Description
Langli is a small marsh island in the Ho Bugt near Esbjerg on the Danish North Sea Coast.
It is 0.8 km long and is accessible from Ho over a 3 km long causeway at low tide. Langli (original “Langeleje” = long camp) was up to the flood of 1634 part of a peninsula. Afterwards sea-laterally a second peninsula (today Skallingen) began to develop itself, which from now on protected Langli.
The total area is protected under the EU Habitats Directive and the EU Birds Directive. Langli was acquired by the Ministry of the Environment in 1982 as a breeding bird protection area. Prohibited access during the birds' breeding season was introduced, and later hunting was also banned, to provide peace for the wildlife. The area is registered as an IBA by BirdLife International.
Langli is of great importance for breeding birds. Since the introduction of protective measures, the number of breeding birds has risen from 5,000 to 15,000 breeding pairs (particularly gulls and terns). 10 - 30 pairs of Little Tern breed here. The world’s densest breeding population of Oystercatchers is also found here.
You may see: Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon, Teal, Pintail, Shoveler, Eider, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Kentish Plover, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Ruff, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Redshank, Greenshank, Mediterranian Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Little Tern, Short-eared Owl and Woodlark.
Don't forget your binoculars!...
Source: Wikipedia
Dansk Ornitologisk Forening
Attention
Important - when you go on the mud flats
- 1:30h before and 1:30h after the lowest tide it is safe to enter the mud flats The local tide-times you find out:
Esbjerg Local Tide (or in the local tourist information guide)
- Watch out the weather forecasts, fog and thunder storms can be very dangerous.
- Wear sandals or wellingtons to protect your feet against sharp shells
- If you want to walk to Langli (only from 16.07-15.09.) you should have water, food, additional batteries for you GPS and perhaps a adequate apparel, flashlight, compass and a map with you.
Geocaches nearby
More details and waypoints in these geocaches:
Earthcache Vadehavet
Langli