Norway Ramsar wetland
Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve
186 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and from August to September.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
92 species in January.88 species in February.93 species in March.125 species in April.128 species in May.101 species in June.119 species in July.129 species in August.124 species in September.122 species in October.92 species in November.90 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
186 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).
- 186Speciesrecorded more than once
- 104Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 18,581Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 5Owls
- 25Waders
- 23Gulls & seabirds
- 24Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 75Songbirds
- 17Other 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 186 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Common GullLarus canus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Little AukAlle alle
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Brünnich's GuillemotUria lomvia
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Ducks & geese24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds75 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
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 May and from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-1°140 mm
- Feb2°/-1°121 mm
- Mar4°/0°122 mm
- Apr7°/3°94 mm
- May11°/5°86 mm
- Jun14°/9°112 mm
- Jul16°/11°107 mm
- Aug16°/11°130 mm
- Sep13°/9°157 mm
- Oct9°/5°132 mm
- Nov5°/2°142 mm
- Dec3°/0°160 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve.
Nature reserve in Norway
Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
186 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 18,581 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-breasted Merganser, the White-tailed Eagle and the European Herring Gull.
64 species come for the summer, 38 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter, Horned Grebe and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from April to May and from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Aba Prosjektplace to stay · 7.1 km · 3 within 10 km
- Aurenearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at KSU airport (Kvernberget)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 kmBenken
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 3places to stay within 10 kmAba Prosjekt
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas958 mountains within 25 kmBjørnskardliknubben · 3.6 kmMørkdalstuva345 m · 15 kmGjelaklakken320 m · 17 kmKorsbekkfjellet694 m · 18 kmLitløra · 22 kmStorøra · 23 kmStabben · 24 kmEldsfjellet · 24 km
Lakeyas7 lakes within 15 kmGjerdavatnet0.2 km² · 5.7 kmOrmsetvatnet0.3 km² · 11 kmLedalsvatnet0.6 km² · 13 kmMørkedalsvatnet (lanaw sa Noruwega, Sør-Trøndelag Fylke)0.5 km² · 13 kmSteingeitvatnet0.4 km² · 14 kmInner Krokvatnet0.5 km² · 14 kmTorsetvatnet0.5 km² · 15 km
Cascadyas4 waterfalls within 15 kmFossan · 9.7 kmFagerhaugfossen · 10 kmStampfossen · 11 kmKlevfossen · 15 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve
Norway
- 79Birdyas Score
- 186Species
- 104Migrants
- 7Threatened
Rørvikvatnet Nature Reserve
Norway · 150 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 245Species
- 137Migrants
- 15Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q19368962) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 18,581 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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