Buzzard
(Buteo lagopus)
White-tailed Eagle
White-tailed Eagle
(Haliaeetus albicilla)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Hen Harrier
Hen Harrier
(Circus cyaneus)
Marsh Harrier
Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
European Honey-buzzard
European Honey-buzzard
(Pernis apivorus)
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
(Strix aluco)
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)
Black Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocoptes medius)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
Great Grey Shrike
Great Grey Shrike
(Lanius excubitor)
Common Raven
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crow
(Corvus corone)
Jackdaw
Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)
Rook
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus)
Magpie
Magpie
(Pica pica)
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Coal Tit
Coal Tit
(Periparus ater)
Marsh Tit
Marsh Tit
(Poecile palustris)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Wood Lark
Wood Lark
(Lullula arborea)
Skylark
Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Icterine Warbler
Icterine Warbler
(Hippolais icterina)
Marsh Warbler
Marsh Warbler
(Acrocephalus palustris)
Reed Warbler
Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Eurasian River Warbler
Eurasian River Warbler
(Locustella fluviatilis)
Grasshopper Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
(Locustella naevia)
House Martin
House Martin
(Delichon urbicum)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Wood Warbler
Wood Warbler
(Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Garden Warbler
Garden Warbler
(Sylvia borin)
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)
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Fieldfare
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
European Robin
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Common Nightingale
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
Common Redstart
Common Redstart
(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Whinchat
Whinchat
(Saxicola rubetra)
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear
(Oenanthe oenanthe)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Tree Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Western Yellow Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
(Motacilla flava)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
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)
Siskin
Siskin
(Spinus spinus)
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer
(Emberiza citrinella)
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
(Emberiza schoeniclus)

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