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Lake Brånsjön

Västerbotten (north Sweden)  >  Sweden

A wetland nature reserve with a good selection of breeding and staging birds.

Added* by Jonas F Grahn
Most recent update 12 February 2020
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Description

Lake Brånsjön is a very shallow lake surrounded by grazed, wet meadows which are flooded during spring. The best time to visit is late April or early May, when up to 1000+ Taiga Bean Goose, 1000+ Common Teal and several hundreds of other ducks and waders stage in the area. Brånsjön is one of the very best breeding sites for wetland birds in north Sweden, with large populations of e g Northern Lapwing, and several pairs of Ruff, Common Crane and Northern Shoveler. Jack Snipe breeds and Little Gull are daily visitors. In the surroundings Nutcracker and Black Woodpecker is common, as well as Common Rosefinch.

Details

Access

Two birding towers are situated on the eastern part of the wetland area, and can be easily accessed through signed paths from the road between the village Vännäsby and Brån. Note that access is restricted in the nature reserve except on marked paths between April 15th and August 15th.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Agriculture , River

Conditions

Open landscape , Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn , Summer

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Summer

Route

Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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