Sweden Ramsar wetland
Kvismaren
296 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Peterappelros · CC BY 3.0
This month here
117 species in January.119 species in February.161 species in March.229 species in April.262 species in May.238 species in June.220 species in July.229 species in August.227 species in September.198 species in October.150 species in November.124 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
296 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).
- 296Speciesrecorded more than once
- 222Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 14ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 808,377Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 23Raptors
- 9Owls
- 39Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 50Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 4Storks & cranes
- 109Songbirds
- 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 296 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Owls9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Great Grey OwlStrix nebulosa
Waders39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Ducks & geese50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds109 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great titParus major
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Siberian TitPoecile cinctus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-6°52 mm
- Feb0°/-6°43 mm
- Mar4°/-3°40 mm
- Apr10°/2°42 mm
- May16°/7°70 mm
- Jun20°/11°88 mm
- Jul23°/14°97 mm
- Aug21°/13°82 mm
- Sep17°/9°57 mm
- Oct9°/4°74 mm
- Nov4°/0°63 mm
- Dec0°/-4°56 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kvismaren.
Nature reserve in Sweden
Kvismaren is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden.
296 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 808,377 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Reed Warbler, the Sedge Warbler and the Common Reed Bunting.
131 species come for the summer, 78 for the winter and 13 only pass through.
14 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Sörby säteriplace to stay · 2.6 km · 3 within 10 km
- Sköllerstanearest town · 4.8 km in a straight line
- Örebro Airport (ORB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 21 km in a straight lineCar hire at LPI airport (Linköping)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
- 3bird hides within 6 kmOrmkullaplatformen, Rysjötornet
- 1observation towers within 6 kmRysjötornet
- 1marked trails within 4 kmSörön Rundslinga
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmÖby kulle
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 3places to stay within 10 kmSörby säteri, Vandrarhem Hvilsten, Vandrarhem Oden
- visitor centres within 6 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 Kvismaren.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmFågelsjön0.8 km² · 0.9 kmRysjön0.8 km² · 1.8 kmSöderhavet0.3 km² · 10 kmNordsjön0.5 km² · 10 kmHällebosjön0.6 km² · 11 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.
Kvismaren
Sweden
- 89Birdyas Score
- 296Species
- 222Migrants
- 14Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1616032) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 808,377 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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