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Vanhankaupunginlahti and Viikki are quite large areas of wetland and old forest.
There are several bird towers in the area where you'll have great view over the bay. You can see among many other species: Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Northern Shoveler, Garganey, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Teal, Great Crested Grebe, Stock Dove, Water Rail, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Curlew, Common Snipe, Common Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Great Cormorant, Great Bittern, Grey Heron, Western Marsh Harrier, White-tailed Eagle, Great Spotted Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Hobby, Icterine Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, River Warbler, Eurasian Treecreeper, Barn Swallow, Red-backed Shrike, Thrush Nightingale, Common Chiffchaff, Redwing, Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Bearded Tit, Common Rosefinch, Eurasian Wryneck, Grey-headed Woodpecker.
You can get there by bus or car. Most carparks are limited time only. Explore the area by foot or bike (by bike you can't go everywhere).
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