The Bird sanctuary Rantumbecken on the island of Sylt


The Rantum Basin on the island of Sylt was made by an embankment. In the 1960s, the area was declared as a bird sanctuary. Many rare species of birds nest here meanwhile.


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Location: Rantum, Island of Sylt, Germany
Photo credit: © Konrad Weiss / Alamy / Afripics
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