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Description
Just as any season at Gärstad, the area is overflowing with gulls even in winter. Most common are Ασημόγλαρος του Βορά and Γιγαντόγλαρος. But also smaller amounts of wintering Θυελλόγλαρος and Καστανοκέφαλος Γλάρος. During cold winters even Glaucous Gull has been found. The gulls also attract large amounts of wintering birds of prey like (Ευρωπαϊκός) Θαλασσαετός, Πετρίτης, (Κοινή) Γερακίνα, and (Κοινό) Ξεφτέρι. 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 (Κοινός) Σπίνος (rare in winter), (Κοινό) Φανέτο (rare in winter), Twite, Κουφομπεκάτσινο and Καρβουνιάρης 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 Hooded Crow, (Κοινός) Κόρακας and (Ευρωπαϊκή) Κάργια.
During sping most of the Θυελλόγλαρος and Καστανοκέφαλος Γλάρος return to Gärstadverken. Rarer gulls like Μελανόγλαρος, and Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας are also found during this period. Early spring birds are also often found here first like (Ευρωπαϊκό) Ψαρόνι, (Κοινή) Σιταρήθρα, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Καλημάνα, and (Κοινή) Φάσσα. 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 Κοκκινοσκέλης, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Στρειδοφάγος, and (Ευρωπαϊκό) Βροχοπούλι being common. During autumn even some arctic waders can be found.
During summer Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι, (Κοκκινόλαιμο) Νανοβουτηχτάρι, Ποταμοσφυριχτής, Χειμωνοβουτηχτάρι and Μαυροβουτηχτάρι, who arrive in spring, all breed in the many dams in the area. Μαυροβουτηχτάρι 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 Θυελλόγλαρος and Ασημόγλαρος του Βορά. Although they often venture into lake Roxen. Here Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας is relativley numerous, and Ασημόγλαρος της Μεσογείου can be found. Other rare gulls like Τριδάκτυλος Γλάρος (very rare) and Νανόγλαρος 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.