Sweden Ramsar wetland
Träslövsläge
323 bird species recorded; the most in May and from September to October.
Wolfgangus Mozart · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
189 species in January.179 species in February.196 species in March.227 species in April.250 species in May.228 species in June.214 species in July.234 species in August.257 species in September.248 species in October.217 species in November.183 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
323 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).
- 323Speciesrecorded more than once
- 203Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 17ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 366,382Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 22Raptors
- 8Owls
- 40Waders
- 41Gulls & seabirds
- 48Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 122Songbirds
- 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 323 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Saker FalconFalco cherrug
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
Owls8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
Waders40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
Gulls & seabirds41 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Little AukAlle alle
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Ducks & geese48 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleriVU
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- American WigeonMareca americana
- American ScoterMelanitta americanaNT
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds122 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Blyth’s PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Black-throated Dark-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Long-tailed RosefinchCarpodacus sibiricus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- CootFulica atra
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
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 from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-2°98 mm
- Feb2°/-2°72 mm
- Mar4°/-1°60 mm
- Apr10°/3°52 mm
- May15°/8°63 mm
- Jun18°/12°90 mm
- Jul20°/14°100 mm
- Aug20°/14°109 mm
- Sep16°/11°80 mm
- Oct11°/7°108 mm
- Nov6°/3°95 mm
- Dec3°/0°105 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Träslövsläge.
Urban area in Varberg Municipality, Sweden
Träslövsläge is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sweden.
323 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 366,382 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Curlew, the Dunlin and the Common Shelduck.
107 species come for the summer, 87 for the winter and 9 only pass through.
17 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Velvet scoter and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May and from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Läjets Campingcampsite · 2.6 km · 14 within 10 km
- Pensionat havetplace to stay · 0.8 km · 45 within 10 km
- Träslövslägenearest town · 0.9 km in a straight line
- Halmstad Airport (HAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire in HalmstadDiscover 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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 40car parks within 3 km
- 6restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 14campsites within 10 kmLäjets Camping, Rödlix Vandrarhem & Camping, Apelvikens Camping and 11 more
- 45places to stay within 10 kmPensionat havet, Eja Märtas vandrarhem, STF Vandrarhem Vare and 42 more
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Träslövsläge.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmTröingeberget · 22 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmApelviken · 3.5 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmStegasjön0.2 km² · 13 kmOttersjön0.9 km² · 14 kmGrimsjön0.5 km² · 14 kmSkärsjön3.0 km² · 15 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.
Träslövsläge
Sweden
- 90Birdyas Score
- 323Species
- 203Migrants
- 17Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2793197) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 366,382 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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