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