Norway Ramsar wetland
Anda
85 bird species recorded; the most from May to June and in September.
Julian-G. Albert · CC BY 2.0
This month here
15 species in January.25 species in February.17 species in March.28 species in April.66 species in May.61 species in June.55 species in July.42 species in August.63 species in September.14 species in October.11 species in November.8 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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VUVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
85 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 85Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,821Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2Raptors
- 8Waders
- 25Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 31Songbirds
- 4Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 85 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Gulls & seabirds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Little AukAlle alle
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Songbirds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Great titParus major
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from May to June and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-1°99 mm
- Feb1°/-1°92 mm
- Mar2°/-1°103 mm
- Apr4°/2°76 mm
- May7°/4°62 mm
- Jun10°/7°70 mm
- Jul13°/10°78 mm
- Aug13°/10°80 mm
- Sep11°/8°112 mm
- Oct7°/5°109 mm
- Nov4°/2°115 mm
- Dec3°/0°119 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Anda.
Protected area in Norway
Anda is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
85 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,821 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-legged kittiwake, the European Herring Gull and the Great Black-backed Gull.
40 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Black-legged kittiwake, Atlantic Puffin and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from May to June and in September.
Get there and watch
- Stø Bobilcampcampsite · 4.9 km · 2 within 10 km
- Husjord Apartmentplace to stay · 4.7 km · 8 within 10 km
- Myrenearest town · 17 km in a straight line
- Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 km in a straight lineCar hire at EVE airport (Evenes)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2campsites within 10 kmStø Bobilcamp, Nyksund Bobilcamp
- 8places to stay within 10 kmHusjord Apartment, Gunnartangen Rorbuer, Utsiktsleilighet ved havneinnløpet and 5 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Anda.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas496 mountains within 25 kmKvasstinden705 m · 19 kmHøgtinden480 m · 20 kmElvetinden340 m · 21 kmLittjetinden420 m · 21 kmStortinden539 m · 22 kmGavltinden460 m · 22 kmGrønnlitinden310 m · 22 kmSnøkolla763 m · 24 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmLakseblikkan · 9.3 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Anda
Norway
- 55Birdyas Score
- 85Species
- 51Migrants
- 3Threatened
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve
Norway · 243 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 63Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11957815) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,821 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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