The creation of vast reservoirs has without doubt considerably
reinforced the ornithological interest of this part of the
Champagne wetlands, already a favoured migratory stop by water
birds because of the presence of many ponds and vast zones of
humid natural meadow. Over 250 species of birds have been
observed so far on the lakes and their forest boundaries, among
which some prestigious feathered hosts, for whom the Champagne
wetlands brings the only French site for regular wintering: the
white tailed eagle, Bewick and Whooper swans ... Place of refuge
also for the thousands of Cranes who stopover, a few score of
Bean and Greylag geese... , falcons and other osprey... The deep
forests also shelter some remarkable birds (goshawks,
woodpeckers...) but it is especially the big fauna (deer,
roebuck and boar) that makes it important.... The Fauna in the
Orient is rich, no doubt about it : hairs, feathers and
scales..., claws, beaks and teeth. In the corner of a path, you
may be lucky and get to observe Sir Fox,