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Description
Sømosen is situated west of the suburb of Herlev, next to Lautrupparken. The green area, of which one third is a park with grass and scattered bushes, is neighbour to many large institutions and popular for a short walk in the open air. The bog itself was formed in a hollow after the last Ice Age. It is drained by the stream of Sømose Å. The bog was previously very overgrown, but during the 1980’s the municipality of Ballerup carried out an extensive re-establishment project, opening up large stretches of water and recreating islands and islets where birds can breed without being disturbed. Sømosen has developed into a little oasis with a rich birdlife. In addition to the large colony of езерски галеб, three species of grebe breed here ( мал нуркач, цуцулест нуркач and црвеноврат нуркач), together with many waterfowl. Waders include калуѓерка and мал пескар. речна чигра breed here and can be seen foraging throughout the summer. Passerines include кукавица, Северен славеј and many warblers. The biggest attraction for birdwatchers is probably breeding сипка торбарка. However, the tits have unfortunately not nested here the last few years, although they can sometimes be spotted in the area in spring.
Sømosen is also an excellent locality for migrating and staging birds both spring and autumn. Geese, ducks ( патка крецка , патка берија , патка ластовичарка , патка свиркач , сива патка and патка лажичарка ) can be observed. Raptors include a fair number of глувчар and smaller numbers of осојад, together with infrequent visitors such as црвена луња, гаќест глувчар, белоопашест орел, Полска еја, блатна еја, орел рибар (often seen foraging) – and with some luck мал сокол and сив сокол. голем воден бик has been observed on a few occasions. If there are easterly winds flocks of сив жерав may appear. Many waders ( остригар , калуѓерка , мал пескар , зеленонога тринга , шарена тринга , шумска тринга , речна тринга, обична бекасина og af og til шумска шљука ).
In addition, мал црногрб галеб and Голем морски галеб and even касписка рибарка are occasionally seen. Also sparrows, a lot of larks, pipers, wagtails, swallows, thrushes and finches rest and pull in and over the bog. мустаклеста сипка is seen occasionally. лисесто циганче , обично ливадарче, обично камењарче, сиво муварче, црноглаво муварче, обично страче and Брезова чинка and Lesser Redpoll are seen regularly. обичен трскар has visited the bog for a single year.
In the winter months many wildfowl can be seen and visitors from northern Scandinavia may turn up: жолтоклун лебед, Палска (Посебна) гуска and Canada Goose. In periods of frost, one may be lucky enough to see барска кокошка foraging at close range in Sømose Å or even a мала бекасина. In some years there can be invasions of дрозд боровинкар, лисест дрозд or свиларка, and many colourful finches.
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If using public transport, Sømosen is most easily reached from Copenhagen by taking bus 350S and getting off at Københavns Teknikum (the Copenhagen University College of Engineering) in Ballerup. One can also take the local 167/168 bus from Herlev Station (get off at Herlev Stadium and walk down Rørløkken to Sømosen). If coming by car, it is possible to park on Vingekrogen. There is a bird observation tower in the south-east corner of the bog, and in the north-east corner is a jetty which is very useful as a look-out post.