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Arnkilsøre

Als  >  Denmark

Forested headland. The area also has a grazed plain and a coastline. So many different habitats for birds in a small area.

Added* by Maria Petersen
Most recent update 7 January 2023
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Description

Arnkil Forest is located at the far end of the Arnkil peninsula between Augustenborg Fjord and Alssund. The area is a total of 106 hectares, of which the forest stands 66 hectares and the grazed plain area at the far end of Arnkilsøre approx. 30 hectares. Among the birds you can encounter are Little Grebe, Common Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Golden Plover, Common Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Hobby, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Nuthatch and Meadow Pipit.

Details

Access

The area has three parking lots. Click on a P in the map to get directions to the parking of your choice. The circular walk indicated on the map is about 6 km long.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Grassland , Scattered trees and bushes , Plain , Sea , Beach

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape , High water possible

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Summer

Route

Wide path , Paved road , Unpaved road , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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Map

birdingplace
bird
hide/platform
lookout tower
parking
point of interest
restaurant/café
viewpoint
visitor centre
Route
500 m

Top 5 birds

Little Grebe
1. Little Grebe
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Eurasian Oystercatcher
2. Eurasian Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
European Golden Plover
3. European Golden Plover
(Pluvialis apricaria)
Common Snipe
4. Common Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)
Eurasian Jay
5. Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)

Other birds you can see here

Mute Swan
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Whooper Swan
Whooper Swan
(Cygnus cygnus)
Common Shelduck
Common Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)
Common Eider
Common Eider
(Somateria mollissima)
Common Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)
Goosander
Goosander
(Mergus merganser)
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)
Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Common Ringed Plover
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
(Numenius arquata)
Dunlin
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank
(Tringa nebularia)
Common Redshank
Common Redshank
(Tringa totanus)
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
European Herring Gull
European Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Larus fuscus)
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
(Larus marinus)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
(Strix aluco)
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)
Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)
Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Greater Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
Goldcrest
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Treecreeper
(Certhia familiaris)
Short-toed Treecreeper
Short-toed Treecreeper
(Certhia brachydactyla)
Wren
Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Fieldfare
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
European Robin
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
Common Redstart
Common Redstart
(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Whinchat
Whinchat
(Saxicola rubetra)
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear
(Oenanthe oenanthe)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Meadow Pipit
Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)
Common Chaffinch
Common Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Brambling
Brambling
(Fringilla montifringilla)
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer
(Emberiza citrinella)

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