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Description
At the Umeälvens delta 295 bird species have been recorded. The delta holds a few rarer wintering birds like: Ciocănitoare de munte, Mugurar de taiga, Fofecuță bălțată, Ghionoaie sură, and Inăriță de tundră. During each spring around 6000 Lebădă de iarnă stay at the delta. Around one thousand Rață mare, Rață mică, and Rață fluierătoare use the area as feeding grounds during the spring. Also hundreds of Rață sulițar, Rață sunătoare, Ferestraș mare and Rață moțată. Ducks who are rarely seen in Northern Sweden like Rață cârâitoare, Călifar alb, Rață pestriță, Rață cu cap castaniu, and Rață cu cap negru can often be seen.
Large amounts of wader use the delta as feeding grounds. Most common are Bătăuș, Fugaci de țărm, Ploier auriu, Culic mare, Nagâț and Fluierar de mlaștină. Also rare waders like Prundăraș gulerat mic, Notatiță, Sitar de mal, Prundăraș de munte, Sitar de mal nordic and Prundăraș de nămol. Presură de pădure is regularly seen. Erete de stuf and Presură de grădină breed.
During spring the fields close to the delta are fillled with geese, passerine birds and waders. Some of the rarer birds often seen are Presură de tundră, Cânepar, Fâsă roșiatică and Guguștiuc. During atumn the coastal meadows are once again filled with wading birds migrationg south. During autumn more arctic waders are seen, while less of the southern species are seen.
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Access
In several places in the nature reserve there are bird towers and other facilities for bird watching. See the map below. Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point. To protect nesting birds, you are not allowed to walk off marked trails between April 1 and August 15. Ramps, bird towers, hides and platforms may be used during this time.
A suspension bridge suitable for both wheelchair users and strollers makes Stora Tuvan accessible from the parking lot (see the map). On the island, an accessible ramp through lush deciduous forest goes out to the bird tower. The ramp is also available for the visually impaired. There is a hide at the far end of the headland.