[Peewee]

Next week I will be going to this area. We will probably stay in Neustrelitz and have daytrips by bicycle of around 150 KM (from Neustrelitz and back) Anyone have any recomandations for good spots? We will be using satnav equipment so exact coordinates will be much appreciated. (e.g. using http://host.realshop.sg/googlemap/ or http://www.itouchmap.com/latlong.html )

Cheers PeeWee

[albatross02]

Hello,

I have lived in this areas for many years.

From Neustrelitz hot spots in Mecklenburg Vorpommern as well as Brandenburg reachable.

My special favorit is the cycling tour from Bad Wilsnack at river flootplain of Elbe to south east at lake Gülper See.
Lake Gülper See is called also petrol station of migration birds of central Europe.
Not to far from this area is also Nennhausen and Buckow where is very high chance for Great Bustard.

Also not far National Park Mueritz at lake Mueritz, National Park Untereres Odertal included lake Felchowsee and even National Park Wartha River Mouth in Poland is not to far.

Lake Galenbecker See is rather good for terns, but they will arrive end of April or begin of June.

Another interesting point is the area of "Heilige Hallen" near Feldberg, which is our oldest Fagus forest.

Overview Brandenburg
http://www.birdinggermany.de/brandenburg.htm

You can send me private message and we can speak at the phone.



If You can understand german language at little bit "Vogel Beobachtung in Ostdeutschland" written by Christoph Moning is quite interesting.


Best regards
Dieter

[Peewee]

Thanks a lot Dieter

I found all locations you mentioned. We have not yet booked a hotel/B&B so we are still sure from where we will be making our daydrips. If it's going to be Neustrelitz then I am afraid the Eble tour will be a bit to far for a one day bicycle trip. Heiligen Hallen on the other hand would but just fine an within our one day limit. I think 150 KM will be our max for 1 day. I will report back once I have made a reservation so you then know from where we will be making our day trips.

Cheers PeeWee

[albatross02]

Originally Posted by Peewee

Thanks a lot Dieter

I found all locations you mentioned. We have not yet booked a hotel/B&B so we are still sure from where we will be making our daydrips. If it's going to be Neustrelitz then I am afraid the Eble tour will be a bit to far for a one day bicycle trip. Heiligen Hallen on the other hand would but just fine an within our one day limit. I think 150 KM will be our max for 1 day. I will report back once I have made a reservation so you then know from where we will be making our day trips.

Cheers PeeWee

Use also
http://www.bahn.de/i/view/USA/en/index.shtml

In every case nationalpark lake Mueritz is easy reachable via train.
To Buckow where are possible to see Great Bustard ( train station Nennhausen ) it takes longer.
To flood plain area of Havel and Elbe + lake Guelper See ( for me best spot in Germany ) it takes longer.
Mostly I started at train station Bad Wilsnack and went to Rathenow.

[Peewee]

Thanks again Dieter

The bad news is that I will not be going there this week. The good news is that I have planned this for may so I will have to be patient

Our main goal is cycling but we have not decided on the routes yet. If we can pick some good birding spots on the way it would really be nice. Ofcourse binoculars will be within reach. We will not be traveling by train. I will get back here when we have definitly decided on when and where. Thanks again.

Cheers PeeWee

[albatross02]

This time is excellent for migration birds.
Weather in the north seems quite good.
http://wetterstationen.meteomedia.de...ahl=vorhersage

Here in South Germany is awful.

From my point of view best spot for cycling is the area of Haveland and Elbtalauen, but than main place should be north of Rathenow.

But from Neustreltz also some good spots like lake Mueritz Nationalpark.
Lake area of Feldberg also not so far.
Buy the way, even if You not cycle in an protected area north of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg Vorpommern, You can find easy 30 different birds in 2 - 3 hours.

[Peewee]

Originally Posted by albatross02

From my point of view best spot for cycling is the area of Haveland and Elbtalauen, but than main place should be north of Rathenow.

We've finaly made a decision. Were going to Genthin tomorrow. Rathenow seems only 30 KM so well within a 1 day trip. Unfortunatelly I can't seem to find Haveland en Elbtalauen. Is this in het Gentin area?

Cheers PeeWee

[ychri]

hello!

havelland and elbtalauen are no villages, but regions - the surrounding/bottoms/meadows of the river havel and the flood plains/wetlands of the river elbe. if you are looking for a village to check maps try gülpe or strodehne or havelberg (river havel) or ringfurth (elbtalaue).

greetings, yvonne

this is nice, too:
http://www.naturgucker.de/?gebiet=344939059

[Peewee]

Originally Posted by ychri

hello!

havelland and elbtalauen are no villages, but regions - the surrounding/bottoms/meadows of the river havel and the flood plains/wetlands of the river elbe. if you are looking for a village to check maps try gülpe or strodehne or havelberg (river havel) or ringfurth (elbtalaue).

greetings, yvonne

this is nice, too:
http://www.naturgucker.de/?gebiet=344939059

Thanks a lot. Up untill now we are enjoying the area very much. OK. the wheather is just great but the area is great too. We have already seen: Black and red kites, storks, larks, yellow hammers, yellow wagtails, black terns, shrikes, buzzards and a lot more bird of which I do not know the englisch names (Or actualy I am to lazy to find out what the english names are)

In short. A great area to go birding.

Our trip so far:

http://ridewithgps.com/trips/651772
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/653308

Cheers Peter

[albatross02]

Originally Posted by Peewee

We've finaly made a decision. Were going to Genthin tomorrow. Rathenow seems only 30 KM so well within a 1 day trip. Unfortunatelly I can't seem to find Haveland en Elbtalauen. Is this in het Gentin area?

Cheers PeeWee

Elbtalauen is the area about 70 km west of Berlin.
Is north of the town Rathenow, which is located on the train route Berlin to Hannover.
see also map
[url]http://www.birdinggermany.de/brandenburg.htm[/url

North east of Rathenow near Nennhausen is high chance to see Great Bustard.
There is a viewing tower near Buckow.


From my point of view You will see 10 x more birds there as in Carmargue and even define more different kind of birds in one week as in Carmargue.
Have not seen any comparable place in Europe yet.
Maybe Wartha River Mouth in Poland is the same level or better.