Finland Ramsar wetland
Oulanka National Park
144 bird species recorded; the most in June.
Lysy · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
15 species in January.19 species in February.26 species in March.16 species in April.105 species in May.138 species in June.104 species in July.90 species in August.41 species in September.32 species in October.2 species in November.7 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
144 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).
- 144Speciesrecorded more than once
- 98Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,691Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 161 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 12Raptors
- 6Owls
- 16Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 71Songbirds
- 14Other 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 144 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SmewMergellus albellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Siberian TitPoecile cinctus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
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-10°/-16°46 mm
- Feb-10°/-16°36 mm
- Mar-5°/-12°40 mm
- Apr1°/-5°47 mm
- May9°/2°80 mm
- Jun15°/7°95 mm
- Jul19°/11°114 mm
- Aug16°/9°102 mm
- Sep10°/4°79 mm
- Oct2°/-2°70 mm
- Nov-4°/-8°54 mm
- Dec-8°/-13°50 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Oulanka National Park.
National park in Finland
Oulanka National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Finland.
144 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,691 open records.
The most recorded are the Brambling, the Willow Warbler and the Siberian Jay.
81 species come for the summer, 16 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Kiutaköngäs telttailualuecampsite · 0.4 km · 5 within 10 km
- Kitkajoen Harjustuvat 32Gplace to stay · 9.9 km · 10 within 10 km
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at KAO airport (Kuusamo)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 4marked trails within 4 kmIso Karhunkierros, Oulangan erämaareitti (Talvireitti), Luontopolku and 1 more
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmKiutaköngäs telttailualue, Oulangan kansallispuiston leirintäalue, Runsulammen telttailualue and 2 more
- 10places to stay within 10 kmKitkajoen Harjustuvat 32G, Kitkajoen Harjustuvat 32C, Kitkajoen Harjustupa 32 E and 7 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Oulanka National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmKonttainen407 m · 16 kmSarvivaara · 22 kmValtavaara · 22 km
Lakeyas27 lakes within 15 kmTiermasjärvi0.9 km² · 5.9 kmHipajärvi1.8 km² · 6.0 kmKallunkijärvi9.6 km² · 7.5 kmRonttijärvi0.8 km² · 11 kmJuumajärvi2.8 km² · 11 kmOllilanjärvi2.0 km² · 12 kmAjakanjärvi0.8 km² · 13 kmSäkkilänjärvi1.4 km² · 14 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmHalonen Cave · 15 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyOulankajoki135 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.
Oulanka National Park
Finland
- 65Birdyas Score
- 144Species
- 98Migrants
- 1Threatened
Olvassuo Strict Nature Reserve
Finland · 169 km
- 44Birdyas Score
- 81Species
- 17Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q127322) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,691 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, Cavernyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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