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Heron colony at Donkmeer Nature Reserve

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Heron colony at Donkmeer Nature Reserve

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    Location: Berlare, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    November 11, 2024

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    Reserve zone Donkmeer is of regional ornithological importance because of the presence of the only large breeding colony of grey herons in the Scheldt valley between Ghent and Dendermonde. The number of occupied nests in this colony is subject to quite strong fluctuations but has averaged around 60 since 1994.
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    April 4, 2024

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    Stop and look up at the treetops:
    In the alders and ash trees of this mysterious swamp forest you will find a large heron colony. One of the few in …
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    September 14, 2025

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    Besides herons, you can spot many other (water) birds there. We saw herons, ducks, moorhens, storks, pheasants, and many more.
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    Location: Berlare, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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