Sweden Ramsar wetland
Färnebofjärden National Park
179 bird species recorded; the most from April to June.
Mickaël Delcey ( Silverkey ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
58 species in January.58 species in February.109 species in March.141 species in April.151 species in May.139 species in June.112 species in July.97 species in August.95 species in September.68 species in October.48 species in November.40 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
179 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).
- 179Speciesrecorded more than once
- 120Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 19,379Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 54 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 8Owls
- 15Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 22Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 83Songbirds
- 23Other 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 179 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Great Grey OwlStrix nebulosa
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds83 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- CootFulica atra
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
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 April to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-7°48 mm
- Feb-1°/-7°41 mm
- Mar3°/-4°41 mm
- Apr10°/0°41 mm
- May15°/6°65 mm
- Jun20°/10°87 mm
- Jul22°/13°89 mm
- Aug21°/12°85 mm
- Sep16°/8°55 mm
- Oct9°/3°73 mm
- Nov3°/-1°63 mm
- Dec-1°/-5°55 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Färnebofjärden National Park.
National park
Färnebofjärden National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden.
179 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 19,379 open records.
The most recorded are the Great tit, the Eurasian Blue Tit and the Great Spotted Woodpecker.
80 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from April to June.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Östa Campingcampsite · 3.2 km · 3 within 10 km
- Östa Stugbyplace to stay · 3.3 km · 7 within 10 km
- Tärnsjönearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 69 km in a straight lineCar hire at ARN airport (Stockholm)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmFågeltorn
- 2observation towers within 6 kmFågeltorn, Skekarsbo utsiktstorn
- 4marked trails within 4 kmKyrkstigen, Upplandsleden, etapp 18, Upplandsleden, etapp 19 and 1 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmGröna kunskapshuset
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmSkekarsbo utsiktstorn
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmÖsta Camping, Färnebofjärdens camping
- 7places to stay within 10 kmÖsta Stugby, Hus Balans, Gysinge Herrgård and 4 more
- 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 Färnebofjärden National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmStrandmora Klintar · 19 km
Lakeyas12 lakes within 15 kmFärnebofjärden44 km² · 1.6 kmNordmyrasjön0.7 km² · 6.3 kmFängsjön3.1 km² · 9.7 kmStora Bårsjön0.3 km² · 9.8 kmHovnäsfjärden6.8 km² · 11 kmNässen0.4 km² · 14 kmVillingen0.5 km² · 14 kmGammelbysjön0.2 km² · 14 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.
Färnebofjärden National Park
Sweden
- 69Birdyas Score
- 179Species
- 120Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1505461) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 19,379 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, Lakeyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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