Finland Ramsar wetland
Salamajärvi National Park
119 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
Erfil · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
1 species in January.0 species in February.1 species in March.0 species in April.91 species in May.90 species in June.41 species in July.21 species in August.0 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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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
119 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).
- 119Speciesrecorded more than once
- 43Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,937Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 183 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 8Raptors
- 4Owls
- 15Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 57Songbirds
- 12Other 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 119 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds57 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great titParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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-7°/-12°52 mm
- Feb-6°/-12°41 mm
- Mar-2°/-8°40 mm
- Apr5°/-2°51 mm
- May13°/4°72 mm
- Jun18°/9°84 mm
- Jul21°/12°105 mm
- Aug18°/11°92 mm
- Sep13°/6°75 mm
- Oct5°/1°75 mm
- Nov-1°/-4°67 mm
- Dec-4°/-9°61 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Salamajärvi National Park.
National park in Finland
Salamajärvi National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Finland.
119 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,937 open records.
The most recorded are the Willow Warbler, the Eurasian Chaffinch and the Tree Pipit.
42 species come for the summer, 0 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Horned Grebe and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Sysilampicampsite · 3.9 km · 4 within 10 km
- Luonnollisesti M&Mplace to stay · 5.1 km · 2 within 10 km
- Kinnulanearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 94 km in a straight lineCar hire at KOK airport (Kokkola / Kruunupyy)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 kmHeikinjärvenneva
- 1observation towers within 6 kmHeikinjärvenneva
- 6marked trails within 4 kmEuroopan vapaareititetty digitaalinen kävelyreitti E6, Suomi, Peuranpolku, Hirvaan kierros and 3 more
- 4campsites within 10 kmSysilampi, Koirasalmen luontotupa, Jyrkkäniemi and 1 more
- 2places to stay within 10 kmLuonnollisesti M&M, Joutenhovi
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Salamajärvi National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas20 lakes within 15 kmHeikinjärvi0.6 km² · 1.2 kmKoirajärvi1.5 km² · 4.5 kmSalamajärvi4.2 km² · 8.1 kmPolvilampi0.4 km² · 10 kmElämäinen1.7 km² · 12 kmMyllyjärvi1.5 km² · 12 kmLehtosenjärvi3.9 km² · 13 kmJäppäjärvi2.9 km² · 14 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmLestijärviBortle 2 · 28 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Salamajärvi National Park
Finland
- 54Birdyas Score
- 119Species
- 43Migrants
- 2Threatened
Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park
Finland · 170 km
- 56Birdyas Score
- 117Species
- 63Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2721494) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,937 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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