Norway · Finnmark
Vadsøya
151 species and 11,184 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May–June, with up to 89 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ekkerøya15 km133 species
- Nesseby kirke og naturreservat35 km150 species
- Hamningberg62 km134 species
All 151 species recorded here
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Great Tit Parus major
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
- Grey-headed Chickadee Poecile cinctus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vadsøya?
May–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 89 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vadsøya?
151 species, from 11,184 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vadsøya in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Eider, European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Purple Sandpiper and Great Black-backed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.