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Tankow Crane Observation Platform

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Tankow Crane Observation Platform

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Tankow Crane Observation Platform

Recommended by 56 hikers out of 59

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Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft

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Location: Ummanz, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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1. Suhrendorf Dike Path – St. Marienkirche Waase loop from Waase

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2. Suhrendorf Dike Path – View of the Dike loop from Waase

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3. St. Mary's Church, Waase – Waase Harbour and Lighthouse loop from Waase

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Söhni 🏃

May 31, 2019

Every year in spring and autumn, up to 70,000 cranes come to the Vorpommersche lagoon landscape and use the area as a place to sleep and rest area. The wooden vantage point in Tankow on the island of Ummanz offers one of the most spectacular observation sites for this unique natural spectacle. In addition, a variety of bird species that breed here and raise their young can be seen throughout the year. In addition to twelve different types of ducks, such as mallards or weasels, numerous species of gulls, such as black-headed gulls, herring gulls or even black-headed gulls, from August on you can also see gray geese, goose geese, geese and, in the autumn, canada geese, avocets and oystercatchers.

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Gitta

May 4, 2023

A classic bird watching station especially for the cranes

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Küstenkind 🌊

March 8, 2025

Covered observation platform that is freely accessible all year round. Particularly interesting in September/October when many cranes can be seen here.

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Location: Ummanz, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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