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Open area with arable land, islands and marshes with juniper bushes and some deciduous trees nearby. From a bird observation tower you can oversee the area.
Backgården is an area of open fields fields that border the lake of Stora Aspen. In the spring, not only many migrating birds fly over but there is a chance to see many kinds of geese, as well as kaňa sivá, snehuľka severská, ostrohárka severská, sokol kobec, stehlík horský, drozd kolohrivec, hvizdák malý and also different kinds of ducks can be seen with a little luck (potápač malý, kačica lyžičiarka, kačica chripľavka and kačica hvizdárka). Common species during the summer are hlaholka severská, potáplica stredná, potáplica malá, rybár riečny, čajka sivá, čajka striebristá, pŕhľaviar červenkastý, cibík chochlatý, kormorán veľký, orliak morský, kršiak rybár, sokol myšiar (pustovka) and hvizdák veľký.
Waders like močiarnica mekotavá, kalužiak močiarny and kalužiak perlavý are usually seen in the marsh. In winter, there is a bird feed that often has a lot of strnádka obyčajná (which are also stationary in summer). Also hýľ obyčajný, zelienka obyčajná, stehlík obyčajný, sýkorka hôrna, sojka obyčajná, sýkorka belasá, sýkorka veľká, pinka severská (ikavec) and brhlík obyčajný to name a few have been seen at the feeding place in winter. If you are lucky, there is a chance of several kinds of woodpeckers. At the feeding site ďateľ veľký is a frequent visitor in winter (it is common there all year round). žlna zelená and tesár čierny are on site all year round (but mainly spring, summer and autumn) and are discovered mainly through their sounds.
ďateľ malý, krutohlav hnedý and žlna sivá have also been observed at the site. During summer nights, you may be lucky enough to hear some species. sova lesná sometimes calls, in some years chrapkáč poľný is on the arable land and in the wetland there is a chance for various night songbirds, such as svrčiak zelenkavý, trsteniarik malý and slávik veľký. močiarnica mekotavá is a common species here that is usually noisy after sunset. As it is a bit down to the water, you may need to walk over the grass to be able to listen for night owls properly. The grass is quite tall and usually damp at night, so waterproof shoes are good to have. Please avoid walking on cultivated land.
The easiest way to get here is by car. Parking is on the left side of the road near the bird tower. (GPS for parking: (lat, lon): 59.959438, 15.859923 or click on the P in the map to get directions to the parking.) The bird tower is clearly visible from the parking lot. The area is best experienced by exploring the area on foot and going out to the bird tower.
In the tower there is a notebook in a mailbox upstairs. There you can read previous observations and report your own. The bird feeding is best viewed from the tower, then no binoculars are needed.
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