Bøyaøyri nature reserve
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Bird life
Altogether, 100 different bird species have been observed at the Bøyaøyri . 40-50 of these species are directly or indirectly dependent on wetlands, for example for breeding, finding food etc. Such species are Common Heron, Mallard, Common Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, European Oystercatcher, Purple Sandpiper, Dunlin and Ruff. Other species, such as European Starling, White Wagtail, Fieldfare, Redwing and Meadow Pipit are attracted by the wetlands, but are nesting in the adjacent areas.
The Bøyaøyri is of special importance for waterfowl and waders, first and foremost as a resting area during the migration period, but also as a wintering area. In spring and autumn, during the migration period, there can be numerous individuals of duck species like Mallard, Teal and Wigeon. In addition, Scaup, Common Scoter, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye and the rare species Common Pochard can be observed. Mallard, Teal and Red-brested merganser are nesting in the nature reserve.
The most common waders during the migration period are Oystercatcher, Lapwing, and Redshank, together with species like Curlew, Wood Sandpiper, Golden Plover and Snipe. Many of the waders stay at the Bøyaøyri only for a short time in spring and autumn, during migration, whereas Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Redshank, Common Sandpiper and Snipe nest in the nature reserve.
Nr. English name Latin name Summer Winter Migration/
sporadic1 Barn swallow Hirundo rustica x 2 Bean goose Anser fabalis x 3 Black guillemot Cepphus grylle x 4 Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus x 5 Black-throated diver Gavia arctica x 6 Blackbird Turdus merula x x 7 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla x (x) 8 Blue tit Parus caeruleus x x 9 Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus x 10 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla x x 11 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula x x 12 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs x (x) 13 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita x 14 Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto x 15 Common coot Fulica atra x 16 Common gull Larus canus x x 17 Common pochard Aythya ferina x 18 Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos x 19 Common scoter Melanitta nigra x 20 Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna x 21 Common tern Sterna hirundo x 22 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus x 23 Curlew Numenius arquata x 24 Dipper Cinclus cinclus x x 25 Dunlin Calidris alpina x 26 Dunnock Prunella modularis x 27 Eider Somateria molissima x 28 European robin Erithacus rubecula x x 29 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris x x 30 Garden warbler Sylvia borin x 31 Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetus x x 32 Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria x 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula x x 34 Goosander Mergus merganser x 35 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis x x 36 Great tit Parus major x x 37 Greater black-backed gull Larus marinus x x 38 Greater spotted woodpecker Dendrocopus major x x 39 Green woodpecker Picus viridis x x 40 Greenfinch Carduelis chloris x x 41 Greenshank Tringa nebularia x 42 Grey heron Ardea cinerea x x 43 Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus x x 44 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus x 45 Herring gull Larus argentatus x x 46 Hooded crow Corvus corone cornix x x 47 House martin Delichon urbica x 48 House sparrow Passer domesticus x x 49 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus x 50 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus x 51 Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus x 52 Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis x 53 Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus x x 54 Magpie Pica pica x x 55 Mallard Anas plathyrhyncos x x 56 Marsh tit Parus palustris x x 57 Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis x 58 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus x 59 Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca x 60 Pied wagtail Motacilla alba yarelli x 61 Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima x 62 Raven Corvus corax x x 63 Red-brested merganser Mergus serrator x x 64 Red-throated diver Gavia stellata x 65 Redpoll Carduelis flammea x x 66 Redshank Tringa totanus x 67 Redwing Turdus iliacus x (x) 68 Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus x 69 Ruff Philomachus pugnax x 70 Sand martin Riparia riparia x 71 Scaup Aythya marila x 72 Siskin Carduelis spinus x x 73 Sky lark Alauda arvensis x 74 Snipe Gallinago gallinago x (x) 75 Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis x 76 Song trush Turdus philomelos x 77 Sparrow hawk Accipiter nisus x x 78 Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata x 79 Starling Sturnus vulgaris x 80 Swift Apus apus x 81 Tawny owl Strix aluco x x 82 Teal Anas crecca x x 83 Tree pipit Anthus trivialis x 84 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris x x 85 Tufted duck Aythya fuligula x 86 Twite Carduelis flavirostris x 87 Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca x 88 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe x 89 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus x 90 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra x 91 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla x 92 Whitethroat Sylvia communis x 93 Wigeon Anas penelope x 94 Willow tit Parus montanus x x 95 Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus x 96 Wood pigeon Columba palumbus x 97 Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola x 98 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola x 99 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes x x 100 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella x x