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Description
Lake Sommen is quite deep and most of the lake is ice-free all-winter. During this period large amounts of Büyük tarakdiş, Altıngöz and Bahri winter in Sommen. Sometimes in the hundreds. Among these Tepeli patka, Kuğu, Ötücü kuğu, Sakarmeke, and Küçük gümüþ martý can often be found. The lake is also home to quite a few rarer wintering birds like Karagerdanlý dalgýç, Tarakdiş, Kaya kartalý, Kara ördek, Kadife ördek, Yalıçapkını, Kýzýlgerdanlý dalgýç and Karabağ martı.
During the spring migration marine ducks can be found in the lake. At the same time Kýzýlgerdanlý dalgýç, and Karagerdanlý dalgýç, arrive at the lake. Karagerdanlý dalgýç breeds in the lake while Kýzýlgerdanlý dalgýç feeds in the lake and breeds in small neighbouring lakes. The rare sarı gagalı dalgıç has been seen. Sommen archipelago hosts large colonies of Sumru, Küçük gümüþ martý, Karabağ martı, Kuzey Gümüş Martı, Gri balýkçýl and Karabatak. Among these some rare birds like Karasırtlı Martı, and Kutup sumrusu can be seen.
The large decidous forests around sommen especially on Torpön host plenty of quite rare birds like: Küçük sinekkapan, Küçük ağaçkakan, Göknar kargası, and Kulaklı orman baykuşu. Around Sommen there is also old conifer forests around which support large populations of woodpeckers. Boyunçeviren, Yeşil Ağaçkakan, Kara ağaçkakan, Küçük ağaçkakan, üç parmaklı ağaçkakan (very rare), Orman alaca ağaçkakanı and Aksırtlı ağaçkakan (extinct in the area) have all been recorded. Other otherwise rare forrest birds found here are: fındık tavuğu büyük orman tavuğu, Ormanhorozu (Rocks mosse), and Göknar kargası.
During the autumn birds can be seen migrating through the lake. Most common are the doves, finches, terns, and waders. At Rocks mosse Ormanhorozu and büyük orman tavuğu breed. At Visskvarn there are rapids where Derekuşu, and Dağ kuyruksallayanı can be seen.
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The area is quite vast, and has got many places to get a good view of the lake. The area is quite mountanous and a walk can be straining. Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point.