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Description
Busör is one of the west coast's best locations for birdwatching, especially in the spring, but the birding can be rewarding all year round. In spring the bird migration can start as early as the end of February with geese and swans, but usually does not start in earnest until the Common Eider migration (with occasional King Eider each spring) around March 20. It continues with Common Scoter, grebes and skuas. At the end of April, terns and Red-throated Diver start migrating with occasional White-billed Diver and Pomarine Skua being present. In May, Arctic waders such as Dunlin, Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover and Red Knot can also pass.
The arrival of summer means a more quiet time, with the exception of strong westerly winds that can bring a little bit of everything in the way of seabirds. Autumn migration already starts in mid-July, when the waders start to appear, including Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Temminck's Stint and sometimes some Broad-billed Sandpiper. With fresh winds from the west, you can have a nice migration of seabirds, including auks, Kittiwake, Northern Gannet, Northern Fulmar, skuas, Little Gull and sometimes even Leach's Storm Petrel. The migration often passes close to land.
In winter with fresh winds from the west, you can have a nice stretch of mainly auks and Kittiwake. Water Pipit is now seen annually on the beach meadows, as are other pipits and Snow Bunting. Purple Sandpiper and European Shag are occasionally seen on the reef. In mild winters, Common Snipe, Jack Snipe and Eurasian Woodcock can also overwinter.
Rare birds that have been observed include Red-breasted Goose, Steller's Eider, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Great Northern Diver, Cory's Shearwater, European Storm Petrel, Little Egret, Great Egret, American Golden Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red Phalarope, Glaucous Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, Sabine's Gull, Ross's Gull, Gull-billed Tern, White-winged Tern, Brünnich's Guillemot (several finds), European Turtle Dove, Eagle Owl, European Stonechat, Iberian Chiffchaff, Firecrest, European Serin, etc.
Breeding birds include Common Redshank, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Green Woodpecker and Common Chiffchaff.
Tip: Take a walk in the coastal forest inside the cape. Especially after nights with good small bird migration, as there can be a lot of birds there.
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Access
Busör is located northwest of Halmstad. From Halmstad, drive along the coastal road north towards Steninge. 1.5 kilometres after Särdals kvarn, turn left onto Lundslättsvägen. After a few hundred metres you will reach a four-way junction where you continue straight ahead on the gravel road. When the forest opens up and the sea is visible, there is a parking lot on the right. Press P on the map for directions. Go past the old lifeguard station and out to the boathouses on the headland. The boathouses provide good shelter from most wind directions.
Please note: Be considerate of the owners of the boathouses. Toilets (outdoor toilets) are located at the lifeguard station.