Finland Ramsar wetland
Lemmenjoki National Park
56 bird species recorded; the most in July.
Ilona Simomaa · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.19 species in April.0 species in May.29 species in June.47 species in July.32 species in August.18 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 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
56 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).
- 56Speciesrecorded more than once
- 28Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 405Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 387 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 4Raptors
- 8Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 33Songbirds
- 5Other 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 56 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Songbirds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Siberian TitPoecile cinctus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
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 July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-10°/-16°38 mm
- Feb-10°/-16°34 mm
- Mar-5°/-13°32 mm
- Apr0°/-6°43 mm
- May7°/0°74 mm
- Jun14°/6°96 mm
- Jul17°/10°115 mm
- Aug15°/8°99 mm
- Sep9°/3°77 mm
- Oct0°/-3°59 mm
- Nov-6°/-10°47 mm
- Dec-8°/-14°45 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lemmenjoki National Park.
National park in Lapland region, Finland
Lemmenjoki National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Finland, 387 m above the sea.
56 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 405 open records.
The most recorded are the Redwing, the Brambling and the Rough-legged Buzzard.
28 species come for the summer, 0 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Broad-billed Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in July.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Kapsuojacampsite · 4.6 km · 6 within 10 km
- Härkäkoski vuokratupaplace to stay · 11 km · 1 within 10 km
- Ivalo Airport (IVL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 62 km in a straight lineCar hire at IVL airport (Ivalo)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
- 6campsites within 10 kmKapsuoja, Kultahamina telttailualue, Morgamniva and 3 more
- 1places to stay within 10 kmHärkäkoski vuokratupa
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Lemmenjoki National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmPojjusskaidi · 7.2 kmPushkuoaivi · 7.7 kmSallitunturi · 9.8 kmSuppalo · 13 kmSoaabbikieldimoaivi · 19 kmKolshanoaivi · 21 kmTshokkavaara · 22 kmPuljahanoaivi · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmČuonjáláddot0.4 km² · 12 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.
Lemmenjoki National Park
Finland
- 43Birdyas Score
- 56Species
- 28Migrants
- 1Threatened
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve
Norway · 232 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 63Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q938172) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 405 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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