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Description
The Norsholm area is quite vast and contains many minor sites shortly described here. The areas mentioned are marked with a star on the map. Press on a star and you can see the name of the area.
Grensholmsbron: Winter site with open waters even during harsh winters. Thousands of Krunata Patka (at most 2000), hundreds of Bijeli ronac (only numerous during november and december), Patka Batoglavica (at most 700), Divlja Patka (at most 600), and Veliki ronac (at most 600). Among more rarer wintering birds it is most known for wintering Suri orao, and Vodomar. Other not yearly winter visitors are Two-barred Crossbill, Pine Grosbeak during invasions, and Mali Gnjurac, Patka Kreketaljka, Gorska juričica, Patka Lastarka, Mali ronac, and Polarna juričica during birdrich winters.
Norsholms coastal meadows: Reed free coastal meadows which are rich in waders during late spring and autumn. Although only if the water level is right (only during high water). Few arctic waders are found but Crnokrila Prutka, Kulik Sljepčić, Crna Prutka, Pršljivac, Crvenonoga Prutka, Šljuka Kokošica, Šumska šljuka, Prutka Migavica and Krivokljuna Prutka. Crvenonoga Prutka, Vivak, and Šljuka Kokošica breed. Velika Bijela Čaplja, Vodomar, and Mali ronac are common.
Åby strandängar: Reed coated coastal meadows which are flooded during spring floods. They are then usually filled with early waders and ducks. Bukavac can be heard singing. All common dabbling ducks are usually found except Patka Pupčanica. Zviždara, Divlja Patka, and Patka Kreketaljka. On these coastal meadows Velika Bijela Čaplja is often found.
Braskens grav: is an oxbow lake of the river Motala ström which often floods making it perfect for waders and ducks. Kržulja is numerous, Crna Prutka, and other common tringa-waders are often found along with Mala Šljuka. Velika Bijela Čaplja is often found here. Mlakuša, and Liska breed.
Åby gård: complex of 3 ponds, the large, the small and fiskaretorpet. It is these ponds and the field around them which Norsholm is most known for. It has a bird observation tower. During spring it holds large amounts of ducks and swans with Crvenokljuni Labud, Žutokljuni Labud, Divlja Patka, Zviždara, Patka Kreketaljka, Kržulja, Patka Žličarka, Krunata Patka, Bijeli ronac, and Veliki ronac being common and Patka Pupčanica and Patka Lastarka, being rarer. Other common wetland birds are Liska, Ždral, Siva Čaplja. Veliki Vranac often roost here. Rarer birds roosting are Mali Gnjurac, Mlakuša, Bukavac (nearby reed areas), and Velika Bijela Čaplja. There are small islands in the pond which hold a small tern and gull colony. Theese islands also hold small amounts of waders often; Veliki Pozviždač, Crvenonoga Prutka, Vivak, Pršljivac and Prutka Migavica. During early spring the area is great for roosting geese and swans with hundreds of Lisasta Guska, Siva Guska, Guska Glogovnjača, Kanadska guska, and Sjevernomorska guska during good years. often along with smaller amounts of Mali labud (rare), Tundra guska, Crvenonoga guska, and Grivasta guska (rare).
Around these ponds Mala Ušara, Mali Gnjurac, Mlakuša, Žutokljuni Labud, Ćubasti Gnjurac, Kanadska guska, Siva Guska, Kržulja, Ždral, Vivak, Šljuka Kokošica, Liska, Riječni Galeb, Veliki tamnoleđi galeb, Crvenokljuni Labud, Crvenokljuna Čigra, Fazan, Krunata Patka, Divlja Patka, Patka Batoglavica, and southern Žuta Pastirica breed along with more common birds.
During autumn large amounts of ducks can rest (but less than during spring). The small islands grow during dry summers and can some years hold arctic waders like Žalar Cirikavac, Krivokljuni Žalar, and Sijedi Žalar. Modrovoljka, and Laponska strnadica can sometimes be found on the surrounding fields.
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The areas are located north, west and southwest of the town of Norsholm. There are many parking spaces available. Press a P on the map for directions to a parking.