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Description
Stegeborg lies in the middle of the long bay of Slätbaken. In and around Stegeborg ca 180 bird species have been recorded. The strait at Stegeborg is ice-free almost all winters, if the temperture is not too cold the deeper parts around Stegeborg are also open. Large amounts of čopasta črnica, zvonec, veliki žagar, mlakarica and liska winter in the aera. Numbering in the hundreds sometimes in the thousands. Along with these smaller amounts of less common wintering birds like mali žagar, rjavka, konopnica, kreheljc, čopasti ponirek, sivka, veliki kormoran, siva čaplja, labod pevec, siva gos and kanadska gos. The area is home to wintering gulls. Many belorepec also winter here. As do passerine birds like veliki srakoper, carar, brinovka, and tašcica.
During spring migration many dabbling ducks (kreheljc, žvižgavka, konopnica, and dolgorepa raca), swans and geese can be found. Most common among geese are siva gos and kanadska gos. Often in the hundreds. Often a few beločela gos, njivska gos, and Njivska gos (serrirostris). Hundreds of labod pevec use the fields during migraton. Hundreds of čopasta črnica and zvonec can also be found. gaga can also be observed during migration. Quite a few birds of prey can be seen. Some of the more common are rjavi lunj, kanja, ribji orel and kragulj. Sometimes šmarnica can be found. zlatouhi ponirek and polarni slapnik often stay on the waters.
rjavi srakoper, škrlatec, hribski škrjanec, sivi muhar, črnoglavi muhar and poljski škrjanec all breed on the fields and forests. In the reedbeds bičja trstnica, trstni strnad, and srpična trstnica breed. While rakar and močvirska trstnica are sometimes heard. belolična gos, veliki kormoran, čopasti ponirek and konopnica breed. rjavi galeb and Sršenar can sometimes be seen. During autumn large flocks of diving ducks, and some passerine birds can often be found.
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Parking can bee done at Stegborgs castle ruins, at Norrkrog (the port on the other side of Slätbaken to Stegborg). Parking can also be done at Yxeltorpaviken, and at Fläskfjärden. Click on a P in the map to get directions to a parking spot.