Lakes and marshes – Birder

: 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