Warblers, teals and kites, melodious linnets, music thrushes, not forgetting the stork and its characteristic gliding flight.
Some have disappeared. New, undesirable species are worrying pond owners. Such is the case of the cormorant.Closer to the water, mallards, grey herons, geese, shelducks and swans compete for space. For most of the year, the songs of the birds animate the Dombes, and man is a spectator.
Observatories on the Dombes ponds
Armed with their binoculars, keen observers linger at the Chapelier pond, the Grand Birieux or the Brouille de Sandrans pond.
