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Description
Just as any season at Gärstad, the area is overflowing with gulls even in winter. Most common are racek stříbřitý and racek mořský. But also smaller amounts of wintering racek bouřní and racek chechtavý. During cold winters even racek šedý has been found. The gulls also attract large amounts of wintering birds of prey like orel mořský, sokol stěhovavý, káně lesní, and krahujec obecný. If the dams are ice free smaller amounts of ducks, geese and swans can be found in the area. Around Gärstadverken there are smaller amounts of wasteland enjoyed by birds during winter and alte autumn. Rare birds like pěnkava obecná (rare in winter), konopka obecná (rare in winter), konopka žlutozobá, slučka malá and rehek domácí have been found along with many more common wintering birds. Along with the gulls large amounts of crows also winter in the area. Most numerous are vrána šedá, krkavec velký and kavka obecná.
During sping most of the racek bouřní and racek chechtavý return to Gärstadverken. Rarer gulls like racek žlutonohý, and racek bělohlavý are also found during this period. Early spring birds are also often found here first like špaček obecný, skřivan polní, čejka chocholatá, and holub hřivnáč. The fields around Gärstadverken are also often filled with geese and swans during this period. When the dams open up most dabbling ducks common in the area can be found.
Gärstadverken is a quite surprisingly good location for wading birds. With vodouš rudonohý, ústřičník velký, and kulík zlatý being common. During autumn even some arctic waders can be found.
During summer potápka roháč, potápka malá, kulík říční, potápka žlutorohá and potápka černokrká, who arrive in spring, all breed in the many dams in the area. potápka černokrká is extremely rare (only breeds in one other area in Sweden since it recently disappeared from Skåne) and might have left this location for good since it wasn't found in 2022.
During autumn gulls are most numerous. Thousands of racek bouřní and racek stříbřitý. Although they often venture into lake Roxen. Here racek bělohlavý is relativley numerous, and Racek středomořský can be found. Other rare gulls like racek tříprstý (very rare) and racek malý can also be seen.
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Gärstadverken is located between the city of Linköping and lake Roxen. There is a parking lot. Click on a P in the map for directions to a parking.