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Stegeborg

Östergötland  >  Sweden

The waters around Stegeborg are shallow, with coastal meadows, reedbeds, field, and both decidous and pine forests.

Added* by Ludwig Gustafsson
Most recent update 23 септември 2024

Description

Stegeborg lies in the middle of the long bay of Slätbaken. In and around Stegeborg ca 180 bird species have been recorded. The strait at Stegeborg is ice-free almost all winters, if the temperture is not too cold the deeper parts around Stegeborg are also open. Large amounts of цуцулест кожувар, четириока патка, голем северен нуркач, Дива патка and црна лиска winter in the aera. Numbering in the hundreds sometimes in the thousands. Along with these smaller amounts of less common wintering birds like бел нуркач, морски кожувар, сива патка, патка берија, цуцулест нуркач, црвеноглав кожувар, голем корморан, сива чапја, жолтоклун лебед, дива гуска and Canada Goose. The area is home to wintering gulls. Many белоопашест орел also winter here. As do passerine birds like големо страче, имелов дрозд, дрозд боровинкар, and црвеногушка.

During spring migration many dabbling ducks (патка берија, патка свиркач, сива патка, and патка ластовичарка), swans and geese can be found. Most common among geese are дива гуска and Canada Goose. Often in the hundreds. Often a few белочелна гуска, Палска (Посебна) гуска, and Tundra Bean Goose. Hundreds of жолтоклун лебед use the fields during migraton. Hundreds of цуцулест кожувар and четириока патка can also be found. Common Eider can also be observed during migration. Quite a few birds of prey can be seen. Some of the more common are блатна еја, глувчар, орел рибар and јастреб кокошкар. Sometimes циганче can be found. ушест нуркач and белец often stay on the waters.

обично страче, Common Rosefinch, шумска чучулига, сиво муварче, црноглаво муварче and полска чучулига all breed on the fields and forests. In the reedbeds мал трскар, Мочварна овесарка, and трскар рогозар breed. While обичен трскар and блатен трскар are sometimes heard. Barnacle Goose, голем корморан, цуцулест нуркач and сива патка breed. мал црногрб галеб and осојад can sometimes be seen. During autumn large flocks of diving ducks, and some passerine birds can often be found.

Details

Access

Parking can bee done at Stegborgs castle ruins, at Norrkrog (the port on the other side of Slätbaken to Stegborg). Parking can also be done at Yxeltorpaviken, and at Fläskfjärden. Click on a P in the map to get directions to a parking spot.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Scattered trees and bushes , Wetland , Plain , Mountain , Valley , Sea , Reedbeds , Mud flats , Agriculture

Conditions

Hilly , Mountainous , Wet

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Spring , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road , Narrow trail , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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