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Description
Stegeborg lies in the middle of the long bay of Slätbaken. In and around Stegeborg ca 180 bird species have been recorded. The strait at Stegeborg is ice-free almost all winters, if the temperture is not too cold the deeper parts around Stegeborg are also open. Large amounts of Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Goosander, Mallard and Eurasian Coot winter in the aera. Numbering in the hundreds sometimes in the thousands. Along with these smaller amounts of less common wintering birds like Smew, Greater Scaup, Gadwall, Common Teal, Great Crested Grebe, Common Pochard, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron, Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose and Canada Goose. The area is home to wintering gulls. Many White-tailed Eagle also winter here. As do passerine birds like Great Grey Shrike, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, and European Robin.
During spring migration many dabbling ducks (Common Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, and Northern Pintail), swans and geese can be found. Most common among geese are Greylag Goose and Canada Goose. Often in the hundreds. Often a few Greater White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean Goose, and Tundra Bean Goose. Hundreds of Whooper Swan use the fields during migraton. Hundreds of Tufted Duck and Common Goldeneye can also be found. Common Eider can also be observed during migration. Quite a few birds of prey can be seen. Some of the more common are Western Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Osprey and Eurasian Goshawk. Sometimes Black Redstart can be found. Slavonian Grebe and Black-throated Diver often stay on the waters.
Red-backed Shrike, Common Rosefinch, Wood Lark, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher and Eurasian Skylark all breed on the fields and forests. In the reedbeds Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, and Reed Warbler breed. While Great Reed Warbler and Marsh Warbler are sometimes heard. Barnacle Goose, Great Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe and Gadwall breed. Lesser Black-backed Gull and European Honey-buzzard can sometimes be seen. During autumn large flocks of diving ducks, and some passerine birds can often be found.
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Parking can bee done at Stegborgs castle ruins, at Norrkrog (the port on the other side of Slätbaken to Stegborg). Parking can also be done at Yxeltorpaviken, and at Fläskfjärden. Click on a P in the map to get directions to a parking spot.