Niendorf Bird Park
| Niendorf Bird Park | ||
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| place | At the Aalbeek 23669 Timmendorfer Strand |
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| surface | 7 hectares | |
| opening | 1973 | |
| Animal species | about 250 species | |
| Individuals | about 1000 birds | |
| Species focus | Owls | |
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| management | Klaus Langfeldt | |
| Sponsorship | Private | |
| Member of | DTG | |
 Entrance to the Niendorf bird park with its landmark, the sculpture of a masked owl |
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Coordinates: 53 ° 59 ′ 9.6 ″ N , 10 ° 48 ′ 54 ″ E
The Niendorf bird park in Niendorf in the municipality of Timmendorfer Strand ( Ostholstein district in Schleswig-Holstein ) is a bird park with numerous domestic and exotic bird species .
With over 1000 birds from over 250 different species and an area of 7 ha (0.2 ha of which are aviaries ), it is one of the largest bird parks in Germany .
The bird park is also active in the offspring and rearing of young animals.
Livestock
The collection of owls with 150 animals from 47 species is the largest in the world. The collection of storks (with 15 species) is the largest in Europe . In addition, the Niendorf Bird Park is home to pelicans , parrots , birds of prey , vultures , toucans , pheasants , flamingos , cassowaries and numerous marsh and water birds (including cranes and herons ), which are located in the lowlands of the Aalbeek (connection Hemmelsdorfer See - Baltic Sea and flowed through by der Twerbek ) offers ideal living conditions.
history
The park was founded in 1973 and was taken over by its current manager in mid-1983, who found a new location for his extensive bird collection , which was previously located in Bad Schwartau .
The bird park was closed between February and May 2009; Due to EU regulations, the aviaries and winter quarters for the birds had to be enlarged and the number of animals reduced. The bird park has been open to the public again since May 8, 2009.
Web links
- Homepage of the bird park
- openPR: press release "25 years Vogelpark Niendorf / Ostsee - family celebration for the anniversary on June 13th"
literature
- Otto Rönnpag: Bird Park and Owl Garden in Niendorf (Baltic Sea) . In: Jahrbuch für Heimatkunde . 2003, ISSN 1866-2730 , p. 214-220 .
- Hans-Friedrich Kniehase: Bird Park and Owl Garden in Timmendorfer Strand, Niendorf . GHV, Scharbeutz and Wetter (Ruhr) 2014, ISBN 978-3-9805557-9-1 (illustrated book).