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Description
Svartåmynning is a nature reserve on Lake Roxen and a top bird watching area. From one of Svartåmynnings birdwatching towers you get a sweeping view of the lake. Lake Roxen is a large shallow lake with an average depth of 4.8 meters. In Svartåmynning 279 bird species have been seen, and in Roxen as a whole 296 bird spiecies have been seen. In the winter just as the snow dissappeares in February the first spring birds arrive: Sığırcık, Tarlakuşu, Sarıgagalı ketenkuşu, Tarla ardıcı, Alaca kirazkuşu and Kızkuşu. As the area around Svartåmynning is one of the first places to become ice free in early march, you can usually find large gatherings of Fiyu, Tarla kazi, Tepeli patka, Boz kaz, Altıngöz, Büyük tarakdiş, Sütlabi, Kanada Kazı and Çamurcun. In late march many of the less common birds can arrive Büyük ak balýkçýl, Küçük Tarla Kazı, Kilkuyruk, Kaşıkgaga and Akyanaklý kaz. At the same time the coastal meadows are filled with: Ketenkuşu, Çayır incirkuşu, Ağaç incirkuşu and Altın yağmurcun. The first waders also start to appear: Kızılbacak, Yeşil düdükçün, Çamurçulluğu, Su çulluğu, Kervançulluğu and Halkalı cılıbıt.
In late March the first Küçük sakarca arrive on their route to the mountains. This is one of the few areas where this goose can still be seen regularly. In April even more ducks and geese arrive. Now the first substantial amounts of waders arrive. With them the first Küçük halkalı cılıbıt, Sürmeli kervançulluğu, Poyrazkuşu, Karakarınlı kumkuşu, Yeşilbacak and Döşüşkenkuş are ussually seen. Around Sättuna the very large Karabağ martı colony starts to form. Around this time you can find Küçük martı in large amounts, and sometimes even the rare Akdeniz Martısı. At the same time the first terns arrive Kutup sumrusu, Hazar sumrusu and Sumru. This is usually the best time for watching marine ducks who often wander to the lake, sometimes in large flocks. The most common of theese are Kara ördek and Karabaş patka. But Kadife ördek, Telkuyruk and Pufla are can also be seen. The lake is used by thousands Tepeli patka as feeding grounds. On the coastal meadows also often se marine birds like kaya incirkuşu . In the latter part of april the latest duck Çıkrıkçın starts to appear. Now the waders take over with even more species like Orman düdükçünü, Sarıbacaklı kumkuşu, Kara kızılbacak and Gümüş yağmurcun even some of the rarest waders are seen quite regularly: Sürmeli kumkuşu, Deniz düdükçünü, Bataklık düdükçünü (not seen every year, has breed once) Küçük altın yağmurcun (now seen 4 years in a row). Now the Kara sumru and Çütre also arrive.
In Svartåmynning many rare birdspecies breed. The area has a very large amount of breeding waders: Kızılbacak (common) Su çulluğu (common), Kızkuşu (common), Çamurçulluğu (Swedens northernmost population of the bird breeds here), Küçük halkalı cılıbıt (uncommon), Poyrazkuşu (uncommon), Kervançulluğu (uncommon). On the coastal meadows large amount of ducks and geese also breed. On the ground Ketenkuşu, Çayır incirkuşu, Kızılsırtlı örümcekkuşu and Tarlakuşu all breed. Balık kartalı, Şahin, Gök doðan, Kerkenez, Atmaca, Akkuyruklu kartal and Saz delicesi all breed in the area.
As autumn starts to rear its head the waders start to increase again. If the water in Roxen is at the right level hundreds of waders can bee seen. Waders like: Orman düdükçünü (often 100+), Yeşilbacak (often 30+), Halkalı cılıbıt (often 100+) Döşüşkenkuş (often 200+), Küçük halkalı cılıbıt (often 20+), Kara kızılbacak (often 50+). In autumn the arctic waders are much more common and in August-September they can be seen in the hundreds: Karakarınlı kumkuşu (often 300+), Büyük kumkuşu (often 100+), Gümüş yağmurcun (often 50+) Kızıl kumkuşu (often 30+). Many quite rare waders are regularly seen at Svartåmynning in autumn like Sürmeli kumkuşu, Ak kumkuşu, Deniz düdükçünü, Tasçeviren and Çamurçulluğu (islandica).
During autumn large flock of finches, starlings, wagtails and pipits often congregate on the coastal meadows. In these flock rarer birds like Kızılgerdanlı incirkuşu and Mahmuzlu kirazkuşu are often found. When the geese arrive again there can usually be found a few Yosun kazi. When the late autumn arrives and the ducks yet again reach their peak, you can see thousands of Tepeli patka (often 5000+) Büyük tarakdiş (has decreased but could once be seen in the thousands in the lake) Sütlabi (often 1300+, highest concentrations in the country), Bahri (often 2000+, highest concentration the country). Among these birds you can sometimes find rarer ducks.
Details
Access
Just outside of Linköping along the road between Ljungsbro and Linköping. There are three different entrances to the reserve. The south at Sättuna, the middle at Nybrobaden and the north at Sjövik. All of them have bird towers and information signs. The bird towers at Nybrobaden and Sättuna are accessible by wheelchair. Several parking spaces are available. Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point. Marked trails run from the car parks to the bird towers.
Terrain and Habitat
Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Wetland , Plain , River , Lake , Forest , Beach , Mud flats , Agriculture , Reedbeds , City/villageConditions
Flat , Wet , No shadow , High water possible , Open landscapeCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
Can be usefulGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
Autumn , SpringRoute
Paved roadDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
Foot , BicycleBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
Don't disturb the birds. Follow the signs, some of the paths are of limits during the breeding season (April-July)