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Overview
This reserve, now a Ramsar Site, is close to the town of Lulea at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia. It consists of a four km shallow and brackish lake that was once a bay, the shorelines are marshy with abundant vegetation, especially reedbeds, and provides habitat for good numbers of breeding waterfowl and waders and resting and feeding sites for migrants.
Birds
Notable Species
Breeders include grebes and many ducks such as Eurasian Wigeon, Common Teal, Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Smew and Common Goldeneye. The waders nesting here include Ruff, Common Snipe, Common Redshank and Red-necked Phalarope, and Marsh Harrier, Short-eared Owl and Little Gull also breed.
Passage visitors such as Osprey and Common Crane occur regularly as well as Smew and various waders.
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
Great Crested Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Great Bittern, Canada Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Teal, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Smew, Red-breasted Merganser, Goosander, Western Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Osprey, Common Crane, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Northern Lapwing, Red Knot, Sanderling, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Ruff, Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Common Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Little Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Short-eared Owl, Common Cuckoo, Eurasian Skylark, Barn Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Grey-headed Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Chaffinch, Brambling, Reed Bunting
Other Wildlife
Botanically the area is of interest as it has a mixture of northern species and also many more southerly plants at the northernmost point of their range.
Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Access and Facilities
The reserve is reached via Lulea, access to some areas is prohibited during the breeding season.
Contact Details
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External Links
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Content and images originally posted by Steve
