Fanø

On Fanø, in the heart of the Danish Wadden Sea, you will meet a range of different
landscapes: beaches, dunes, heath, woods and seaside meadows. Each type attracts
different species of birds adapted to the particular natural conditions. For example, the bittern lives hidden in the reedy swamps in the depressions behind the first row of dunes. In the summer months, it is joined by marsh harriers, reed warblers, reed buntings and other species that prefer to hide among the reeds. In contrast, the curlew prefers to breed out on the open heath, and the lapwing on the pasture land of the seaside meadows. However, you will find the largest flocks of birds along the coast where thousands of wading birds, ducks, geese and gulls use the mud flats as a “self-service buffet” at low tide.

Along with the rest of the Danish Wadden Sea, the entire island has been designated an
EU bird sanctuary and Ramsar area.