Sweden Ramsar wetland
Mossaträsk-Stormyran
93 bird species recorded; the most in June.
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This month here
13 species in January.3 species in February.5 species in March.25 species in April.66 species in May.85 species in June.51 species in July.6 species in August.25 species in September.5 species in October.9 species in November.1 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
93 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).
- 93Speciesrecorded more than once
- 55Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,213Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 432 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 5Raptors
- 3Owls
- 14Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 1Storks & cranes
- 46Songbirds
- 10Other 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 93 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Great titParus major
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- European SwiftApus apus
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 June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-7°/-12°61 mm
- Feb-6°/-12°47 mm
- Mar-2°/-9°47 mm
- Apr4°/-3°55 mm
- May11°/2°75 mm
- Jun16°/7°83 mm
- Jul19°/10°113 mm
- Aug17°/9°110 mm
- Sep11°/5°88 mm
- Oct4°/-1°76 mm
- Nov-2°/-6°67 mm
- Dec-5°/-10°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mossaträsk-Stormyran.
Nature reserve in Västernorrland, Sweden
Mossaträsk-Stormyran is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden, 432 m above the sea.
93 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,213 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Cuckoo, the Black Grouse and the Common Greenshank.
41 species come for the summer, 11 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Broad-billed Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Vilhelmina South Lapland Airport (VHM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 86 km in a straight lineCar hire in KramforsDiscover 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
- 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
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 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 Mossaträsk-Stormyran.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmSvedjeberg · 15 kmHästryggen · 23 kmMesjöberget · 24 km
Lakeyas17 lakes within 15 kmMossaträsksjön0.8 km² · 2.6 kmHällbymagasinet35 km² · 7.1 kmDegersjön2.4 km² · 9.1 kmTärnicksjön0.8 km² · 11 kmHolmträsket1.7 km² · 13 kmSör-Hedvattensjön0.9 km² · 13 kmGafselsjön0.7 km² · 14 kmNörd-Hedvattensjön1.3 km² · 14 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.
Mossaträsk-Stormyran
Sweden
- 52Birdyas Score
- 93Species
- 55Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1949435) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,213 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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