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Description
At the Umeälvens delta 295 bird species have been recorded. The delta holds a few rarer wintering birds like: Háromujjú hőcsik, Nagy pirók, Szalagos keresztcsőrű, hamvas küllő, and Szürke zsezse. During each spring around 6000 Énekes hattyú stay at the delta. Around one thousand Tőkés réce, Csörgo réce, and Fütyülő réce use the area as feeding grounds during the spring. Also hundreds of Nyílfarkú réce, Kerceréce, Nagy bukó and Kontyos réce. Ducks who are rarely seen in Northern Sweden like Böjti réce, Bütykös ásólúd, Kendermagos réce, Barátréce, and Hegyi réce can often be seen.
Large amounts of wader use the delta as feeding grounds. Most common are Pajzsoscankó, Havasi partfutó, Aranylile, Nagy póling, Bíbic and Réti cankó. Also rare waders like Kis lile, vékonycsőrű víztaposó, Nagy goda, Havasi lile, Kis goda and Sárjáró. Erdei sármány is regularly seen. Barna rétihéja and Kerti sármány breed.
During spring the fields close to the delta are fillled with geese, passerine birds and waders. Some of the rarer birds often seen are Sarkantyús sármány, Kenderike, Rozsdástorkú pityer and Balkáni gerle. During atumn the coastal meadows are once again filled with wading birds migrationg south. During autumn more arctic waders are seen, while less of the southern species are seen.
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Access
In several places in the nature reserve there are bird towers and other facilities for bird watching. See the map below. Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point. To protect nesting birds, you are not allowed to walk off marked trails between April 1 and August 15. Ramps, bird towers, hides and platforms may be used during this time.
A suspension bridge suitable for both wheelchair users and strollers makes Stora Tuvan accessible from the parking lot (see the map). On the island, an accessible ramp through lush deciduous forest goes out to the bird tower. The ramp is also available for the visually impaired. There is a hide at the far end of the headland.