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Svartåmynning

Östergötland  >  Sweden

Nature reserve on the western shore of the large and shallow lake Roxen. Almost 300 bird species have been recorded in the area.

Ajouté* par Ludwig Gustafsson
Dernière actualisation 31 mars 2022

Description

Svartåmynning is a nature reserve on Lake Roxen and a top bird watching area. From one of Svartåmynnings birdwatching towers you get a sweeping view of the lake. Lake Roxen is a large shallow lake with an average depth of 4.8 meters. In Svartåmynning 279 bird species have been seen, and in Roxen as a whole 296 bird spiecies have been seen. In the winter just as the snow dissappeares in February the first spring birds arrive: Étourneau sansonnet, Alouette des champs, Linotte à bec jaune, Grive litorne, Bruant des neiges and Vanneau huppé. As the area around Svartåmynning is one of the first places to become ice free in early march, you can usually find large gatherings of Canard siffleur, Oie des moissons, Fuligule morillon, Oie cendrée, Garrot à oeil d'or, Harle bièvre, Harle piette, Bernache du Canada and Sarcelle d'hiver. In late march many of the less common birds can arrive Grande Aigrette, Oie à bec court, Canard pilet, Canard souchet and Bernache nonnette. At the same time the coastal meadows are filled with: Linotte mélodieuse, Pipit farlouse, Pipit des arbres and Pluvier doré. The first waders also start to appear: Chevalier gambette, Chevalier culblanc, Barge à queue noire, Bécassine des marais, Courlis cendré and Grand Gravelot.

In late March the first Oie naine arrive on their route to the mountains. This is one of the few areas where this goose can still be seen regularly. In April even more ducks and geese arrive. Now the first substantial amounts of waders arrive. With them the first Petit Gravelot, Courlis corlieu, Huîtrier pie, Bécasseau variable, Chevalier aboyeur and Combattant varié are ussually seen. Around Sättuna the very large Mouette rieuse colony starts to form. Around this time you can find Mouette pygmée in large amounts, and sometimes even the rare Mouette mélanocéphale. At the same time the first terns arrive Sterne arctique, Sterne caspienne and Sterne pierregarin. This is usually the best time for watching marine ducks who often wander to the lake, sometimes in large flocks. The most common of theese are Macreuse noire and Fuligule milouinan. But Macreuse brune, Harelde boréale and Eider à duvet are can also be seen. The lake is used by thousands Fuligule morillon as feeding grounds. On the coastal meadows also often se marine birds like Pipit maritime . In the latter part of april the latest duck Sarcelle d'été starts to appear. Now the waders take over with even more species like Chevalier sylvain, Bécasseau de Temminck, Chevalier arlequin and Pluvier argenté even some of the rarest waders are seen quite regularly: Bécasseau falcinelle, Phalarope à bec étroit, Chevalier stagnatile (not seen every year, has breed once) Pluvier fauve (now seen 4 years in a row). Now the Guifette noire and Roselin cramoisi also arrive.

In Svartåmynning many rare birdspecies breed. The area has a very large amount of breeding waders: Chevalier gambette (common) Bécassine des marais (common), Vanneau huppé (common), Barge à queue noire (Swedens northernmost population of the bird breeds here), Petit Gravelot (uncommon), Huîtrier pie (uncommon), Courlis cendré (uncommon). On the coastal meadows large amount of ducks and geese also breed. On the ground Linotte mélodieuse, Pipit farlouse, Pie-grièche écorcheur and Alouette des champs all breed. Balbuzard pêcheur, Buse variable, Faucon pèlerin, Faucon crécerelle, Épervier d'Europe, Pygargue à queue blanche and Busard des roseaux all breed in the area.

As autumn starts to rear its head the waders start to increase again. If the water in Roxen is at the right level hundreds of waders can bee seen. Waders like: Chevalier sylvain (often 100+), Chevalier aboyeur (often 30+), Grand Gravelot (often 100+) Combattant varié (often 200+), Petit Gravelot (often 20+), Chevalier arlequin (often 50+). In autumn the arctic waders are much more common and in August-September they can be seen in the hundreds: Bécasseau variable (often 300+), Bécasseau maubèche (often 100+), Pluvier argenté (often 50+) Bécasseau cocorli (often 30+). Many quite rare waders are regularly seen at Svartåmynning in autumn like Bécasseau falcinelle, Bécasseau sanderling, Phalarope à bec étroit, Tournepierre à collier and Barge à queue noire (islandica).

During autumn large flock of finches, starlings, wagtails and pipits often congregate on the coastal meadows. In these flock rarer birds like Pipit à gorge rousse and Bruant lapon are often found. When the geese arrive again there can usually be found a few Bernache cravant. When the late autumn arrives and the ducks yet again reach their peak, you can see thousands of Fuligule morillon (often 5000+) Harle bièvre (has decreased but could once be seen in the thousands in the lake) Harle piette (often 1300+, highest concentrations in the country), Grèbe huppé (often 2000+, highest concentration the country). Among these birds you can sometimes find rarer ducks.

Détails

Accès

Just outside of Linköping along the road between Ljungsbro and Linköping. There are three different entrances to the reserve. The south at Sättuna, the middle at Nybrobaden and the north at Sjövik. All of them have bird towers and information signs. The bird towers at Nybrobaden and Sättuna are accessible by wheelchair. Several parking spaces are available. Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point. Marked trails run from the car parks to the bird towers.

Terrain et Habitat

Arbres et buissons disséminés , Prairie , Zone humide , Plaine , Rivière , Lac , Forêt , Plage , Vasières , Agriculture , Roselière , Ville/village

Conditions

Plat , Marécageux , Pas d'ombre , Niveau d'eau élevé probable , Paysage ouvert

Boucle

Oui

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Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Meilleure période pour une visite

Automne , Printemps

Itinéraire

Route pavée

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Oui

Informations supplémentaires

Don't disturb the birds. Follow the signs, some of the paths are of limits during the breeding season (April-July)

Voir les sites d'observation voisins publiés sur Birdingplaces

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