Overview
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Birds
Notable Species
The capital of Tunisia has Common Swift, Pallid Swift and Little Swift breeding in the Cathedral and various passerines in Belvedere Park but the main birding attraction of the city is Tunis Lake.
Although the northern shores are now much degraded the southern half still has excellent wetland birds during passage periods and in winter. It is most famous for wintering Greater Flamingo but there are also Black-necked Grebe, egrets, waders including Pied Avocet, Kentish Plover and Little Stint and gulls including Slender-billed Gull and terns.
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Birds you can see here include:
Black-necked Grebe, Great Cormorant, Little Egret, Greater Flamingo, Pied Avocet, Kentish Plover, Little Stint, Dunlin, Slender-billed Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Sandwich Tern, Black Tern, Common Swift, Pallid Swift, Little Swift, Sardinian Warbler, European Serin, European Goldfinch
Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Access and Facilities
Tunis has numerous hotels and guest-houses suited to all pockets. The lake can be reached by road along the northern shore or through the lagoon towards Carthage.
It is also possible to take a train to Rades and walk towards the old port of La Goulette.
Carthage is easily reached by train and has typical Mediterranean passerines such as European Serin, Goldfinch and Sardinian Warbler.
Contact Details
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