Finland Ramsar wetland
Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park
117 bird species recorded; the most in June.
Clem23 · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
2 species in January.0 species in February.13 species in March.40 species in April.73 species in May.97 species in June.75 species in July.22 species in August.2 species in September.20 species in October.0 species in November.21 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
117 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).
- 117Speciesrecorded more than once
- 63Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,232Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 160 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 2Owls
- 13Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 14Other 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 117 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Great titParus major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- CootFulica atra
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-4°/-9°59 mm
- Feb-4°/-10°47 mm
- Mar0°/-6°42 mm
- Apr7°/-1°48 mm
- May14°/4°60 mm
- Jun18°/9°79 mm
- Jul21°/12°88 mm
- Aug19°/11°81 mm
- Sep14°/7°76 mm
- Oct7°/2°81 mm
- Nov2°/-2°74 mm
- Dec-2°/-6°69 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park.
National park in Finland
Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Finland.
117 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,232 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Kestrel, the European Nightjar and the Whinchat.
51 species come for the summer, 9 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Hostelli Karviaplace to stay · 9.0 km · 4 within 10 km
- Karvianearest town · 9.4 km in a straight line
- Pori Airport (POR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 86 km in a straight lineCar hire at TMP airport (Tampere / Pirkkala)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmKauhanevan näkötorni
- 2marked trails within 4 kmKauhalammin kierros, Kauhanevan muut polkureitit
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 4places to stay within 10 kmHostelli Karvia, Vierastalo Holokko and 2 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas6 lakes within 15 kmKauhajärvi0.9 km² · 7.1 kmKirkkojärvi0.8 km² · 8.2 kmNummijärvi4.7 km² · 12 kmKarvianjärvi9.1 km² · 13 kmRastiaisjärvi1.3 km² · 14 kmMatolammi0.3 km² · 15 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.
Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park
Finland
- 56Birdyas Score
- 117Species
- 63Migrants
- 1Threatened
Salamajärvi National Park
Finland · 170 km
- 54Birdyas Score
- 119Species
- 43Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1737079) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,232 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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