France · Hauts-de-France

Lac du Héron

188 species and 20,064 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: March–April, with up to 101 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Great Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusGadwallGadwallMareca streperaCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropusRose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraEurasian MagpieEurasian MagpiePica picaMute SwanMute SwanCygnus olorGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWestern JackdawWestern JackdawColoeus monedulaMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusCarrion CrowCarrion CrowCorvus coroneGreat TitGreat TitParus major

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. ENS du Site des Cinq-Tailles18 km174 species
  2. Harelbeke - De Gavers25 km246 species
  3. Harchies - Les Marais41 km181 species
  4. Nazareth - Callemoeie44 km175 species
  5. Woumen - De Blankaart44 km185 species
  6. Aalter - Kraenepoel54 km125 species

All 188 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Lac du Héron?

March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 101 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Lac du Héron?

188 species, from 20,064 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Lac du Héron in November?

The most recorded in November: Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Common Moorhen, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Eurasian Coot.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.