Birds all year round

As a birdwatching area, the Tipper peninsula comprises three specified sections: Bjålum Klit,
Værnengene and Tipperne. The name “Tipperne” comes from the word “tip”, which refers
to an area of meadow with grassy knolls.

The Tipper peninsula is an exciting place for birdwatching, in both the breeding and migratory
seasons. The sanctuary is extremely important for the thousands of migratory birds that fly here to “refuel” during their long trips across Scandinavia and Europe to Africa. The migration season reaches its peaks in April and October, when you can see wading birds such as the dunlin, the lapwing, the ruff and the golden plover. In spring, the area attracts a great many geese: pink-footed geese, grey geese, barnacle geese and Brent Geese.

Today, many species of wading birds breed at Tipperne. Common sightings here include
avocets, black-tailed godwits, lapwings, redshanks, ruffs, dunlins and oyster catchers. In
fact, Tipperne is one of the most important breeding areas in Denmark for the ruff and the dunlin, for example.

The sanctuary is exciting because it is a “closed area”, so we recommend visiting during
opening hours. Bjålum Klit is perfect for rambling through the delightful landscape.
Nymindestrømmen is rarely home to species you cannot see on the Tipper peninsula. However, you have good chances of spotting grebes, diving ducks and mergansers. It is a
good idea to stop at either of the car parks by the dune road between Nymindegab and
Hvide Sande.