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Friskala Bay

Turku  >  Finland

Bird tower near the city of Turku. Good wetland where you can see migrating and breeding waterfowl and waders.

Added* by Sebastian Andrejeff
Most recent update 12 February 2020
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Description

Bird tower near the city of Turku. Good wetland area where you can see migrating and breeding waterfowl and waders. Species that can be seen are Water Rail, Garganey and Common Shelduck among many others. There is a good forest behind the tower where you can find species like Black Woodpecker and Eurasian Nuthatch.

Details

Access

You can drive to the parking lot and walk to the tower.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Forest

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

Nice wetland near the city center of Turku.

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Map

Top 5 birds

Water Rail
1. Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Common Shelduck
2. Common Shelduck
(Tadorna tadorna)
Garganey
3. Garganey
(Spatula querquedula)
Black Woodpecker
4. Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)
Hawfinch
5. Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

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