Denmark Ramsar wetland
Læsø
143 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
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This month here
16 species in January.23 species in February.28 species in March.85 species in April.99 species in May.104 species in June.83 species in July.62 species in August.47 species in September.33 species in October.7 species in November.4 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
143 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).
- 143Speciesrecorded more than once
- 84Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,364Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 2Owls
- 23Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 58Songbirds
- 11Other 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 143 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders23 species
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- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great titParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan3°/1°85 mm
- Feb2°/0°62 mm
- Mar4°/2°56 mm
- Apr8°/5°51 mm
- May13°/10°59 mm
- Jun16°/14°85 mm
- Jul19°/16°87 mm
- Aug19°/16°101 mm
- Sep16°/14°84 mm
- Oct12°/10°108 mm
- Nov8°/6°95 mm
- Dec5°/3°92 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Læsø.
Island
Læsø is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Denmark.
143 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,364 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Crane, the Black-headed Gull and the Brent Goose.
69 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Velvet scoter and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Læsø Camping & Hyttebycampsite · 4.7 km · 8 within 10 km
- Hotel Nygaardplace to stay · 0.7 km · 10 within 10 km
- Byrumnearest town · 0.4 km in a straight line
- Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 89 km in a straight lineCar hire at AAL airport (Aalborg)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmLæsøtårnet
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmFærge- og Turistkontor
- 21car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 8campsites within 10 kmLæsø Camping & Hytteby, Vesterø Havn, Læsø Camping Østerby and 5 more
- 10places to stay within 10 kmHotel Nygaard, Østergård Kultur B&B, Lærkely and 7 more
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Læsø.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmLæsøBortle 3 · this place
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.
Læsø
Denmark
- 70Birdyas Score
- 143Species
- 84Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q683719) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,364 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 | Islandyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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