Description
Sneum Lake is one of only a few larger, coastal lakes in the region and in the spring, summer and autumn, it is home for scarce species like Skjestork, Svartehavsmåke and Blåstrupe, and a mix of waterbirds that varies during the year. The lake attracts great numbers of birds and the list include vagrants such as Gulkinnand, Steppebrakksvale, Franklinmåke. The lake is always woths checking out.
The sea-side always hosts a great number of birds, year-round. In the winter, the tidal flats and salty marshland hosts several species of waders, ducks and gull that concentrate in the coastal bend, with spectacular numbers of Stjertand. In the spring, the area host large numbers of arctic waders, including many thousand Polarsnipe. In the summer, the number of birds decrease and focus species include breeding Svarthalsdykker, Svartehavsmåke and Blåstrupe. In the late summer and autumn the scene changes and the area become home for yet again high numbers of geese, ducks, arctic waders and different passerines and hotspot for e.g. Skjestork with flock over 300 strong, yearly Svømmesnipe and Svartterne and regular surprises.
Details
Access
You acces the area by the road just east of the lake from the highway. There is a nice parkinglot with information posters, from where you can move around the area on foot.


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