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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 Чернь чубата, Гоголь зеленоголовий, Крех великий, Крижень and Лиска звичайна winter in the aera. Numbering in the hundreds sometimes in the thousands. Along with these smaller amounts of less common wintering birds like Крех малий, Чернь морська, Нерозень, Чирянка мала, Пірникоза велика, Попелюх звичайний, Баклан великий, Чапля сіра, Лебідь-кликун, Гуска сіра and Казарка канадська. The area is home to wintering gulls. Many Орлан-білохвіст also winter here. As do passerine birds like Сірий (Великий) сорокопуд, Дрізд-омелюх, Чикотень, and Вільшанка.
During spring migration many dabbling ducks (Чирянка мала, Свищ євразійський, Нерозень, and Шилохвіст), swans and geese can be found. Most common among geese are Гуска сіра and Казарка канадська. Often in the hundreds. Often a few Гуска білолоба, Гуменник, and Tundra Bean Goose. Hundreds of Лебідь-кликун use the fields during migraton. Hundreds of Чернь чубата and Гоголь зеленоголовий can also be found. Пухівка зеленошия can also be observed during migration. Quite a few birds of prey can be seen. Some of the more common are Лунь очеретяний, Канюк звичайний, Скопа and Яструб великий. Sometimes Горихвістка чорна can be found. Пірникоза червоношия and Гагара чорношия often stay on the waters.
Сорокопуд терновий, Чечевиця євразійська, Жайворонок лісовий, Мухоловка сіра, Мухоловка строката and Жайворонок польовий all breed on the fields and forests. In the reedbeds Очеретянка лучна, Вівсянка очеретяна, and Очеретянка ставкова breed. While Очеретянка велика and Очеретянка чагарникова are sometimes heard. Казарка білощока, Баклан великий, Пірникоза велика and Нерозень breed. Клуша and Осоїд євразійський 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.