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Zwillbrocker Venn

Border Netherlands - Germany  >  Germany

​The Zwillbrocker Venn is a nature reserve on the border of Germany and The Netherlands. Famous for it's breeding Greater Flamingo population.

Added* by Remko Harbers
Most recent update 29 June 2024

Description

More than a hundred different bird species breed in the nature reserve. The Zwillbrocker Venn is home to the largest Black-headed Gull colony in Germany, with around 15,000 counted birds. It is also the most northerly located breeding ground for a colony of Greater Flamingo. Also Chilean Flamingo breed in the area. This colony of Chilean Flamingo once started with feral birds that have escaped from captivity.

Details

Access

For the starting point for the Zwillbrocker Venn hiking route, park at Hotel zum Kloppendiek, in Zwillbrock (Germany) just across the border from the dutch town of Groenlo. You can walk to the observation hide Zwillbrocker Venn Ost and observation hide Zwillbrocker Venn West.

Terrain and Habitat

Lake , Reedbeds

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Best time to visit

Spring , Summer

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

birdingplace
bird
hide/platform
lookout tower
parking
point of interest
restaurant/café
viewpoint
visitor centre
Route
500 m

Top 5 birds

Common Cuckoo
1. Common Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Black-headed Gull
2. Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Greater Flamingo
3. Greater Flamingo
(Phoenicopterus roseus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
4. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
Golden Oriole
5. Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)

Other birds you can see here

Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Goose
(Branta leucopsis)
Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Black-necked Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
(Podiceps nigricollis)
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
(Numenius arquata)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Western Marsh Harrier
Western Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
(Picus viridis)
Blackcap
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Garden Warbler
Garden Warbler
(Sylvia borin)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
Common Redstart
Common Redstart
(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer
(Emberiza citrinella)

Comments & Tips

Andra (2022-04-24)

Visited end of April, nice walk. Spotted: Tree Pipit, Greater Flamingo, Mediterranean Gull, Blackcap, Common Redstart.

Winfried Rusch (2023-03-28)

März 2023: Es muss noch der Chileflamingo aufgeführt werden. In diesem Monat sind fast 60 Flamingos zu sehen. Beide Arten brüten auch hier seit Jahren.

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