Norway Ramsar wetland
Nordenskiöldkysten
36 bird species recorded; the most from June to July.
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This month here
0 species in January.9 species in February.13 species in March.11 species in April.17 species in May.27 species in June.25 species in July.23 species in August.0 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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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
36 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).
- 36Speciesrecorded more than once
- 22Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 805Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 1Songbirds
- 1Other 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 36 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
Gulls & seabirds16 species
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- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Brünnich's GuillemotUria lomvia
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Ivory GullPagophila eburneaNT
- Little AukAlle alle
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- RazorbillAlca torda
Ducks & geese11 species
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- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Songbirds1 species
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- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Other birds1 species
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- PtarmiganLagopus muta
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 June to July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-7°/-10°60 mm
- Feb-7°/-11°50 mm
- Mar-8°/-12°53 mm
- Apr-5°/-9°38 mm
- May-1°/-3°39 mm
- Jun3°/1°34 mm
- Jul6°/4°51 mm
- Aug5°/3°55 mm
- Sep2°/0°67 mm
- Oct-2°/-4°64 mm
- Nov-4°/-8°58 mm
- Dec-6°/-9°60 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nordenskiöldkysten.
Coastal region of Svalbard, Norway
Nordenskiöldkysten is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
36 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 805 open records.
The most recorded are the Glaucous Gull, the Black Guillemot and the Long-tailed duck.
21 species come for the summer, 1 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck, Black-legged kittiwake and Atlantic Puffin.
The most species are recorded from June to July.
Get there and watch
- Isfjord Radio Adventure Hotelplace to stay · 7.0 km · 1 within 10 km
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 km in a straight lineCar hire at ALF airport (Alta)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
- 1places to stay within 10 kmIsfjord Radio Adventure Hotel
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Nordenskiöldkysten.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas51 mountains within 25 kmSolryggen756 m · 4.5 kmThuefjellet518 m · 13 kmNordfløya486 m · 17 kmChristophersenfjellet609 m · 18 kmJamdalsnuten474 m · 22 kmEggtinden488 m · 23 kmDaudmannen769 m · 24 kmLassen-Urdahlfjellet466 m · 25 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmRussekeila · 9.1 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Nordenskiöldkysten
Norway
- 42Birdyas Score
- 36Species
- 22Migrants
- 3Threatened
Forlandsøyane Bird Sanctuary
Norway · 60 km
- 40Birdyas Score
- 25Species
- 13Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11991772) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 805 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, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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