Lake Gåsesøen

Lake Gåsesøen

On this tour, we will experience the birds in Lake Gåsesøen (in English this means the Goose lake), which is always worth a visit year-round. We will observe the birds from a bird hide, from where we have the best view of the lake and the surrounding meadows, swamps and forest edge. To get to the bird hide, we will walk on a boardwalk through an old alder swamp that often attracts different paserines. All year-round, the Lake Gåsesøen attracts many dabbling and diving ducks and other waterbirds species such as Coot, grebes, and herons. The many ducks also attracts White-tailed Eagle and Peregrine Falcon that often can be seen by the lake. In summer, both the Red-necked and Little Grebe breeds in the lake, as do several species of dabbling ducks. During winter months, especially Tufted Ducks, Pochard and a few Greater Scaups rest in the lake during daytime. In the alder swamp many birds, especially songbirds and other passerines are searching for food in the trees all year round. A two-hour tour includes a walk in the forest Ulvshale Skov looking for "forest birds" like Common and Short-toed Treecreeper, Nuthatch and Great Spotted Woodpecker.