Norway Ramsar wetland
Fokstumyra Nature Reserve
169 bird species recorded; the most from May to July.
Stichting Saxifraga · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
17 species in January.12 species in February.25 species in March.75 species in April.142 species in May.144 species in June.136 species in July.127 species in August.83 species in September.49 species in October.18 species in November.18 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
169 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 169Speciesrecorded more than once
- 137Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 28,832Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 946 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 4Owls
- 25Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 71Songbirds
- 14Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 169 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Ducks & geese23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from May to July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-8°/-13°61 mm
- Feb-7°/-14°45 mm
- Mar-4°/-12°47 mm
- Apr0°/-7°53 mm
- May5°/-2°88 mm
- Jun12°/3°123 mm
- Jul14°/6°148 mm
- Aug12°/5°143 mm
- Sep8°/1°85 mm
- Oct1°/-4°74 mm
- Nov-4°/-10°67 mm
- Dec-7°/-12°58 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Fokstumyra Nature Reserve.
Protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00001871)
Fokstumyra Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway, 946 m above the sea.
169 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 28,832 open records.
The most recorded are the Bluethroat, the Common Reed Bunting and the Willow Warbler.
106 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 9 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Horned Grebe, Velvet scoter and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from May to July.
Get there and watch
- Furuhaugli Turisthyttercampsite · 6.7 km · 10 within 10 km
- Fokstugu fjellstueplace to stay · 1.2 km · 13 within 10 km
- Dombåsnearest town · 8.6 km in a straight line
- Røros Airport (RRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 119 km in a straight lineCar hire at RRS airport (Røros)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 6marked trails within 4 kmKongeveien over Dovre, Valldalsleden and 4 more
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 10campsites within 10 kmFuruhaugli Turisthytter, Dombås Motell, Midtskog Camping and 7 more
- 13places to stay within 10 kmFokstugu fjellstue, Dombås vandrerhjem, Dovrefjell hotell and 10 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Fokstumyra Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas421 mountains within 25 kmDovrefjell2,286 m · 8.2 kmSkredahøin2,004 m · 16 kmStorstyggesvånåtinden2,206 m · 19 kmBruri2,000 m · 20 kmStore Langvasstinden2,084 m · 22 kmSnøhetta2,286 m · 22 km↗Midttoppen2,138 m · 22 kmStore Larstind2,107 m · 22 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmVålåsjøen1.1 km² · 9.5 kmAvsjøen1.1 km² · 12 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmDovrefjellBortle 2 · 8.1 km↗SnøhettaBortle 2 · 22 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmDombfossen · 10 kmStorfallet · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Fokstumyra Nature Reserve
Norway
- 76Birdyas Score
- 169Species
- 137Migrants
- 6Threatened
Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve
Norway · 143 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 186Species
- 104Migrants
- 7Threatened
Rørvikvatnet Nature Reserve
Norway · 170 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 245Species
- 137Migrants
- 15Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11969328) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 28,832 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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