Birdwatch Norway... Berlevåg

The Scandinavian Birding Experience

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As one would expect in the coastal community of Berlevåg, seabirds are the main attraction. But the 1,122 sq. km. that forms Berlevåg has a lot more to offer. Here you will find untouched nature where the marshes and moorlands can produce the unexpected. The tidal area of Kongsfjordbotn is worth a visit. However it is without a doubt that the three main sea-bird colonies Kongsøy, Helløy and Skarvholmen will be of the most interest.

What To Expect:
With only 88 species on the database, it yet again witnesses that the region is under watched. Here you will find a selection of some of the species that have been recorded.

Winter/Resident: Common Eider, Great Cormorant, White-tailed Eagle, Div Gulls, Magpie, Hooded Crow, House Sparrow.

Summer/Breeding: Greater Scaup, Willow Grouse, Red-throated Diver, Black-throated Diver, Fulmar, Northern Gannet, Temmink's Stint, Purple Sandpiper, Ruff, Red-necked Phalarope, Long-tailed Skua, Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Atlantic Puffin, Shore Lark,
Red-throated Pipit, Ring Ouzel, Lapland Bunting, Snow Bunting.

Passage/Rarities: Bean Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, King Eider, Steller's Eider, Great-Northern Diver, White-billed Diver, Osprey, Red Knot, Pomarine Skua, Short-toed Lark, Hawfinch.

How To Get There: Getting to Berlevåg is straight forward. Kongsøy and the other two island need a little more planning. As these islands are sea bird colonies, there may well be visiting restrictions during the breeding season. It is however a privately owned island. Please ask at the local tourit office.