Sweden Ramsar wetland
National Park Åsnen
189 bird species recorded; the most in July.
Jacek Lesniowski · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
58 species in January.66 species in February.93 species in March.120 species in April.134 species in May.111 species in June.152 species in July.90 species in August.75 species in September.85 species in October.100 species in November.58 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
189 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).
- 189Speciesrecorded more than once
- 104Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 13,923Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 137 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 4Owls
- 17Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 83Songbirds
- 22Other 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 189 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds83 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesiiVU
- CootFulica atra
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
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 July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-4°68 mm
- Feb1°/-4°55 mm
- Mar4°/-2°48 mm
- Apr11°/2°42 mm
- May16°/6°60 mm
- Jun19°/10°77 mm
- Jul21°/13°100 mm
- Aug20°/12°91 mm
- Sep16°/9°65 mm
- Oct10°/5°83 mm
- Nov6°/2°76 mm
- Dec2°/-2°74 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
National Park Åsnen.
National Park Åsnen is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden.
189 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 13,923 open records.
The most recorded are the White-tailed Eagle, the Goosander and the Black-throated Diver.
69 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in July.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Getnö Gård Grupplägerplatscampsite · 3.0 km · 9 within 10 km
- Stommaretorpetplace to stay · 3.0 km · 28 within 10 km
- Rydnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Växjö Kronoberg Airport (VXO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 36 km in a straight lineCar hire at MMX airport (Malmö)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
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 9marked trails within 4 kmÖstra Torpaslingan, Västra Torpaslingan, Bokslingan and 6 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmGetnö Gård
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmÅaskärvet and 5 more
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmGetnö Gård Grupplägerplats, Getnö Gård Lake Åsnen Resort, Mjölknabbens Camping and 6 more
- 28places to stay within 10 kmStommaretorpet, Haren, Rättarebostaden and 25 more
- bird hides 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 National Park Åsnen.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas26 lakes within 15 kmHagsvarten1.0 km² · 4.0 kmKålsjön80 km² · 5.4 kmÖvden1.2 km² · 10 kmÅsnen66 km² · 10 kmHavbältesfjorden2.4 km² · 10 kmLidhemssjön1.8 km² · 14 kmGetsjön0.7 km² · 14 kmHönshyltefjorden5.1 km² · 15 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyMörrumsån185 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.
National Park Åsnen
Sweden
- 77Birdyas Score
- 189Species
- 104Migrants
- 6Threatened
Ottenby bird observatory
Sweden · 116 km
- 92Birdyas Score
- 405Species
- 252Migrants
- 25Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q27027158) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 13,923 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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