Bird AlbumBelgium · Flemish Region
Aalter - Kraenepoel
125 species and 6,273 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, May and September, with up to 42 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gent - Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen – De afgraving13 km180 species
- Gent - Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen14 km217 species
- Nazareth - Callemoeie15 km175 species
- Gent - Gentbrugse Meersen – Zuid22 km180 species
- Harelbeke - De Gavers29 km246 species
- Knokke - Het Zwin – Uitbreiding32 km171 species
All 125 species recorded here
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Aalter - Kraenepoel?
March, May and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 42 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Aalter - Kraenepoel?
125 species, from 6,273 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Aalter - Kraenepoel in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Wigeon, Mallard, Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose and Tufted Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.