Birds
Viewed from the sky, the large lakes (5,000 ha) of the Forêt d'Orient Regional Nature Park, offer long distance migratory birds large stretches of water for a dream stay. Autumn or spring migrators , wintering birds, myriads of colourful birds, whether they be divers, geese, or ducks and cranes... find here a haven of peace. The lakes and the mud flats which appear after they're drained, the meadows, the ponds, the cultivated fields, offer indispensable food resource for birds. This site of international renown (it represents one of the world sites recognized by the RAMSAR convention), is the object of very particular attention (hunting forbidden ,control of human activity ).
During the winter, it welcomes, besides the thousands of water birds, such important hosts as the rare white tailed fish eagles. Otherwise, these lakes and their surroundings borders (forests, ponds and marshes) shelter, in the breeding season, many species (grebes, ducks...). So far, around 270 species of birds have been observed by local ornithologists.
Patrimonials migrating species

The Forêt d’Orient is located on the western Paleartic ecozone, on the way of birds nesting in the North or East and spending their winter in Spain or Africa. Some of the "Nordic" birds also come here to spend the winter or some of it. Here are some of the 132 bird species....
Contact : Stéphane GAILLARD, Guardian, National Bird Reserve in the Orient's Forest, Pavillon-St-Charles, 10220 PINEY, tél +33 3 25 40 04 11
Our partners : Délégation régionale LPO (Bird Protection League) Champagne-Ardenne, Der Nature, Ferme des Grands Parts, D 13, 51290 Outines, tél. +33 3 26 72 54 47 - fax +33 3 26 72 54 30.