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Description
Ljusfors lies in the northern part of Östgötaslätten, a large Swedish plain. It is surrounded by large amounts of forest. The coastal meadows are often visited by flocks of Ćubasta patka, Sivi galeb, Srebrnasti galeb, Crni galeb, Obični galeb, Patka dupljašica, Gluvara, Labud grbac, Veliki labud, Liska, Veliki ronac (some times up to 500) Siva čaplja and Veliki vranac in the open not frozen parts of the lake. Smaller amounts of rarer wintering waterfowl like Mali gnjurac, Srednji ronac, Mali ronac, Ćubasti gnjurac, and Vodomar.
In the oak meadows tits, woodpeckers, finches winter along with common winter birds like Zimovka, Kugara, Brezova juričica, and Severna zeba. On the fields geese and swans can be found. Divlja guska, Kanadska guska, and Guska ljigarica have all been sighted.
During spring and autumn the coastal meadows are filled with large amounts of gulls, waders, passerine birds and terns. Sprudnik migavac, Crvenonogi sprudnik, Polojka, Vivak, Sprudnik ubojica, Barska šljuka, Žalar slepić, and Velika carska šljuka are all observed although there are often not many wadingbirds.
During spring rains hundreds of Obična čigra and Obični galeb could be forced on the lake. Along with smaller amounts of Srebrnasti galeb, Sivi galeb, Crni galeb and Arktička čigra.
In the spring and summer large amounts of passerine birds can be heard in the forests. Although mostly common birds can be found, also rarer birds like Mala muharica, Mali detlić and Batokljun can be observed.
On the islands Veliki trstenjak, Obični galeb (large colony), Ćubasta patka, Čegrtuša, Belolika guska, Divlja guska, Crvenonogi sprudnik and Veliki vranac likely breed. Common passerines on the coastal meadows are Planinska juričica (rare and only during the migration), Konopljarka, Žuta pliska, Češljugar, Livadska trepteljka and Poljska ševa.
Many species of dabbling ducks can also be found during this season like Krdža, Zviždara, Čegrtuša, Plovka kašikara, and Grogotovac. Along the river Potočna pliska and Vodomar breed, and Vodenkos can be found.
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Access
There are 2 parking spots and 2 nature reserves at the river mouth, one at each side of the river. There is a parking spot and trail at both reserves. At ljusfors naturreservat the trail goes up on a large hill which is perfect for viewing the area. Click on a P in the map for directions.