Norway Ramsar wetland
Risøysundet
84 bird species recorded; the most in May.
MeRyan · CC BY 2.0
This month here
8 species in January.16 species in February.17 species in March.26 species in April.70 species in May.52 species in June.63 species in July.37 species in August.19 species in September.26 species in October.24 species in November.23 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
84 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).
- 84Speciesrecorded more than once
- 41Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,132Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 1Owls
- 11Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 25Songbirds
- 3Other 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 84 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
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders11 species
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- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds18 species
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- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little AukAlle alle
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Storks & cranes1 species
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- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds25 species
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- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Great titParus major
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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 May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-3°101 mm
- Feb0°/-3°96 mm
- Mar1°/-2°105 mm
- Apr4°/1°81 mm
- May8°/4°71 mm
- Jun10°/7°82 mm
- Jul14°/10°92 mm
- Aug13°/10°93 mm
- Sep10°/7°123 mm
- Oct6°/4°115 mm
- Nov3°/1°116 mm
- Dec1°/-1°123 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Risøysundet.
Strait in Andøy, Norway
Risøysundet is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
84 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,132 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-breasted Merganser, the Common Gull and the European Herring Gull.
30 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Atlantic Puffin, Black-legged kittiwake and Velvet scoter.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Andøy Friluftssentercampsite · 4.2 km · 2 within 10 km
- Risøyhamn Sjøhus ASplace to stay · 6.6 km · 9 within 10 km
- Myrenearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 44 km in a straight lineCar hire at EVE airport (Evenes)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
- 2campsites within 10 kmAndøy Friluftssenter
- 9places to stay within 10 kmRisøyhamn Sjøhus AS and 8 more
- 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 Risøysundet.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas854 mountains within 25 kmKvasstinden705 m · 4.5 kmLøyntindan606 m · 13 kmFuglan550 m · 15 kmSkardtindan890 m · 16 kmTotindan629 m · 16 kmSnøkolla763 m · 18 kmNontind560 m · 22 kmBreidtinden605 m · 25 km
Coastya6 beaches within 10 kmØygårdsbukta · 3.8 kmRisøyvika · 6.7 kmFinnbukta · 7.0 kmLitlelvbukta · 7.8 kmStorelvbukta · 8.9 kmTranesvågen · 9.0 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmMellomvatnet (lanaw sa Noruwega, Nordland Fylke, Andøy)0.3 km² · 4.2 kmBleksvatnet3.1 km² · 9.8 kmFinnsætervatnet0.8 km² · 12 kmStorvatnet0.3 km² · 14 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmBjørnfossen · 12 kmHøgfossen · 13 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.
Risøysundet
Norway
- 57Birdyas Score
- 84Species
- 41Migrants
- 5Threatened
Reisautløpet Nature Reserve
Norway · 234 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 118Species
- 63Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3355164) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,132 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, Lakeyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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