south Finland’s best birding sites
south Finland’s best birding sites
Vanhankaupunginlahti (Viikki) including where to look for the Citrine Wagtails
Nuuksio including the best areas for woodpeckers and Red-breasted Flycatcher
Suomenoja - how to find this superb site for photographing waterfowl
Virolahti - possibly the best bird towers in Finland for watching the Arctic migration
Parikkala - where to look for staging geese, nightsingers such as Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Siberian Jays and even Great Snipe
Siikalahti - the best bird lake in Finland, including where you might find Little Crake and White-backed Woodpecker
Punkaharju - one of the few sites in Finland for Nutcracker and I’ve found several other good birds there too
North Karelia including the migration hotspots at Sysmajarvi, Kitee, Onkamo and the Hoytiainen canal
Tohmajarvi and Vartsila - where to look for breeding or at least displaying eastern specialities such as Booted Warbler, Lanceolated Warbler, Marsh Sandpiper and Great Snipe
Viiksimo and Martinselkonen - great places for watching bears and possibly wolves and wolverines plus good birding too
Liminganlahti and Oulu - where to see the geese, cranes and breeding ducks and waders including possibly Terek Sandpiper
Kuusamo including specific sites for birds like Red-flanked Bluetail, Little Bunting, Arctic Warbler and Smew
Vaaltavaara and Konttainen showing exactly where I’ve seen species like bluetails, grosbeaks, Arctic Warbler, Hazel Grouse and Hawk Owl
The following sites are all included in my book Finding Birds in South Finland and many are also covered in my DVD of the same title.
Click here for a sample page from one of my books
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Click on any of the sites below to find photos as well as updates provided by myself or other readers. If you have further information to add to these pages, please email me at dave@easybirder.co.uk