Bird Reserves
The bird life of the Elbe river landscape
If you want to observe the birdlife, you will find many places in the Elbe river landscape. Storks in particular feel comfortable here because still they can brood undisturbed, look for food in the meadows, and raise their young. Also, one increasingly sees migratory birds wintering here, such as cranes. But in particular it is the storks who are inhabitants of the Elbe river landscape
Greylag geese
They often find ideal resting places right behind the dykes. In late summer they gather with the boys. They can also be found here during the moult, because then they cannot fly for a short time.
Leaflet swans and geese.pdf
Gray heron colony
Many pairs of gray herons nest in the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Biosphere Reserve as early as March. When the first young have hatched, it gets noisy in the colonies. You can see these elegant birds pecking for food all over the water.
White-tailed eagle
Gliding majestically over the Elbe. Ducks and geese are its favourite prey and they flee in droves. They are particularly observed in the winter months between Bleckede and Wendewisch.
www.elbtalaue.niedersachsen.de
Here you find see more very nice photographs of animal from the Elbe floodplain:
Whooper swan
With a few exceptions, whooper swans are only winter guests with us. From the end of October, you can find them on larger waterbodies and in fields and meadows. The whooper swan is slightly smaller than the common mute swan. It has a deep and soft-sounding call. Whooper swans are very vocal and have an extensive repertoire, hence their name. The flight of the whooper swan is silent.
www.erlebnis-elbe.de/pdf/Faltblatt_Schwaene_und_Gaense.pdf
