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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 Ćubasta patka, Patka dupljašica, Veliki ronac, Gluvara 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 ronac, Morska crnka, Čegrtuša, Krdža, Ćubasti gnjurac, Riđoglava patka, Veliki vranac, Siva čaplja, Veliki labud, Divlja guska and Kanadska guska. The area is home to wintering gulls. Many Belorepan also winter here. As do passerine birds like Veliki svračak, Drozd imelaš, Drozd borovnjak, and Crvendać.
During spring migration many dabbling ducks (Krdža, Zviždara, Čegrtuša, and Šiljkan), swans and geese can be found. Most common among geese are Divlja guska and Kanadska guska. Often in the hundreds. Often a few Lisasta guska, Guska ljigarica, and Guska glogovnjača (tundranska). Hundreds of Veliki labud use the fields during migraton. Hundreds of Ćubasta patka and Patka dupljašica can also be found. Gavka can also be observed during migration. Quite a few birds of prey can be seen. Some of the more common are Eja močvarica, Mišar, Ribar and Jastreb. Sometimes Crna crvenrepka can be found. Ušati gnjurac and Crnogrli morski gnjurac often stay on the waters.
Rusi svračak, Rumenka, Šumska ševa, Siva muharica, Crnovrata muharica and Poljska ševa all breed on the fields and forests. In the reedbeds Trstenjak rogožar, Barska strnadica, and Trstenjak crvrkutić breed. While Veliki trstenjak and Trstenjak mlakar are sometimes heard. Belolika guska, Veliki vranac, Ćubasti gnjurac and Čegrtuša breed. Mrki galeb and Osičar 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.