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Overview
Darss is part of the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula situated within the German state of Mecklenberg-Western, on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea.
It's reported to have a varying habitat with good beaches on the sea side and more of a marsh/bay area on the other side forming a wildlife habitat, part of which is now a national park.
The topography of the peninsula is subject to the influences of the elements with some ongoing change present. [1]
Birds
Notable Species
Leading off the notable birds of this area is the National Bird of Germany, the Golden Eagle.
The area is also a good spot for birders in autumn as a large number of cranes gather here for their migration. [3]
For the area, there has been 197 species recorded as having been seen with 4 globally threatened species.[2]
Rarities
Some of the species recorded as rare[2] for this area include the Tundra Swan, King Eider, Pomarine Jaeger, Dovekie, Northern Gannet, European Shag, and Yellow-browed Warbler.
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
Taiga Bean-Goose, Northern Shoveler, Smew, Red-necked Grebe, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Common Cuckoo, Common Swift, Eurasian Coot, Common Crane, Pied Avocet, Kentish Plover, Sanderling, Parasitic Jaeger, Common Gull, Common Tern, Arctic Loon, Great Cormorant, Great Egret, Eurasian Spoonbill, Osprey, Hen Harrier, Boreal Owl, Common Kingfisher, European Bee-eater, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Hobby, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Red-backed Shrike, Eurasian Jackdaw, Marsh Tit, Eurasian Skylark, Bearded Reedling, Marsh Warbler, Common Grasshopper-Warbler, Common House-Martin, Willow Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Firecrest, Eurasian Nuthatch, Short-toed Treecreeper, Eurasian Wren, European Starling, Redwing, Common Nightingale, Dunnock, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, European Greenfinch, Snow Bunting, Reed Bunting
Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
Darss Forest - A stopping place for migrating cranes and geese. It has small villages and a nice beach area.
Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park - The largest marine national park on the German Baltic Sea coast. [4]
Access and Facilities
Contact a trusted travel professional for specific, up-to-date information for travel to this area.
Contact Details
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References
- Tourism.de - https://www.tourism.de/fischland-darss-zingst/
- Lepage D. (2020) DEmv03 Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park Bird Checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World. Retrieved 16 September 2020
- Wildlife Travel - https://wildlife-travel.com/en/fischland-darss-zingst-crane-observations-at-the-baltic-sea/
- Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park - http://www.nationalpark-vorpommersche-boddenlandschaft.de/vbl/index.php
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Darss. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Darss
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Review
at small town Born every year in autumn ( Sept/ Oct ), collect cranes for migration to south. In the evening is possible to seen until 10.000 crane, a couple of tousends gooses and lot of swans.
18375 Born 0049 38234 5020
visit at 1.10.2005
Cranes maybe 2.000 - 3.000 White Swan hundrets White Tailed Eagle 1 x ( 13 should live there ) Mallard lots Teal Tufted Duck Whooper Swan 2 x Grey Heron Black-headed Gull lots Herring Gull Northern Lapwing lots Greylag Goose lots Bean Goose
Following is written in german homepage http://www.nationalpark-vorpommersche-boddenlandschaft.de/
163 different breeding birds 70 are in red list of federal country Mecklenburg - Vorpommern 67 are in red list of Germany most important winterplace for waterbirds in whole Baltic area from September to November migrate 60.000 crane trough this area
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