Observer les oiseaux du lac de Freycenet ou de Borne (Haute-Loire)

The Haute-Loire is a French department located in the Massif Central. Its territory has been shaped by volcanic activity: basaltic plateaus cover large areas, such as the plateau of Devès, which extends between the Allier and the Loire Rivers. It is dotted with wetlands (ponds, marshes and peat bogs) of great botanical and zoological interest (amphibians, insects and birds mainly): this is the case of the Lake of Freycenet or Borne, which covers five hectares at an average altitude of 817 meters. It is bordered by extensive aquatic vegetation and is surrounded by meadows. Because of the quality of its environments and its ideal location, in the migratory way of the Allier River, this wetland is attractive to birds, especially during the breeding season and migration.
Some birders regularly visit this site of major interest for migrants and for several breeding aquatic birders, such as Christophe Tomati, which offers us a presentation of this lake which is really worth a visit during your stay in the Haute-Loire department.