Norway Ramsar wetland
Laukvikøyene
184 bird species recorded; the most from May to July and in September.
Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
89 species in January.79 species in February.79 species in March.113 species in April.136 species in May.130 species in June.132 species in July.125 species in August.137 species in September.123 species in October.85 species in November.67 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
184 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).
- 184Speciesrecorded more than once
- 128Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 16,238Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 10Raptors
- 3Owls
- 28Waders
- 26Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 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 184 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Little AukAlle alle
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Brünnich's GuillemotUria lomvia
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Turdus naumanniTurdus naumanni
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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 July and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-1°107 mm
- Feb1°/-1°95 mm
- Mar2°/-1°102 mm
- Apr4°/2°75 mm
- May8°/5°62 mm
- Jun10°/8°71 mm
- Jul14°/11°82 mm
- Aug14°/11°82 mm
- Sep11°/8°118 mm
- Oct7°/5°117 mm
- Nov5°/3°122 mm
- Dec3°/1°127 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laukvikøyene.
Protected area in Norway
Laukvikøyene is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
184 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 16,238 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Common Gull and the White-tailed Eagle.
80 species come for the summer, 48 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter, Horned Grebe and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded from May to July and in September.
Get there and watch
- Laukvika bobilcampcampsite · 4.6 km · 6 within 10 km
- Svolværnearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 km in a straight lineCar hire at SVJ airport (Svolvær)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmLaukvika bobilcamp, Bivouac 1-3 tent places, Bivouac 1 tent and 3 more
- 15places to stay within 10 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Laukvikøyene.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas887 mountains within 25 kmTorskmannen744 m · 8.2 kmBreidtinden818 m · 10 kmDurmålstinden828 m · 12 kmHigravstinden1,138 m · 17 kmRulten1,058 m · 18 kmVågakallen942 m · 18 kmKvanndalstinden818 m · 19 kmLitlkorsnestinden980 m · 21 km
Lakeyas12 lakes within 15 kmHeimrevatnet0.4 km² · 7.5 kmBotnvatnet0.3 km² · 8.9 kmStorvatnet0.5 km² · 10 kmStornøkkvatnet1.1 km² · 11 kmØvervatnet0.3 km² · 12 kmNervatnet0.3 km² · 12 kmSvolværvatnet (lanaw sa Noruwega, lat 68,26, long 14,55)0.9 km² · 13 kmStor-Kongsvatnet1.7 km² · 13 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmKvitforsen · 9.2 kmFjøsforsen · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Laukvikøyene
Norway
- 83Birdyas Score
- 184Species
- 128Migrants
- 9Threatened
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve
Norway · 308 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 63Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11983446) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16,238 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, Islandyas, Lakeyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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