Finland - info needed (1 Viewer)

[Allen]

Does anyone have experience of birding in Finland during May period. Having guides booked for the specialities, I'm more interested in how easy some of the 'common' species are to find on ones own. I'm specifically thinking of species such as Thrush Nightingale, Blyths Reed Warbler, Broad Billed Sandpiper, River Warbler, Greenish Warbler and the like.

If anyone has an guidance, info, trip reports, good reserves/sites or habitat guidance it would be greatly appreciated. (We will be travelling from Tampere to Oulu/Kuusamo if that assists)

Thanks

 

[Tero]

http://www.birdlife.fi/english/index.shtml

the birding platform in Pori is famous
actually 6 towers, you will need a local guide
http://www.yritysdynamo.net/ymparisto/luonto/lintutornit.html

 

[Allen]

http://www.birdlife.fi/english/index.shtml

the birding platform in Pori is famous
actually 6 towers, you will need a local guide
http://www.yritysdynamo.net/ymparisto/luonto/lintutornit.html

Thanks but unless I'm a technophobe (which is entirely poss!) the second site is in Finnish and the first one, whilst having a cool 'In English' button, actually gives no info whatsoever in English. And my Finnish is decidedly lacking.

But thanks for trying!!

 

[Tero]

All these bird areas give a clickable English summary, the first link on each line
http://www.birdlife.fi/suojelu/paikat/iba/iba-alueluettelo-maakunnittain.shtml
http://www.birdlife.fi/finiba/index.html

If you have an area of Finland in mind, ask the folks there.
Mr. Lauri Hänninen
Communications officer
Email: firstname.lastname 'at' birdlife.fi

also, this guy, Kaj, may be of some help
http://www.ponttokamera.net/index_e.htm
there is an e mail there
he has a mesage board but the English section is gone since nobody posted there

 

[Allen]

Got it. Thanks Tero, very useful.