Russia / Norway Ramsar wetland
Pasvik Nature Reserve
171 bird species recorded; the most in June.
Andrei Humala (Panoramio) · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
15 species in January.12 species in February.28 species in March.53 species in April.137 species in May.156 species in June.129 species in July.129 species in August.115 species in September.47 species in October.18 species in November.9 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.
NT
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
171 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).
- 171Speciesrecorded more than once
- 132Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 33,489Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 56 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 6Owls
- 25Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 27Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 70Songbirds
- 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 171 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Great Grey OwlStrix nebulosa
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
Ducks & geese27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds70 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Siberian TitPoecile cinctus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great titParus major
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
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-10°/-16°40 mm
- Feb-10°/-15°34 mm
- Mar-5°/-12°36 mm
- Apr0°/-5°46 mm
- May7°/1°80 mm
- Jun13°/6°95 mm
- Jul17°/10°109 mm
- Aug14°/8°100 mm
- Sep9°/4°73 mm
- Oct1°/-2°60 mm
- Nov-5°/-10°43 mm
- Dec-7°/-13°44 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Pasvik Nature Reserve.
Nature reserve in Sør-Varanger municipality, Norway
Pasvik Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Russia.
171 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 33,489 open records.
The most recorded are the Willow Warbler, the Brambling and the Whooper Swan.
108 species come for the summer, 17 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Broad-billed Sandpiper, Velvet scoter and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Øvre Pasvik Campingcampsite · 8.4 km · 1 within 10 km
- Ellentjernkoiaplace to stay · 8.8 km · 7 within 10 km
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 70 km in a straight lineCar hire at IVL airport (Ivalo)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmØvre Pasvik Camping
- 7places to stay within 10 kmEllentjernkoia and 6 more
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Pasvik Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas44 mountains within 25 kmGjøkåsen180 m · 5.5 kmSteinfjellet213 m · 8.8 kmHallerfjellet220 m · 10 kmVillreinåsen200 m · 16 kmKranglfjellet164 m · 17 kmGora Virnimya419 m · 17 kmHaglklumpen338 m · 22 kmGora Shuort494 m · 25 km
Lakeyas25 lakes within 15 kmKhevaskoski Reservoir6.8 km² · 5.4 kmGjøkvatnet0.6 km² · 5.5 kmEllentjønna1.1 km² · 8.8 kmSvartbrysttjønna1.6 km² · 11 kmEllenvatnet12 km² · 13 kmØdevatnet2.8 km² · 13 kmVaggatem59 km² · 15 kmLille Føllvatnet1.1 km² · 15 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmHestefossen · 2.7 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.
Pasvik Nature Reserve
Russia
- 74Birdyas Score
- 171Species
- 132Migrants
- 5Threatened
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve
Norway · 328 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 63Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3432287) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 33,489 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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