Description
Lillängsgölen is easily accessible by a bird observation tower. The lake is best from May to June when the breeding birds arrive. In the reed ruokokerttunen, Luhtakana and pajusirkku breed. On the coastal wetlands Kurki, lehtokurppa taivaanvuohi and töyhtöhyyppä breed. kaakkuri, mustakurkku-uikku, sinisorsa, tavi, laulujoutsen and telkkä breed on the lake. Some years metsäviklo, punasotka, kanadanhanhi, ruskosuohaukka, andnuolihaukka breed.
In the forest around many pine favouring birds breed, some more common are teeri, töyhtötiainen, pikkulepinkäinen, metso, rautiainen, käenpiika, pikkutikka, käpytikka, palokärki, tiltaltti, sääksi (kalasääski), varpushaukka, and hiirihaukka.
Details
Access
Lillängsgölen is located 18 km northeast of Eksjö. There is a small parking lot next to the road. Press P on the map for directions to the parking lot. The trail to the birding tower (500 m) is not clearly marked.
