Birding Tampere, Finland (1 Viewer)

[paul5000paul]

Will be visiting Finland in late May/early June and have a spare day at end in Tampere. Many suggestions for good birding/mammal sites in the area.

Cheers,

Paul

P.S. Thanks to all who replied before

 

[Tero]

Here is a city park, there is a bus that goes there. I have not been there for 20 years.
http://www.virtualtourist.com/trave...s_To_Do-Tampere-Pyynikki_park_tower-BR-1.html

 

[hannu]

Here is a city park, there is a bus that goes there. I have not been there for 20 years.
http://www.virtualtourist.com/trave...s_To_Do-Tampere-Pyynikki_park_tower-BR-1.html

Not good place for birding !!!! If you have possible to rent a car, it takes only few hours to drive very good places such as Pori Yyteri or so....

 

[Tero]

Well, yes, birds will be very common at my park.

 

[hannu]

Well, yes, birds will be very common at my park.

Parks are mainly good places in autumn, when there are possible to see Eastern rarity Warblers. I have noticed that parks are better birding places in South and Central Europe than in Northern Europe. We have still enough wild nature, where birds can stay even in the 'cities'. Pyynikki is also the ridge-area and ,due to it's quite dry place, so you will see only most common birds (Redstarts, Tits, Pied Flycatchers etc).

 

[Tero]

Some general Finland INFO
http://www.birdlife.fi/english/finland-for-birdwatchers.shtml

perhaps birding pals can find you someone in middle Finland?
one in Tampere and some clubs
http://birdingpal.org/Finland.htm
Tampere&Pirkanmaa club
http://www.birdlife.fi/pily/
they have access to a birding tower
http://yhdistykset.vlk.fi/vlh/tykola.htm