France · Grand Est
Lac du Der-Chantecoq – Observatoire Chantecoq
186 species and 7,554 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and September–November, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common CraneGrus grus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Great EgretArdea alba
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lac du Der-Chantecoq4 km219 species
All 186 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lac du Der-Chantecoq – Observatoire Chantecoq?
February and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lac du Der-Chantecoq – Observatoire Chantecoq?
186 species, from 7,554 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lac du Der-Chantecoq – Observatoire Chantecoq in November?
The most recorded in November: Greylag Goose, Common Crane, Mallard, Eurasian Teal and Great Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.