Norway Ramsar wetland
Øvre Forra
76 bird species recorded; the most in June.
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
21 species in January.8 species in February.8 species in March.22 species in April.45 species in May.58 species in June.53 species in July.23 species in August.19 species in September.18 species in October.4 species in November.8 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
76 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).
- 76Speciesrecorded more than once
- 46Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,294Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 412 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 5Raptors
- 2Owls
- 13Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 35Songbirds
- 8Other 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 76 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedshankTringa totanus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-4°/-9°132 mm
- Feb-4°/-9°113 mm
- Mar-1°/-7°122 mm
- Apr3°/-2°94 mm
- May9°/2°104 mm
- Jun14°/6°147 mm
- Jul17°/9°152 mm
- Aug16°/8°145 mm
- Sep11°/5°149 mm
- Oct4°/0°124 mm
- Nov-1°/-4°122 mm
- Dec-3°/-7°144 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Øvre Forra.
Protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00001870)
Øvre Forra is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway, 412 m above the sea.
76 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,294 open records.
The most recorded are the Willow Ptarmigan, the Ptarmigan and the Meadow Pipit.
30 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Steinsdalshyttaplace to stay · 7.3 km · 4 within 10 km
- Meråkernearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at TRD airport (Trondheim)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
- 4places to stay within 10 kmSteinsdalshytta, Grønningen, Grønningenhytta and 1 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Øvre Forra.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas692 mountains within 25 kmHaverkjerringa648 m · 8.5 kmSkjettholvola611 m · 13 kmNordre Havren620 m · 14 kmAlmlivola515 m · 15 kmKleivklompen300 m · 15 kmStorkjølhaugen1,249 m · 19 kmVestre Guddingsskallen360 m · 21 kmHøgsætervola460 m · 22 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmFeren26 km² · 7.2 kmGrønningen1.4 km² · 7.2 kmFunnsjøen8.0 km² · 10 kmLitjfunnsjøen0.3 km² · 11 kmLangen3.4 km² · 15 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmKvernfossen · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Øvre Forra
Norway
- 47Birdyas Score
- 76Species
- 46Migrants
- 0Threatened
Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve
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- 79Birdyas Score
- 186Species
- 104Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7116432) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,294 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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