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Description
Ljusfors lies in the northern part of Östgötaslätten, a large Swedish plain. It is surrounded by large amounts of forest. The coastal meadows are often visited by flocks of Krunata Patka, Burni Galeb, Galeb Klaukavac, Veliki tamnoleđi galeb, Riječni Galeb, Patka Batoglavica, Divlja Patka, Crvenokljuni Labud, Žutokljuni Labud, Liska, Veliki ronac (some times up to 500) Siva Čaplja and Veliki Vranac in the open not frozen parts of the lake. Smaller amounts of rarer wintering waterfowl like Mali Gnjurac, Mali ronac, Bijeli ronac, Ćubasti Gnjurac, and Vodomar.
In the oak meadows tits, woodpeckers, finches winter along with common winter birds like Zimovka, Kugara, Sjeverna juričica, and Sjeverna Zeba. On the fields geese and swans can be found. Siva Guska, Kanadska guska, and Guska Glogovnjača have all been sighted.
During spring and autumn the coastal meadows are filled with large amounts of gulls, waders, passerine birds and terns. Prutka Migavica, Crvenonoga Prutka, Mala Prutka, Vivak, Pršljivac, Šljuka Kokošica, Kulik Sljepčić, and Veliki Pozviždač are all observed although there are often not many wadingbirds.
During spring rains hundreds of Crvenokljuna Čigra and Riječni Galeb could be forced on the lake. Along with smaller amounts of Galeb Klaukavac, Burni Galeb, Veliki tamnoleđi galeb and Arktička čigra.
In the spring and summer large amounts of passerine birds can be heard in the forests. Although mostly common birds can be found, also rarer birds like Mala muharica, Mali djetao and Batokljun can be observed.
On the islands Veliki Trstenjak, Riječni Galeb (large colony), Krunata Patka, Patka Kreketaljka, Sjevernomorska guska, Siva Guska, Crvenonoga Prutka and Veliki Vranac likely breed. Common passerines on the coastal meadows are Gorska juričica (rare and only during the migration), Juričica, Žuta Pastirica, Češljugar, Livadna Trepetljka and Poljska Ševa.
Many species of dabbling ducks can also be found during this season like Kržulja, Zviždara, Patka Kreketaljka, Patka Žličarka, and Patka Pupčanica. Along the river Gorska Pastirica and Vodomar breed, and Vodenkos can be found.
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Access
There are 2 parking spots and 2 nature reserves at the river mouth, one at each side of the river. There is a parking spot and trail at both reserves. At ljusfors naturreservat the trail goes up on a large hill which is perfect for viewing the area. Click on a P in the map for directions.