Norway Ramsar wetland
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve
118 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
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This month here
31 species in January.23 species in February.24 species in March.27 species in April.78 species in May.84 species in June.76 species in July.71 species in August.34 species in September.4 species in October.2 species in November.0 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
118 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).
- 118Speciesrecorded more than once
- 63Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,436Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 2Owls
- 24Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 41Songbirds
- 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 118 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common MurreUria aalge
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds41 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- 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 May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-4°/-8°78 mm
- Feb-4°/-8°77 mm
- Mar-2°/-6°97 mm
- Apr1°/-3°68 mm
- May5°/1°82 mm
- Jun10°/5°96 mm
- Jul14°/9°98 mm
- Aug13°/8°90 mm
- Sep9°/5°96 mm
- Oct3°/0°100 mm
- Nov0°/-4°87 mm
- Dec-2°/-6°96 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve.
Protected area in Norway
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
118 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,436 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Gull, the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the Hooded Crow.
49 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck, Black-legged kittiwake and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Sandnes Campingcampsite · 7.6 km · 2 within 10 km
- Henriksen Gjestestueplace to stay · 2.9 km · 4 within 10 km
- Storslettnearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 2 km in a straight lineCar hire at ALF airport (Alta)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
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmNordreisa turistinformasjon
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmUtsikten
- 17car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmSandnes Camping, Fosselv Camping
- 4places to stay within 10 kmHenriksen Gjestestue, North of Lyngen Apartments, Reisafjord hotel and 1 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Reisautløpet Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas454 mountains within 25 kmJyppyrä876 m · 5.8 kmBlåtinden1,138 m · 17 kmRappesvarri581 m · 18 kmVáddašgáissát · 21 kmViten · 23 kmNordmannviktinden1,354 m · 24 kmKvænangsfjellet · 24 kmStore Kågtinden1,230 m · 25 km
Coastya12 beaches within 10 kmPollen · 0.6 kmNordkjosen · 2.1 kmSørkjosen · 3.7 kmStorvika · 6.5 kmKvalbukta · 6.8 kmStorbukta · 7.5 kmBonnikbukta · 7.5 kmRavelseidbotn · 8.7 km
Lakeyas7 lakes within 15 kmSikkájávri1.7 km² · 8.3 kmSieiddejávri0.2 km² · 8.5 kmForsvatnet0.6 km² · 9.5 kmØvrevatnet0.6 km² · 11 kmSadjingáissájávri0.9 km² · 12 kmHolmevannet0.4 km² · 13 kmAnnavatnet0.3 km² · 13 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmForsen · 9.5 kmFossen · 15 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyReisaelva127 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.
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve
Norway
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 63Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11997506) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,436 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, Coastya, 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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