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Description
Migrating birds (mostly waterfowl) can be found seen from Ekudden. Especially in autumn (September/Oktober). Then Thousands of belolična gos, grivasta gos, žvižgavka and gaga have been seen. Hundreds of kreheljc, dolgorepa raca, crna raca and beloliska have been migrating during the right weather.
On the Cobs around Kvädö large colonies of veliki kormoran, polarna čigra, navadna čigra, sivi galeb and rečni galeb. There is also one of the few colonies of kaspijska čigra in Sweden at Röskären. If the weather is harsh, arctic waders sometimes stop on the cobs. The cobs are also one of the best wintering areas for morski prodnik.
The open sea next to Ekudden is often open and holds large amounts of wintering veliki žagar, zimska raca and zvonec. Smaller amounts of wintering crna raca, srednji žagar, duplinska kozarka and čopasti ponirek can be found. During late autumn and winter large amounts (at most 3500) of zvonec and čopasta črnica winter at Licknewarpsfjärden. mali žagar, is found up until April but is most common in early December. Smaller amounts of dabbling ducks (konopnica, žvižgavka and kreheljc) and sivka also winter in the bays. The large area of forests bring wintering planinski orel, kragulj and skobec. The fields often hold wintering kanja, and cobs belorepec.
During spring resting loons have been seen. Passerine birds sometimes rest at Ekudden. Rare birds like modra taščica (northern subsp), šmarnica, and smrekov kalin have been seen. Grebes have been seen resting during the spring (rjavovrati ponirek, čopasti ponirek (most common), and zlatouhi ponirek) are often found.
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Parking can be done at Licknewarpsfjärden, at Ekudden, and at gamla Fågelvik. There is a Birdwatching tower at Ekudden.