Birdwatch Norway .... Lebesby

The Scandinavian Birding Experience

 

With Norway's third largest sea bird colony, Lebesby has a lot to offer, both at sea and on land. The tidal habitat at Adamsfjord is typical for many such areas in the county. Deposits from the River Adam have formed sandbanks, and when the tide is low, there is a large area of mudbanks that stretch for about a kilometre. The surrounding habitat is mostly Birchwood with smaller areas of cultivated land. This combination of habitats attracts several species and the area is always worth checking.

What To Expect:
120 species have been recorded at Lebesby.Here you will find a selection of some of the more interesting.

Winter/Resident: Mallard, Common Eider, Red Grouse, Ptarmigan, White-tailed Eagle, Div Gulls, Magpie, Hooded Crow.

Summer/Breeding: Whooper Swan.Long-tailed Duck, Velvet Scoter, Red-throated Diver, Fulmar, Great Cormorant, Shag, Rough-legged Buzzard, Temminck's Stint, Arctic Skua, Long-tailed Skua, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Atlantic Puffin, Bluethroat, Brambling, Snow Bunting.

Passage/Rarities: Bean Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Mandarin Duck, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Steller's Eider, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe, Storm Petrel, Great Egret, Steppe Eagle, Osprey, Pacific Golden Plover, Glaucous Gull, Short-eared Owl,

How To Get There: The area is straightforward to find. From Lakselv, follow route 98 along the fjord, after passing Børselv (another site worth checking) head for Storfjordbotn. Adamsfjord is situated between Kunes and Friarfjord.

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