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Description
Bergafjärden consists of a large coastal meadow in the middle and higher hill/mountainous areas to the north and south. Most of the coastal meadow has been turned into a large beach for tourists but there are parts untouched in the northern part of the bay. Over the years 207 species have been recorded. During winter ice-free periods are often birdrich although the shallow waters often makes it frozen during winters. црвеноклун лебед, жолтоклун лебед, бел нуркач, Дива патка, голем северен нуркач, четириока патка, Сребренест галеб, обичен галеб and цуцулест кожувар are the common seafowl during this period. Among other birds дива гуска, сива чапја, големо страче, and белоопашест орел are uncommon. Wintering woodpeckers like сивоглав клукајдрвец, зелен клукајдрвец, and Тропски клукајдрвец can be found most years. Some years Common Scoter, среден северен нуркач, долгоопашеста патка, белокрила црнка, црвеноглав кожувар and сива чапја also winter. In the forest most of common forest birds can be found. During invasions Pine Grosbeak and Two-barred Crossbill can be found.
During spring most of the previously mentioned waterfowl become more common and in March many geese arrive. Larger amounts of дива гуска (100 at most), and Canada Goose (100 at most) can be found. Often along it smaller amounts of Barnacle Goose and sometimes Палска (Посебна) гуска, белочелна гуска, and even мала белочелна гуска (only very rarley). Among water fowl, жолтоклун лебед (at most 300), четириока патка (at most 300), and патка берија (at most 90) along with smaller amounts of белокрила црнка, Common Eider, среден северен нуркач, голем северен нуркач, бел нуркач, Дива патка, патка лажичарка and патка свиркач. Uncommon ducks in the area are сива патка, патка ластовичарка, and патка крецка.
During spring many waders can be found. Most common among these are црвенонога тринга, шумска тринга, зеленонога тринга, мал пескар, шумска шљука, речна тринга, остригар, шарена тринга, голем српоклун свиркач, среден пескар and бојник. More rarely Bar-tailed Godwit, шарен српоклун свиркач, златно блатарче црна тринга, обичен свиркач and белоопашест свиркач can be found. During perfect weather even Red Knot, бел свиркач, Red Knot, мал свиркач, блатен свиркач or белокрстен свиркач can be found although these are more common during autumn (while still being very rare).
During this period common terns (Arctic Tern, речна чигра, касписка рибарка), common gulls (Сребренест галеб, Голем морски галеб, мал црногрб галеб, обичен галеб and езерски галеб) and sometimes the rare мал галеб is found. At bergafjärden notable breeding birds are цуцулест нуркач (some years, rare), Common Eider, белокрила црнка, Barnacle Goose, Обична (Црнонокна) ветрушка, ушест нуркач, касписка рибарка, Arctic Tern and речна чигра. During early autumn large amounts of waterfowl, geese and waders can be found although these are often more numerous than in spring and arctic waders like блатен свиркач are more common during autumn than spring. Most waders are found during august.
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As there is a large camping in the area, parking and acessibility is quite easy. Click on the P in the map for directions.