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Utlängan

Blekinge  >  Sweden

Small island in the Southeastern corner of Sweden. It has large swathes of coastal meadows, and forests. It holds a strategic position for migration.

Added* by Ludwig Gustafsson
Most recent update 10 března 2022

Description

Utlängan is an island in the Karlskrona archipelago. The island is situated the furthest out to sea of any of the archipelago's islands. Utlängan is approximately 3 km long and 1.5 km across. The island covers just over 215 hectares. 329 bird species have been recorded at Utlängan. Along the coastal meadows and seaweed rich bays waders often rest. Most of them are found in early May and from late July-August. The most common species are: vodouš rudonohý, jespák obecný andkulík písečný. Many rarer species like lyskonoh úzkozobý, slučka malá and jespáček ploskozobý are regularly found.

Utlängen is an excellent observation area for migration. Thousands of migrating berneška bělolící, berneška tmavá, turpan černý, turpan hnědý, kajka mořská, rybák obecný, jeřáb popelavý, hoholka lední and koliha velká can be found. The area is one of the best in Sweden when it comes to migrating waterfowl.

The island is a last stopover in Sweden for many migrating passerine birds during migration season. Large amounts of budníček větší (has been seen in the thousands), čížek lesní (Has been seen in the thousands), špaček obecný and králíček obecný can often be found. The area is often visited by rare eastern warblers like budníček zlatohlavý, budníček pruhohlavý and pěnice vlašská. Other rare passerine birds sometimes found are Žluva hajní, strnad zahradní and králíček ohnivý.

Details

Access

To get to the island you need to take a ferry from Yttre Park. Parking can be done there. Click on the P in the map to get directions to Yttre Park. The ferry goes a couple times a day (see the link below for time table). Utlängans harbour, called Stenshamn, is an island in its own right and is linked by bridge to Utlängan proper.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Scattered trees and bushes , Wetland , Plain , Dunes , Sea , Beach , Mud flats

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Autumn migration , Spring migration

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Boat

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Links

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