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Undoubtedly the mostexclusive destination Norway has to offer. Here is a list of exclusive birdspecies beyond any other place in Norway, and the number of birds both summerand winter is simply amazing.
Varanger is undoubtedly the most exclusive destination Norway can offer.Here is a list of exclusive bird species beyond any other place in Norway, andthe number of birds both summer and winter is simply amazing. With theexception of the period November 15 - February 1, when the dark winter timesmakes bird watching difficult, Varanger is worth visiting all year round. InMarch and April, the days are long and the lights amazing - making it theperfect photo destination. Yellow-billed loon, glaucous gull, long-tailed duck,steller’s eider and king eider are numerous and well worth spending a week inthese surroundings. Birds like arctic redpoll, gyrfalcon, grey-headed chickadee,willow ptarmigan and rock ptarmigan are also possible nowadays.
Towards the end ofApril, the amount of migrating birds increases and from mid-April to around the20th of May, a large number of yellow-billed loons, pomarine jaegersand other seabirds pass by places such as Nesseby, Hamningberg and KjølnesLighthouse at Berlevåg. On good days, over half a million seabirds can pass themigration locations. Black-legged kittwakes and northern fulmars make up themajority, but thousands of auks and thick-billed murres can also be seen inthese areas.
May is a hectic month,and during the last fortnight of the month it explodes in Varanger. Ruffs playstheir regular mating games, and the red-necked phalaropes gathers in smalllakes before they continue towards their regular mating locations. Most kingeiders have left Varanger, but there are still bigger flocks with steller’seiders in the ports here.
During the first week of June are allbird species, with the exception of arctic warblers, in place and the songactivity is at its highest. Red-throated pipits and Lapland longspurs dominatesthe fauna of songsbirds along with bluethroats and western yellow wagtails. Ingood “rodent years”, rough-legged buzzards, long-tailed jaegers and short-earedowls are very common nesting birds, while these species can be virtually absentthe years when the rodents are gone. At the highest peaks, horned larks and dotterelsnest. Along the beaches and rivers temminick’s stints are common.
The end of June is thebest time to find rarities in Varanger. The list is very long, and includes greaterspotted eagles, white-winged larks, little curlews, sharp-tailed sandpipers,stilt sandpipers, semipalmated sandpipers, caspian plovers, semipalmatedplovers, laughing gulls, ross’s gulls, spectacled eiders and Cape verde stormpetrels.
The mating season ends in earlyAugust, and during the first half of this month, the tundra is quickly empty ofbirds. In the fjords, however, it is a busy life, with tens of thousands of seabirdsat times. Little stins and dunlins are the dominant species, but all of theArctic seabirds are found in smaller numbers. The wadding migration last untilSeptember. August is also a wonderful time to see seabirds returning, and it isnow even possible to expect species such as manx shearwaters, European stormpetrels, leach’s storm petrels, red phalaropes, and some sabine’s gulls inVarangerfjorden.
During October, a large amount of winter birds arrives inVarangerfjorden. Thousands of king eiders, steller’s eider and long-tailedducks fill up the fjord. Yellow-billed loons are also easier to spot duringwinter season than during summer.
Bird Species
Black-throated loon (5-10), red-throated loon(1-12), yellow-billed loon (11-5), European shag (1-12), whooper swan (4-10), taigabean goose (4-8), velvet scoter (1-12) common scoter (1-12), long-tailed duck(1-12), king eider (1-12), steller’s eider (1-12), white-tailed eagle (1-12), goaldeneagle (1-12), rough-legged buzzard (5-8), gyrfalcon 1-12), willow ptarmigan(1-12), rock ptarmigan (1-12), dotterel (5-8), purple sandpiper (1-12), temminick’sstint (5-9), broad-billed stint (5-8), little stint (5-9), spotted redshank(5-8), bar-tailed godwit (5-10), red-necked phalarope (5-8), jack snipe (5-8), woodsandpiper (5-8), ruff (5-10) long-tailed jaeger (5-9), parasitic jaeger (5-10),black-legged kittiwake (1-12), Iceland gull (11-4), glaucous gull (1-12), arctictern (5-9), auk (1-12), common murre (1-12) ), thick-billed murre (1-12), puffin(1-12), black guillemot (1-12), short-eared owl (1-12), snowy owl (1-12), hornedlark (5-9), western yellow wagtail (5-9) red-throated pipit (5-8), white-throateddipper (1-12), bluethroat (5-9), ring ouzel (5-9), arctic warbler (6-7), grey-headedchickadee (1-12), arctic redpoll (1-12) Lapland longspur (5-9), snow bunting(5-11)
Activities
There is enough to doin Varanger - for birdwatchers and photographers. Here are some tips:
- Mid-April - Late July: Take a boat to the bird'mountain Hornøya. Here you will find common shag, puffin, auk, common murre,and last, but not least, the exclusive thick-billed murre. European herringgull, great black-backed gull and rock pipit are also common. If you are aphotographer, you can easily spend two or three days here. The boat departurefrom the port of Vardø.
- Early April - August: The colony of black-leggedkittiwake on Ekkerøy is an indispensable source of photo motifs. Spend one, twoor three days out here and make sure you get the perfect photo.
- March - May: The jewels of Varangerfjord; king eidersand steller’s eiders are at their most photogenic during the spring time – at thelighting is perfect. Many people spend a week photographing the birds in theseparts. We highly recommend it. Our self-guiding system helps you track thebirds. An even more effective way to photograph these magnificent birds is to trackthem by boat. Contact us for booking a guided boat trip.
- March - May: The beaches in Varangerfjord are full of purplesandpipers. Make sure to reserve a day for these wonderful birds.
- 5th - 25th of May: Red knots arrives atVarangerfjorden in big numbers.
- All year: Use our self-guiding system and find thebirds you want to see.
- June - July: Photograph red-necked phalarope - over ahundred birds gather at specific locations. Our self-guiding system helps youfind the best locations.
- June: Photograph the mating games of ruffs. Ourself-guiding system helps you find the best locations.
- August: The arrival of see birds are at its best.Spend a week perfecting your pictures, or search for more unique birds. Ourself-guiding system helps you find the best locations.
- August: Millions of seabirds leave their nestingplaces. Observe the phenomenon from Hamningberg. Our self-guiding system helpsyou find the right place.
Beskrivelse
Description
Undoubtedly the mostexclusive destination Norway has to offer. Here is a list of exclusive birdspecies beyond any other place in Norway, and the number of birds both summerand winter is simply amazing.
Varanger is undoubtedly the most exclusive destination Norway can offer.Here is a list of exclusive bird species beyond any other place in Norway, andthe number of birds both summer and winter is simply amazing. With theexception of the period November 15 - February 1, when the dark winter timesmakes bird watching difficult, Varanger is worth visiting all year round. InMarch and April, the days are long and the lights amazing - making it theperfect photo destination. Yellow-billed loon, glaucous gull, long-tailed duck,steller’s eider and king eider are numerous and well worth spending a week inthese surroundings. Birds like arctic redpoll, gyrfalcon, grey-headed chickadee,willow ptarmigan and rock ptarmigan are also possible nowadays.
Towards the end ofApril, the amount of migrating birds increases and from mid-April to around the20th of May, a large number of yellow-billed loons, pomarine jaegersand other seabirds pass by places such as Nesseby, Hamningberg and KjølnesLighthouse at Berlevåg. On good days, over half a million seabirds can pass themigration locations. Black-legged kittwakes and northern fulmars make up themajority, but thousands of auks and thick-billed murres can also be seen inthese areas.
May is a hectic month,and during the last fortnight of the month it explodes in Varanger. Ruffs playstheir regular mating games, and the red-necked phalaropes gathers in smalllakes before they continue towards their regular mating locations. Most kingeiders have left Varanger, but there are still bigger flocks with steller’seiders in the ports here.
During the first week of June are allbird species, with the exception of arctic warblers, in place and the songactivity is at its highest. Red-throated pipits and Lapland longspurs dominatesthe fauna of songsbirds along with bluethroats and western yellow wagtails. Ingood “rodent years”, rough-legged buzzards, long-tailed jaegers and short-earedowls are very common nesting birds, while these species can be virtually absentthe years when the rodents are gone. At the highest peaks, horned larks and dotterelsnest. Along the beaches and rivers temminick’s stints are common.
The end of June is thebest time to find rarities in Varanger. The list is very long, and includes greaterspotted eagles, white-winged larks, little curlews, sharp-tailed sandpipers,stilt sandpipers, semipalmated sandpipers, caspian plovers, semipalmatedplovers, laughing gulls, ross’s gulls, spectacled eiders and Cape verde stormpetrels.
The mating season ends in earlyAugust, and during the first half of this month, the tundra is quickly empty ofbirds. In the fjords, however, it is a busy life, with tens of thousands of seabirdsat times. Little stins and dunlins are the dominant species, but all of theArctic seabirds are found in smaller numbers. The wadding migration last untilSeptember. August is also a wonderful time to see seabirds returning, and it isnow even possible to expect species such as manx shearwaters, European stormpetrels, leach’s storm petrels, red phalaropes, and some sabine’s gulls inVarangerfjorden.
During October, a large amount of winter birds arrives inVarangerfjorden. Thousands of king eiders, steller’s eider and long-tailedducks fill up the fjord. Yellow-billed loons are also easier to spot duringwinter season than during summer.
Bird Species
Black-throated loon (5-10), red-throated loon(1-12), yellow-billed loon (11-5), European shag (1-12), whooper swan (4-10), taigabean goose (4-8), velvet scoter (1-12) common scoter (1-12), long-tailed duck(1-12), king eider (1-12), steller’s eider (1-12), white-tailed eagle (1-12), goaldeneagle (1-12), rough-legged buzzard (5-8), gyrfalcon 1-12), willow ptarmigan(1-12), rock ptarmigan (1-12), dotterel (5-8), purple sandpiper (1-12), temminick’sstint (5-9), broad-billed stint (5-8), little stint (5-9), spotted redshank(5-8), bar-tailed godwit (5-10), red-necked phalarope (5-8), jack snipe (5-8), woodsandpiper (5-8), ruff (5-10) long-tailed jaeger (5-9), parasitic jaeger (5-10),black-legged kittiwake (1-12), Iceland gull (11-4), glaucous gull (1-12), arctictern (5-9), auk (1-12), common murre (1-12) ), thick-billed murre (1-12), puffin(1-12), black guillemot (1-12), short-eared owl (1-12), snowy owl (1-12), hornedlark (5-9), western yellow wagtail (5-9) red-throated pipit (5-8), white-throateddipper (1-12), bluethroat (5-9), ring ouzel (5-9), arctic warbler (6-7), grey-headedchickadee (1-12), arctic redpoll (1-12) Lapland longspur (5-9), snow bunting(5-11)
Activities
There is enough to doin Varanger - for birdwatchers and photographers. Here are some tips:
- Mid-April - Late July: Take a boat to the bird'mountain Hornøya. Here you will find common shag, puffin, auk, common murre,and last, but not least, the exclusive thick-billed murre. European herringgull, great black-backed gull and rock pipit are also common. If you are aphotographer, you can easily spend two or three days here. The boat departurefrom the port of Vardø.
- Early April - August: The colony of black-leggedkittiwake on Ekkerøy is an indispensable source of photo motifs. Spend one, twoor three days out here and make sure you get the perfect photo.
- March - May: The jewels of Varangerfjord; king eidersand steller’s eiders are at their most photogenic during the spring time – at thelighting is perfect. Many people spend a week photographing the birds in theseparts. We highly recommend it. Our self-guiding system helps you track thebirds. An even more effective way to photograph these magnificent birds is to trackthem by boat. Contact us for booking a guided boat trip.
- March - May: The beaches in Varangerfjord are full of purplesandpipers. Make sure to reserve a day for these wonderful birds.
- 5th - 25th of May: Red knots arrives atVarangerfjorden in big numbers.
- All year: Use our self-guiding system and find thebirds you want to see.
- June - July: Photograph red-necked phalarope - over ahundred birds gather at specific locations. Our self-guiding system helps youfind the best locations.
- June: Photograph the mating games of ruffs. Ourself-guiding system helps you find the best locations.
- August: The arrival of see birds are at its best.Spend a week perfecting your pictures, or search for more unique birds. Ourself-guiding system helps you find the best locations.
- August: Millions of seabirds leave their nestingplaces. Observe the phenomenon from Hamningberg. Our self-guiding system helpsyou find the right place.