Birds of West Jutland - Guide
(Highlights of Westjutland)
Spring = Sp
Summer= Su
Autumn = A
Winter = W
MIGRATING BIRDS |
BIRD AREAS |
BREEDING BIRDS |
BIRD AREAS |
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Divers/storks:
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Where to see the birds:
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Divers/Storks:
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Where to see the birds:
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Red-throated Diver (Sp, A, W)
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Bittern (Sp, Su, A)
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Rømø, Fanø, Vest Stadil Fjord, Vejlerne
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Gannet (Sp, Su, A)
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Grey Heron (Sp, Su, A, W)
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Most areas
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Spoonbill (Sp, Su, A)
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Skjern Enge, Vejlerne
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Cormorant (Sp, Su, A, W)
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Harboøre, Vejlerne
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Swans – Goosander:
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Great Crested Grebe (Sp, Su, A)
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Vejlerne, Skjern Enge, Agger Tange
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Barnacle Goose (SP, A)
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Tøndermarsken, Ribe, Vest Stadil Fjord, Vejlerne
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Black-necked Grebe
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Bean Geese (SP, A)
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Rømø, Vejlerne
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Swans – Goosander:
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Brent Geese (Sp, A)
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Rømø, Blåvand, Nissum Fjord, Vest Stadil Fjord Vejlerne
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Grey Lag Goose (Sp, Su, A)
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Vest Stadil Fjord, Vejlerne, Wadden Sea
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Canada Geese (Sp, A
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Tøndermarsken, Vejlerne
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Teal (Sp, Su, A)
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Most areas
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Pale-breasted Brent (Sp; A)
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Nissum Fjord, Vejlerne
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Shoveler (Sp, A)
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Most areas
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Red-breasted Geese (rare) (Sp; A)
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Vest Stadil Fjord
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Pintail (Sp, Su, A)
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Shelduck
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Garganey (A, W)
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Vejlerne, Skjern Enge, Agger Tange
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Bewick´s Swan (A)
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Skjern Enge, Vest Stadil Fjord, Harboøre, Agger Tange, Vejlerne
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Raptors:
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Common Scoter (Sp, Su, A, W)
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Mandø, Wadden Sea
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Marsh Harrier
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Most areas (common)
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Gadwall
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Buzzard (Sp, Su, A, W)
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Common
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Raptors:
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Waders:
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Sparrow Hawk (Sp, A)
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Oystercatcher (Sp, Su, A, W)
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Blåvand, Harboøre, Agger Tange
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Merlin (Sp, A)
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Ringed Plover (Sp, Su)
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Peregrine Falcon (Sp)
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Skjern Enge, Fanø, Blåvand, Vejlerne, Vest stadil Fjord
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Lapwing (Sp, Su, A)
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Common most areas
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Waders:
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Gulls:
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Redshank (A)
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Wadden Sea
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Artic Skua (Su)
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Avocet (Sp, Su)
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Wadden Sea, Harboøre Tange
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Black-headed Gull (Sp, Su, A)
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Sanderling (Sp, Su, A, W)
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Wadden Sea
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Herring Gull (Sp, Su, A, W)
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Bar-tailed Godwit (Sp, Su, A)
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Artic Tern (Sp, Su, A)
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Turnstone (Sp, A, W)
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Wadden Sea
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Little Tern (Sp, Su)
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Rømø, Mandø, Langli, Nissum Fjord, Harborøe Tange
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Ruff
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Skjern Enge, Vest Stadil Fjord, Harborøe Tange, Vejlerne, Nissum Fjord
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Larks:
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Kentish Plover (Sp)
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Fanø, Rømø
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Skylark (Sp, Su, A)
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Dotterel (Sp)
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House-Martin (Sp, Su, A)
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Gulls:
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Meadow-Pipit (SP, Su, A)
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Black Tern
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Mistle-Trush (Sp, Su, A)
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Larks:
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Warblers – Flycatchers:
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Robin (Sp, A)
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Icterine Warbler (Sp, Su)
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Redstart (Sp, A)
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Whitethroat (Sp, Su, A)
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Ring Ouzel (Sp, Su, A)
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Willow-Warbler (Sp, Su,A)
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Warblers – Flycatchers:
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Sparrows – Buntings:
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Goldcrest (Sp, A)
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Starling (Sp, Su, A)
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Common, but in very large numbers in the Tønder Marsken
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Sparrows – Buntings:
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Redpoll (Sp, Su, A)
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Brambling (Sp, A, W)
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Scarlet Grosbeak (Sp, A)
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Siskin (Sp, A)
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Yellowhammer (Sp, Su, A, W)
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