Sweden Ramsar wetland
Mellanljusnan
108 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
Sinikka Halme · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
9 species in January.14 species in February.22 species in March.44 species in April.84 species in May.84 species in June.66 species in July.45 species in August.5 species in September.14 species in October.4 species in November.5 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
108 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).
- 108Speciesrecorded more than once
- 65Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,130Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 173 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 4Owls
- 8Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 1Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 15Other 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 108 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 KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Great Grey OwlStrix nebulosa
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
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.
- Jan-5°/-10°54 mm
- Feb-4°/-10°41 mm
- Mar0°/-7°46 mm
- Apr6°/-2°47 mm
- May13°/3°78 mm
- Jun17°/8°97 mm
- Jul20°/11°108 mm
- Aug18°/10°109 mm
- Sep13°/6°74 mm
- Oct6°/0°75 mm
- Nov0°/-4°64 mm
- Dec-4°/-8°60 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mellanljusnan.
Nature reserve in Gävleborg, Sweden
Mellanljusnan is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden.
108 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,130 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Barn swallow and the Woodlark.
52 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Lillbyängarnas Campingcampsite · 12 km · 2 within 10 km
- Hovra STF vandrarhemplace to stay · 3.1 km · 2 within 10 km
- Färilanearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Sundsvall-Härnösand Airport (SDL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 115 km in a straight lineCar hire at MXX airport (Mora)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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmFlottarstigen, Ljusnanleden
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmLillbyängarnas Camping
- 2places to stay within 10 kmHovra STF vandrarhem
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers 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 Mellanljusnan.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmLoftkölen · 18 kmDalkölen · 18 kmSkarpen · 23 km
Lakeyas17 lakes within 15 kmBreasen1.6 km² · 5.0 kmSkålvallsjön1.4 km² · 8.1 kmOpplisjön0.7 km² · 10 kmGårdsjösjön0.6 km² · 12 kmLaforens Dämmingsområde2.1 km² · 12 kmLetssjön7.5 km² · 14 kmStora Håversjön0.5 km² · 14 kmLostersjön0.8 km² · 15 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyFlugån
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.
Mellanljusnan
Sweden
- 54Birdyas Score
- 108Species
- 65Migrants
- 0Threatened
Färnebofjärden National Park
Sweden · 197 km
- 69Birdyas Score
- 179Species
- 120Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q30170586) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,130 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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