Norway Ramsar wetland
Kurefjorden
298 bird species recorded; the most in May and from August to September.
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This month here
141 species in January.146 species in February.160 species in March.208 species in April.247 species in May.223 species in June.210 species in July.228 species in August.239 species in September.214 species in October.173 species in November.150 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
298 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).
- 298Speciesrecorded more than once
- 191Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 16ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 614,535Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 7Owls
- 40Waders
- 39Gulls & seabirds
- 45Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 100Songbirds
- 31Other 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 298 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Gulls & seabirds39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common MurreUria aalge
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Little AukAlle alle
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Brünnich's GuillemotUria lomvia
Ducks & geese45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleriVU
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds100 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- CootFulica atra
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May and from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-1°/-6°84 mm
- Feb-1°/-6°66 mm
- Mar3°/-3°57 mm
- Apr9°/1°62 mm
- May15°/6°84 mm
- Jun19°/11°87 mm
- Jul21°/13°102 mm
- Aug19°/12°117 mm
- Sep15°/8°96 mm
- Oct9°/4°113 mm
- Nov4°/0°104 mm
- Dec0°/-5°86 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kurefjorden.
Protected area in Norway
Kurefjorden is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
298 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 614,535 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Eider, the Greylag Goose and the Red-breasted Merganser.
123 species come for the summer, 60 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
16 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter, Horned Grebe and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in May and from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Huseby Campingcampsite · 0.6 km · 19 within 10 km
- Støtvig Hotelplace to stay · 3.1 km · 2 within 10 km
- Larkollennearest town · 3.3 km in a straight line
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 30 km in a straight lineCar hire at TRF airport (Sandefjord)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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 5marked trails within 4 kmKyststien i Østfold, Kyststien i Rygge, Kyststien i Råde and 2 more
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 25car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 19campsites within 10 kmHuseby Camping, Hestholmen Camping, Larkollen Camping and 16 more
- 2places to stay within 10 kmStøtvig Hotel, Rygge arbeidshotell
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Kurefjorden.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas367 mountains within 25 kmØstento119 m · 12 kmRambergåsen140 m · 16 kmStikkafjellet134 m · 16 kmSlottsfjellet · 18 kmUndrumsåsen145 m · 20 kmGastgiveren216 m · 21 kmAppelsintoppen105 m · 22 kmVetan100 m · 23 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmSkinnerflo1.5 km² · 9.9 kmVansjø37 km² · 11 km↗
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Kurefjorden
Norway
- 89Birdyas Score
- 298Species
- 191Migrants
- 16Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11982549) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 614,535 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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