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Description
The birds start to arrive at Killingholmen in February when the ice starts to loose its grip on the coastal waters. Then ducks start to rest in the shallow parts of the bay; tukkasotka (at most 100) and around 1000 isokoskelo can be found. Also the rarer winter ducks like tavi, punasotka, uivelo, lapasotka and tukkakoskelo. A few hundred geese and around 100 laulujoutsen feed on the areas fields and coastal meadows around march. In March the other early spring birds also arrive; kiuru, sepelkyyhky, kottarainen and töyhtöhyyppä. In spring you can find viiksitimali in the reed beds.
Year round varpushaukka, merikotka and hiirihaukka are the common predatory birds. But maakotka, sinisuohaukka and isohaarahaukka pass by the area. Most common passerine birds arrive in March/April. Slätbaken is a stopping point for passerine birds, which makes it common to find uncommonly early kangaskiuru and kulorastas.
From late February and in March the owls in the area can be heard calling. lehtopöllö varpuspöllö and huuhkaja are sometimes heard. In March more geese start to arrive and not only the common kanadanhanhi and merihanhi. Also tundrahanhi (at most 67) and valkoposkihanhi (at most 100). metsähanhi, tundrametsähanhi and lyhytnokkahanhi are sometimes found. Also pikkujoutsen has been observed.
On the coastal meadows large amounts of passerine bird start to rest in the end of March and in April. niittykirvinen, västäräkki, hemppo are the most common. Among these luotokirvinen is regularly seen. In the large grassy areas suopöllö can be found. On the coastal meadows rantasipi, metsäviklo, punajalkaviklo, haapana, harmaasorsa, Lapasorsa, liro, kapustarinta, taivaanvuohi and silkkiuikku. Most common dabbling ducks are found but only tavi is numerous (at most 70). At the Torpa damm heinätavi and jouhisorsa have been seen, along with smaller amounts of other ducks.
In april large amounts of thrushes move past the fields and coastal meadows. Hundreds of laulurastas, punakylkirastas, räkättirastas and kulorastas are seen. In the end of May and April most birds disappear, except for the breeders.
In May the latest passerine birds, and night active birds arrive. On the fields niittysuohaukka, muuttohaukka and ruisrääkkä are found. selkälokki sometimes rest on the coastal meadows in May. punavarpunen often sings here. On the meadows valkoposkihanhi, merihanhi, kanadanhanhi, harmaasorsa, punajalkaviklo, töyhtöhyyppä, silkkiuikku, tukkasotka, telkkä and nokikana breed. In the area pikkutikka, pikkulepinkäinen, tavi and laulujoutsen breed. At Storåns river mouth you can observe kuningaskalastaja.
During autumn Hov strandängar becomes better for birding. From July the area is a good site for wading birds such as töyhtöhyyppä, kuovi, tylli, pikkutylli, rantasipi, taivaanvuohi, kapustarinta, valkoviklo, punajalkaviklo, suokukko, liro and metsäviklo. These are all common, while pikkusirri, suosirri, pikkukuovi, lapinsirri and kuovisirri are more rare.
Other wetland birds are often found. Among the rarer birds kuningaskalastaja, räyskä, sinirinta and jalohaikara can be noted. Large amounts of gulls, geese and terns can be found, especially merihanhi which some years have been found as numerous as 3000.
Large amounts of passerine birds are found in the meadow areas. The most numerous passerine birds are tikli (250 at most), haarapääsky (500 at most), pensastasku, kivitasku, kottarainen (600 at most). Later in autumn pikku-uikku, jänkäkurppa, vuorihemppo, mustakurkku-uikku, uivelo and lapasotka are sometimes found.
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Inre Slätbaken is located east of the town of Söderköping. Parking can be found around Hov and several other places. Click on a P in the map for directions to a parking spot.