In the summer holidays I spent a week at the Neusiedlersee. Lake Neusiedl is only about 50 km south of Vienna and with 320 km2 it is the largest lake without an in- or outflow in Central Europe. More than half of the lake area is covered with reeds. Together with several salt lakes and extensive grassland, Lake Neusiedl is an extremely interesting area for wildlife photographers and birders with an enormous variety of species.