West Stadil Fjord

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Take a day trip along the west coast and focus on the right side, where you will pass a number of inlet areas with many fascinating birds. West Stadil Fjord borders the North Sea to the northwest of Ringkøbing. Along the west coast between Søndervig and Vedersø, the road runs along the meadows straight towards the inlet, which is bounded to the east by a sea wall with a walking and bicycle path. Each spring and autumn, the vast fields and meadows around the inlet are a resting place for thousands of geese, ducks and wading birds. Various ducks, bitterns and marsh harriers breed in the reed forest. The best period for observing the birds is March, April and the beginning of May, when enormous flocks of geese meet before continuing their migration to their Arctic breeding places. From Husby Klitvej (the road between Søndervig and Husby) there are good possibilities of observing the birds in the fields. There are parking areas along this road and on Stadiløvej, which runs to the east of the area. You will also find a parking area on Skelmosevej, which will take you from Husby Klitvej to Stadiløvej. From Sidselbjerg and from the dunes at Strandgården you will have a fine view of the area.

West Stadil Fjord is particularly well-known for the thousands of geese resting in the area. When the geese flock in spring, you can see up to 25,000 pink-footed and barnacle geese. West Stadil Fjord is also an important resting place for ducks, wading birds and swans. At the inlet, you will see many different types of ducks – teals, widgeons, tufted ducks and others. In autumn, you can feel the whistling of the hundreds of Bewick’s swans which also use the open sea as a resting place. Among the breeding birds which like to remain in the area, you may see the great crested grebe.