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Description
Vanhankaupunginlahti is Helsinki’s great urban wetland. It is an internationally important bird area and a Ramsar site. It combines reedbeds, mudflats, forest edges, and open water, with year‑round birding and excellent infrastructure. There are several bird observation towers in the area where you'll have great view over the bay.
You can see among many other species: belolična gos, labod grbec, labod pevec, žličarica, reglja, konopnica, žvižgavka, kreheljc, čopasti ponirek, duplar, Mokož, školjkarica, veliki škurh, kozica, rdečenogi martinec, mali martinec, zelenonogi martinec, kaspijska čigra, navadna čigra, veliki kormoran, bobnarica, rjavi lunj, belorepec, belohrbti detel. mali detel. skobec, škrjančar, rumeni vrtnik, bičja trstnica, robidna trstnica, rakar, rečni cvrčalec, dolgoprsti plezalček, rjavi srakoper, veliki slavec, vinski drozg, brinovka, travniška cipa, brkata sinica, škrlatec, vijeglavka, pivka.
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Access
Vanhankaupunginlahti sits on the eastern edge of central Helsinki. From Helsinki you can get there by bus. Get off at bus stop Viikintie (1). Most carparks are limited time only. Press P on the map for directions to a parking spot. Explore the area by foot or bike (by bike you can't go everywhere).