Norsholm Area

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 цуцулест кожувар (at most 2000), hundreds of бел нуркач (only numerous during november and december), четириока патка (at most 700), Дива патка (at most 600), and голем северен нуркач (at most 600). Among more rarer wintering birds it is most known for wintering златен орел, and рибарче. Other not yearly winter visitors are Two-barred Crossbill, Pine Grosbeak during invasions, and мал нуркач, сива патка, нордиско конопјарче, патка ластовичарка, среден северен нуркач, and Arctic Redpoll 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 шарена тринга, мал пескар, црна тринга, бојник, црвенонога тринга, обична бекасина, шумска шљука, шумска тринга and зеленонога тринга. црвенонога тринга, калуѓерка, and обична бекасина breed. голема бела чапја, рибарче, and среден северен нуркач are common.

Åby strandängar: Reed coated coastal meadows which are flooded during spring floods. They are then usually filled with early waders and ducks. голем воден бик can be heard singing. All common dabbling ducks are usually found except патка крецка. патка свиркач, Дива патка, and сива патка. On these coastal meadows голема бела чапја is often found.

Braskens grav: is an oxbow lake of the river Motala ström which often floods making it perfect for waders and ducks. патка берија is numerous, црна тринга, and other common tringa-waders are often found along with мала бекасина. голема бела чапја is often found here. зеленонога блатна кокошка, and црна лиска 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 црвеноклун лебед, жолтоклун лебед, Дива патка, патка свиркач, сива патка, патка берија, патка лажичарка, цуцулест кожувар, бел нуркач, and голем северен нуркач being common and патка крецка and патка ластовичарка, being rarer. Other common wetland birds are црна лиска, сив жерав, сива чапја. голем корморан often roost here. Rarer birds roosting are мал нуркач, зеленонога блатна кокошка, голем воден бик (nearby reed areas), and голема бела чапја. There are small islands in the pond which hold a small tern and gull colony. Theese islands also hold small amounts of waders often; голем српоклун свиркач, црвенонога тринга, калуѓерка, бојник and шумска тринга. During early spring the area is great for roosting geese and swans with hundreds of белочелна гуска, дива гуска, Палска (Посебна) гуска, Canada Goose, and Barnacle Goose during good years. often along with smaller amounts of мал лебед (rare), Tundra Bean Goose, Pink-footed Goose, and Brent Goose (rare).

Around these ponds ушест був, мал нуркач, зеленонога блатна кокошка, жолтоклун лебед, цуцулест нуркач, Canada Goose, дива гуска, патка берија, сив жерав, калуѓерка, обична бекасина, црна лиска, езерски галеб, Голем морски галеб, црвеноклун лебед, речна чигра, Фазан, цуцулест кожувар, Дива патка, четириока патка, and southern Жолта тресиопашка 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 обичен свиркач, белокрстен свиркач, and белоопашест свиркач. Синогушка, and Lapland Bunting can sometimes be found on the surrounding fields.

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.