Birds on Gotska Sandön

Species List : Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Scarce migrant breeder. Small chicks have been seen at Gåsemora kammare near Sankt Anna on 10 August 2005. Passage migrant in spring and in autumn. The species can be seen around Gotska Sandön all year around. As many as 187 birds were counted off Högaland on 2 October 2002. A more common sight is a flock of some 30 to 60 birds flying by in summer in search for better fishing.

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Birds on Gotska Sandön. Online since 2001.