Sweden bird sanctuary
Knisa mosse
235 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Bengt Oberger · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
93 species in January.86 species in February.122 species in March.172 species in April.205 species in May.183 species in June.171 species in July.152 species in August.126 species in September.121 species in October.96 species in November.75 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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NTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
235 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).
- 235Speciesrecorded more than once
- 154Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 23,997Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 19Raptors
- 4Owls
- 31Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 93Songbirds
- 20Other 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 235 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds93 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rock DoveColumba livia
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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-1°48 mm
- Feb2°/-1°40 mm
- Mar4°/0°34 mm
- Apr8°/3°30 mm
- May13°/7°39 mm
- Jun17°/12°51 mm
- Jul20°/15°75 mm
- Aug20°/16°64 mm
- Sep16°/12°46 mm
- Oct11°/8°65 mm
- Nov6°/4°68 mm
- Dec4°/1°56 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Knisa mosse.
Nature reserve in Kalmar, Sweden
Knisa mosse is a bird sanctuary in Sweden.
235 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 23,997 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Black-headed Gull and the Common Crane.
99 species come for the summer, 52 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck, Velvet scoter and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Sandvik Stallplatscampsite · 2.4 km · 2 within 10 km
- Pensionat Hagaplace to stay · 3.3 km · 4 within 10 km
- Borgholmnearest town · 22 km in a straight line
- Kalmar Airport (KLR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at VBY airport (Visby)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 km
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 7restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmSandvik Stallplats, Wikegårds Camping
- 4places to stay within 10 kmPensionat Haga, Ölands Ro, Hotell Persnäs and 1 more
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Knisa mosse.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmLofta Strand · 4.0 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Knisa mosse
Sweden
- 86Birdyas Score
- 235Species
- 154Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1777190) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 23,997 open bird records within 4 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 | Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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