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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

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.

Birdingplaces Near

Near Turku is Ruissalo island located, which holds the largest old oak forest in Finland.

View birdingplaces in the area that are published on Birdingplaces.eu

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)

Other birds you can see here

Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Goose
(Branta leucopsis)
Mute Swan
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Whooper Swan
Whooper Swan
(Cygnus cygnus)
Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
(Mareca penelope)
Mallard
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Goosander
Goosander
(Mergus merganser)
Slavonian Grebe (Horned Grebe)
Slavonian Grebe (Horned Grebe)
(Podiceps auritus)
Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Stock Dove
Stock Dove
(Columba oenas)
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
European Golden-Plover
European Golden-Plover
(Pluvialis apricaria)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)
Ruff
Ruff
(Calidris pugnax)
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
(Tringa glareola)
Common Redshank
Common Redshank
(Tringa totanus)
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Grey-headed Woodpecker
(Picus canus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)
White-backed Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos leucotos)
Wood Lark
Wood Lark
(Lullula arborea)
Skylark
Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Sedge Warbler
Sedge Warbler
(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Reed Warbler
Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Treecreeper
(Certhia familiaris)
Blackbird
Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Fieldfare
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
Redwing
Redwing
(Turdus iliacus)
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
Dunnock
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Chaffinch
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Greenfinch
Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Linnet
Linnet
(Linaria cannabina)
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll
(Acanthis flammea)
Parrot Crossbill
Parrot Crossbill
(Loxia pytyopsittacus)
Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill
(Loxia curvirostra)
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Siskin
Siskin
(Spinus spinus)
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer
(Emberiza citrinella)
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
(Emberiza schoeniclus)

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