Sweden Ramsar wetland
Tåkern
277 bird species recorded; the most in May and in September.
Nico-dk · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
116 species in January.123 species in February.159 species in March.212 species in April.237 species in May.218 species in June.215 species in July.216 species in August.228 species in September.203 species in October.151 species in November.122 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
277 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).
- 277Speciesrecorded more than once
- 205Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 396,035Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 92 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 21Raptors
- 7Owls
- 35Waders
- 19Gulls & seabirds
- 45Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 108Songbirds
- 27Other 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 277 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
Waders35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
Ducks & geese45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds108 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Great titParus major
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
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 and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-6°50 mm
- Feb0°/-6°42 mm
- Mar4°/-3°40 mm
- Apr10°/2°42 mm
- May15°/8°74 mm
- Jun19°/12°96 mm
- Jul22°/14°106 mm
- Aug21°/14°92 mm
- Sep16°/10°62 mm
- Oct9°/4°72 mm
- Nov4°/0°63 mm
- Dec0°/-4°54 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tåkern.
Nature reserve in Östergötland, Sweden
Tåkern is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden.
277 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 396,035 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Reed Warbler, the Bearded Reedling and the Sedge Warbler.
120 species come for the summer, 77 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Vadstena ParkStopcampsite · 11 km · 2 within 10 km
- Svanshals församlingshemplace to stay · 3.0 km · 6 within 10 km
- Herrestadnearest town · 3.6 km in a straight line
- Linköping City Airport (LPI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire at LPI airport (Linköping)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
- 9bird hides within 6 kmFågelplattform vassen Svanshals, Fågeltorn Svanshalsudde, Fågeltorn vid Svanshals and 6 more
- 8observation towers within 6 kmFågelplattform vassen Svanshals, Fågeltorn Svanshalsudde, Fågeltorn vid Svanshals and 5 more
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmVadstena ParkStop
- 6places to stay within 10 kmSvanshals församlingshem, Villa Vik, Borghamn Strand and 3 more
- marked trails within 4 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 Tåkern.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmOmberg263 m · 11 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmRinnasjön0.2 km² · 12 kmLorasjön0.4 km² · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyMjölnaån53 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.
Tåkern
Sweden
- 88Birdyas Score
- 277Species
- 205Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q56557483) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 396,035 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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