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A large area of mountains with marshes, lakes and fast-flowing rivers, coniferous forest and birch woodland and scrub.

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The birds are typical of such habitats in Scandinavia including Rough-legged Buzzard, Rock Ptarmigan and Snow Bunting in the more open areas, Taiga Bean Goose and Lesser White-fronted Goose, Temminck's Stint and Red-necked Phalarope in the marshes and Common Goldeneye and Goosander on the lakes.

Just to the north is a large lake, Rossvatn with breeding Common Scoter and Black-throated Diver.

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Birds you can see here include:

Black-throated Diver, Taiga Bean Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Long-tailed Duck, Common Scoter, Common Goldeneye, Goosander, Rough-legged Buzzard, Willow Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan, Eurasian Dotterel, Temminck's Stint, Red-necked Phalarope, Long-tailed Skua, Snowy Owl, Bluethroat, Fieldfare, Redwing, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Brambling, Snow Bunting

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The main base for the area is Fellingfors which lies on Norway's main northerly road. The park is east of the town and Rossvatn lies to the north.

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Content and images originally posted by Steve