Fauna

Great Rye Island has a special, highly diverse ecosystem. A wide variety of plants of waters, swamps, meadows, groves, and forests can be found here, coexisting with a fauna characteristic of the region. Among the most significant animals of Great Rye Island are the waterfowl and other birds of the water biotope. The most common are wild ducks, while red-crested pochards, common goldeneyes as well as Eurasian teals, etc. are not a rare sight. The wild goose, bean goose, and greater white-fronted goose appear most frequently from among the goose species. On Great Rye Island one can uniquely...