Norway Ramsar wetland
Øyeren
279 bird species recorded; the most in May and in September.
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This month here
89 species in January.85 species in February.138 species in March.198 species in April.234 species in May.205 species in June.203 species in July.207 species in August.220 species in September.200 species in October.137 species in November.105 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
279 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).
- 279Speciesrecorded more than once
- 185Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 16ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 381,971Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 100 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 7Owls
- 42Waders
- 25Gulls & seabirds
- 42Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 103Songbirds
- 30Other 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 279 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
Gulls & seabirds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Little AukAlle alle
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Ducks & geese42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleriVU
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds103 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great titParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Siberian ThrushGeokichla sibirica
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
Other birds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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 and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-3°/-8°80 mm
- Feb-2°/-8°62 mm
- Mar2°/-5°57 mm
- Apr9°/0°62 mm
- May14°/5°93 mm
- Jun18°/10°94 mm
- Jul20°/12°112 mm
- Aug19°/11°125 mm
- Sep15°/7°96 mm
- Oct8°/2°106 mm
- Nov2°/-2°98 mm
- Dec-2°/-7°81 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Øyeren.
Lake in Rælingen, Eastern Norway, Norway
Øyeren is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
279 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 381,971 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Mute Swan and the Common Goldeneye.
126 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 9 only pass through.
16 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Grey Plover and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May and in September.
Get there and watch
- NKS Sykehotellplace to stay · 13 km · 1 within 10 km
- Flatebynearest town · 3.1 km in a straight line
- Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at OSL airport (Oslo)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 kmFugletårnet
- 5marked trails within 4 kmBlåstier i Østmarka, Kulturminneløype Rælingen, Kulturminnesti i Stranda/Flateby and 2 more
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmTrollåsen, Fugletårnet and 3 more
- 8car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 1places to stay within 10 kmNKS Sykehotell
- bird hides within 6 km
- 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 Øyeren.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas861 mountains within 25 kmVardåsen374 m · 7.1 kmRamstadslottet394 m · 8.6 kmBarlindåsen398 m · 8.7 kmBarlinderåsen400 m · 8.8 kmFoksen299 m · 16 kmHaukåsen358 m · 16 kmViktjernhøgda331 m · 20 kmPrekestolen411 m · 25 km
Lakeyas23 lakes within 15 kmØyeren70 km² · 0.8 km↗Svelle6.5 km² · 8.1 kmBørtervanna2.7 km² · 8.9 kmMosjøen0.6 km² · 9.6 kmBølertjern0.8 km² · 9.9 kmSkålsjøen0.3 km² · 11 kmTunnsjøen0.8 km² · 11 kmSør-Elvåga1.5 km² · 14 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmOslo ObservatoryBortle 9 · 26 km
Cascadyas6 waterfalls within 15 kmKvennhusfossen · 4.3 kmSøstufossen · 4.7 kmKattfossen · 8.8 kmSpruta · 13 kmSvanefoss · 13 kmNygårdsfoss · 13 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.
Øyeren
Norway
- 88Birdyas Score
- 279Species
- 185Migrants
- 16Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q317277) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 381,971 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, Darkskyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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