Description
Kaidanpään Lintutorni is a bird observation tower that offers a great vantage point for observing various bird species. You can see waterfowl, herons, and have a good chance to hear (Ευρασιατικός) Ήταυρος and (Ευρωπαϊκή) Νεροκοτσέλα. (Ευρωπαϊκός) Θαλασσαετός can be seen hunting all year round. Other birds you can observe in the area include Αγριόκυκνος, (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρόπαπια, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Σφυριχτάρι, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Κιρκίρι, Μαυροκέφαλη Πάπια, Νανοπρίστης, Χηνοπρίστης, Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Γερανός, Μαχητής, (Κοινό) Μπεκατσίνι, Λασπότρυγγας, Κοκκινοσκέλης, Καρατζάς, Ποταμογλάρονο, Ψαραετός, Καλαμόκιρκος, Πευκοδρυοκολάπτης, Δεντρογέρακο, Ελατοπαπαδίτσα, Λοφιοπαπαδίτσα, Μουστακαλής, Σχοινοποταμίδα, Καλαμοποταμίδα, Δεντροκελάδα and Χρυσοτσίχλονο.
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Access
Kaidanpään Lintutorni is located in Masku, which is about 25 kilometers northwest of the city of Turku. You can reach the area by local bus but then you still have to walk some kilometers. So best to go there is with car or by bicycle. There is small parking place where the path to birding tower starts. Press P on the map for directions to the parking. From the parking you have to walk about 1 km to the observation tower.

