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Mute Swans
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Whooper, Bewick’s and Mute Swans
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Whooper Swans (and Bewick’s in the background)
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Whooper Swans, a rare wintering species in France.
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Only 30 to 40 Whooper Swans normally winter in France, most of them in lake Der area.
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Bewick’s Swans (Cygnus columbianus bewickii), a rare wintering bird in France, regular at Lake Der.
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Bewick’s Swans and Common Crane
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Bewick’s Swans, Mallards, Northern Pintails, Common Teals and Common Shelduck
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Greater White-fronted and Greylag Geese, Common Cranes
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Dozens of Greylag Geese already gather on the lake in August.
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Gadwalls
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Male Northern Shoveler,
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Female Northern Shoveler
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Eurasian Wigeons
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Common Teal (Anas crecca), a common duck in winter.
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Male Garganey
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Female Garganey
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Le Fuligule milouin, inscrit depuis 2017 sur la liste rouge des espèces menacées de disparition.
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Female Common Pochard
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Male Red-crested Pochard
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Red-crested Pochards, Tufted Ducks and Black-headed Gulls
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MaleTufted Duck
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MaleTufted Duck
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Tufted Ducks
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Male Tufted Duck
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Female Tufted Duck
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The Smew is an uncommon but regular wintering bird here.
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Red-throated Diver
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Black-trhoated Diver
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Little Grebe
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Little Grebe
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Little Grebe
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Great Crested Grebe
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Great Crested Grebe
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Great Crested Grebes displaying
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This Dalmatian Pelican is back at lake Der for its third winter.
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Great Cormorants
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Great Cormorants
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Great Cormorant
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Great Cormorant
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Great Cormorant
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Little Bittern
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Black-backed Night-heron
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Cattle Egret
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Little Egret, now a common breeding bird.
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Little Egrets
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Great Egrets start gathering in August on small lakes near lake Der.
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Hundreds of Great Egrets can be seen here in November.
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Great Egret
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Great Egret
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Great Egrets and Grey Heron
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Purple Heron
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White Stork, Great Egrets and Common Coot
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C Black Stork
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More than 40 Black Storks were counted in quiet areas of the lake on September 7, 2017..
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August is one of the best months to look for Ospreys..
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Les premiers Balbuzards pêcheurs peuvent faire leur apparition dès la mi-juillet.
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Marsh Harrier
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Marsh Harrier, un uncommon breeding bird and a rather common migrant
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Water Tail
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Water Rail
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Common Moorhen
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Common Moorhen
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Common Coot
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206,000 Common Cranes leaving lake Der on November 11th, 2015.
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You may see the first Common Cranes in August
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Common Cranes
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Northern Lapwings
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Common Greenshank
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Greenshanks are quite common from August to October.
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Ruffs are common in August-September
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Ruffs
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Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata), a near-threatened species usually present in fairly good numbers.
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The Eurasian Curlew is a common wintering bird here.
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Black-headed Gull
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Black-headed Gulls
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A few Mew Gulls (Larus canus) can be seen at lake Der in winter
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The Eurasian Kingfisher is quite easy to see in winter.
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Barn Swallow
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House Martins
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White Wagtail
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Yellow Wagtail
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Bluethroat
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Sedge Warbler
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Eurasian reed warbler, a common breeding bird and migrant
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Eurasian Reed-warbler
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Great Reed-warbler
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Reed Bunting
