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Description
Bergafjärden consists of a large coastal meadow in the middle and higher hill/mountainous areas to the north and south. Most of the coastal meadow has been turned into a large beach for tourists but there are parts untouched in the northern part of the bay. Over the years 207 species have been recorded. During winter ice-free periods are often birdrich although the shallow waters often makes it frozen during winters. Kuğu, Ötücü kuğu, Sütlabi, Yeşilbaş, Büyük tarakdiş, Altıngöz, Kuzey Gümüş Martı, Küçük gümüþ martý and Tepeli patka are the common seafowl during this period. Among other birds Boz kaz, Gri balýkçýl, Büyük örümcekkuşu, and Akkuyruklu kartal are uncommon. Wintering woodpeckers like Küçük yeşil ağaçkakan, Yeşil Ağaçkakan, and üç parmaklı ağaçkakan can be found most years. Some years Kara ördek, Tarakdiş, Telkuyruk, Kadife ördek, Elmabaş patka and Gri balýkçýl also winter. In the forest most of common forest birds can be found. During invasions Tayga çütresi and ak kanatlı çaprazgaga can be found.
During spring most of the previously mentioned waterfowl become more common and in March many geese arrive. Larger amounts of Boz kaz (100 at most), and Kanada Kazı (100 at most) can be found. Often along it smaller amounts of Akyanaklý kaz and sometimes Tarla kazi, Sakarca, and even Küçük sakarca (only very rarley). Among water fowl, Ötücü kuğu (at most 300), Altıngöz (at most 300), and Çamurcun (at most 90) along with smaller amounts of Kadife ördek, Pufla, Tarakdiş, Büyük tarakdiş, Sütlabi, Yeşilbaş, Kaşıkgaga and Fiyu. Uncommon ducks in the area are Boz ördek, Kilkuyruk, and Çıkrıkçın.
During spring many waders can be found. Most common among these are Kızılbacak, Orman düdükçünü, Yeşilbacak, Küçük halkalı cılıbıt, Çulluk, Dere düdükçünü, Poyrazkuşu, Yeşil düdükçün, Kervançulluğu, Halkalı cılıbıt and Döşüşkenkuş. More rarely Kıyı çamurçulluğu, Sürmeli kervançulluğu, Altın yağmurcun Kara kızılbacak, Karakarınlı kumkuşu and Sarıbacaklı kumkuşu can be found. During perfect weather even Büyük kumkuşu, Ak kumkuşu, Büyük kumkuşu, Küçük kumkuşu, Sürmeli kumkuşu or Kızıl kumkuşu can be found although these are more common during autumn (while still being very rare).
During this period common terns (Kutup sumrusu, Sumru, Hazar sumrusu), common gulls (Kuzey Gümüş Martı, Büyük Karasırtlı Martı, Karasırtlı Martı, Küçük gümüþ martý and Karabağ martı) and sometimes the rare Küçük martı is found. At bergafjärden notable breeding birds are Bahri (some years, rare), Pufla, Kadife ördek, Akyanaklý kaz, Kerkenez, Kulaklı batağan, Hazar sumrusu, Kutup sumrusu and Sumru. During early autumn large amounts of waterfowl, geese and waders can be found although these are often more numerous than in spring and arctic waders like Sürmeli kumkuşu are more common during autumn than spring. Most waders are found during august.
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As there is a large camping in the area, parking and acessibility is quite easy. Click on the P in the map for directions.