Sweden Ramsar wetland
Lake Hornborga
300 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
133 species in January.134 species in February.174 species in March.234 species in April.270 species in May.246 species in June.233 species in July.234 species in August.230 species in September.210 species in October.160 species in November.138 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
300 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).
- 300Speciesrecorded more than once
- 213Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 14ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 885,366Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 118 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 23Raptors
- 8Owls
- 40Waders
- 22Gulls & seabirds
- 52Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 108Songbirds
- 31Other 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 300 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Owls8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Gulls & seabirds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ducks & geese52 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds108 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
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.
- Jan-1°/-6°54 mm
- Feb0°/-5°45 mm
- Mar4°/-3°42 mm
- Apr10°/2°44 mm
- May15°/7°76 mm
- Jun19°/11°98 mm
- Jul22°/14°105 mm
- Aug20°/13°96 mm
- Sep16°/9°64 mm
- Oct9°/4°77 mm
- Nov4°/0°65 mm
- Dec0°/-4°57 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Hornborga.
Lake in Sweden
Lake Hornborga is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden.
300 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 885,366 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Crane, the White-tailed Eagle and the Greylag Goose.
138 species come for the summer, 68 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
14 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Axvall IF:s Familjecampingcampsite · 8.6 km · 5 within 10 km
- Trädhushotell Islannaplace to stay · 7.7 km · 29 within 10 km
- Axvallnearest town · 7.5 km in a straight line
- Jönköping Airport (JKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 69 km in a straight lineCar hire at LPI airport (Linköping)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
- 7bird hides within 6 kmUtloppstornet, Fäholmen fågeltorn, Hångers udde and 4 more
- 4observation towers within 6 kmFäholmen fågeltorn and 3 more
- 2marked trails within 4 kmFalköping-Varnhem, Bolumsleden
- 4viewpoints within 5 km
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmAxvall IF:s Familjecamping, Valle Camping, Jula Camping and 2 more
- 29places to stay within 10 kmTrädhushotell Islanna, Marielund B&B, Skara Konsthotell and 26 more
- visitor centres within 6 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 Lake Hornborga.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmMösseberg324 m · 14 kmÅlleberg330 m · 20 kmVästgötabergen · 20 km
Lakeyas8 lakes within 15 kmHusgärdessjön0.3 km² · 9.1 kmBysjön0.2 km² · 10 kmVagnsjön0.2 km² · 11 kmBjuringen0.2 km² · 12 kmRösjön1.0 km² · 12 kmSkärvalången1.3 km² · 13 kmSimsjön0.5 km² · 14 kmRommen0.7 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.
Lake Hornborga
Sweden
- 89Birdyas Score
- 300Species
- 213Migrants
- 14Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1628385) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 885,366 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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