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Schröcker Feld

Hesse  >  Germany

The Schröcker Feld is a wide open agricultural land that is a great place to spot many birds during migration. The highlight to see here: Dotterel.

Added by Sascha Rösner

Description

During migration the Schröcker Feld is a good area to spot Skylark, Northern Wheatear, thousands of migrating Common Crane, roosting European Golden Plover, European Stonechat. In August and September one might see roosting Dotterel. October is the best time for quite a number of migtating cranes.

Details

Access

The road between the villages Schröck and Kleinseelheim.

Terrain and Habitat

Plain, Grassland, Agriculture

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Autumn

Best time to visit

Autumn migration

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot, Bicycle, Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

One paved road for kids, wheel chairs etc. between Schröck and Kleinseelheim.

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

Map

Top 5 birds

Dotterel
1. Dotterel
(Charadrius morinellus)
European Golden Plover
2. European Golden Plover
(Pluvialis apricaria)
Common Crane
3. Common Crane
(Grus grus)
Northern Wheatear
4. Northern Wheatear
(Oenanthe oenanthe)
Skylark
5. Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)

Other birds you can see here

European Stonechat
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)

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