{"id":2775,"date":"2019-12-18T09:14:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T09:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=2775"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:18:06","slug":"varanger-is-birdwatching-heaven","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/varanger-is-birdwatching-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Varanger is birdwatching heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t The bird life in Varanger stands in striking contrast to the landscape; this barren, treeless landscape is home to a huge concentration of bird life. Our feathered friends don&#8217;t just see Varanger as a summer destination; the High Arctic birds think that winter in Varanger is mild! \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Varanger is an important crossroads in the bird world. The distances between the continents are shorter here at the top of the planet, so it is visited by eastern, High Arctic and occasionally North American species. Rich waters, marshes and wetlands, birch forests, river deltas and rock slopes ensure that food is available for migration, breeding and overwintering. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0321c7970dff4c992c7705c05e295c4a.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x844\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0321c7970dff4c992c7705c05e295c4a.jpg\" alt=\"A scuffle in spring time over the good nesting places \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0321c7970dff4c992c7705c05e295c4a.jpg\" data-caption=\"A scuffle in spring time over the good nesting places \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-fight1-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"1187x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-fight1-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"One puffin challenging the other over the best nesting places. Foto: Tormod Amundsen \/ Biotope \/ Vard\u00f8\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-fight1-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"One puffin challenging the other over the best nesting places. Foto: Tormod Amundsen \/ Biotope \/ Vard\u00f8\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: A scuffle in spring time over the good nesting places \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: One puffin challenging the other over the best nesting places. Foto: Tormod Amundsen \/ Biotope \/ Vard\u00f8<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tHow do I watch birds in Varanger\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"what-time-of-the-year-is-the-best-to-watch-birds-in-varanger?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat time of the year is the best to watch birds in Varanger?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"what-time-of-the-year-is-the-best-to-watch-birds-in-varanger?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tSpring and summer are of course the most intense periods. However, the wintering of Arctic ducks and the autumn migration are also highly interesting, so basically most of the year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"who-should-i-ask-about-birdwatching-in-varanger?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWho should I ask about birdwatching in Varanger?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"who-should-i-ask-about-birdwatching-in-varanger?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tBirding Varanger operates a website with ample information, both on where to watch birds\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"but-honestly,-isn&#039;t-birdwatching-a-bit-too-tough-for-most-birdwatchers?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBut honestly, isn&#039;t birdwatching a bit too tough for most birdwatchers?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"but-honestly,-isn&#039;t-birdwatching-a-bit-too-tough-for-most-birdwatchers?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tIt is easier than many people think. The area is inhabited, there are towns and rural settlements along the coastlines. There you find regular hotels and budget acommodation, airports, restaurants and shops. There are no particular risks involved in walking around shorelines, mountains and forests. So with good planning and the right clothing, most people should be able to do it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-i-get-tourist-information-on-varanger?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do I get tourist information on Varanger?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-i-get-tourist-information-on-varanger?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit Varanger operates a good website. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-sapmi-culture facilities-sami region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/ceavccageadge-was-a-meeting-place-for-10000-years\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2969A7E8-B78D-4D47-B45B-844F17C1E7CE-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Ceavccagea\u0111ge was a meeting place for 10,000 years<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-destination region-varanger wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/varanger\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Birds, three cultures and war history in the far northeast<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-birdwatching todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-wildlifesafari todo-worldwar2 facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/ekkeroy-is-a-coastalcommunity-onthe-arcticocean\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 49.25% 79.953709355107%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012700-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Ekker\u00f8y is an Arctic Ocean  community, with a lost fishing past<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCoastal Culture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arctic-ducks-come-to-costa-varanger\">Arctic ducks come to Costa Varanger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steller&#8217;s eider breeds in Eastern Siberia and Alaska, but approximately 8\u201315,000 of them overwinter in the Varanger fjord. See these and the colourful king eider, long-tailed duck and common eider in the waters around Vard\u00f8 and Vads\u00f8 \u2014 but look to the cliffs if you want to see scaup.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17632404_1816897281905027_8686396040042616669_o.jpg\" data-size=\"1276x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17632404_1816897281905027_8686396040042616669_o.jpg\" alt=\"Steller eiders winter holidaying in Varanger \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17632404_1816897281905027_8686396040042616669_o.jpg\" data-caption=\"Steller eiders winter holidaying in Varanger \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_3.jpg\" data-size=\"1422x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_3.jpg\" alt=\"Steller eiders, the male have the characteristic colours \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Steller eiders, the male have the characteristic colours \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/King-Eider-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1347x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/King-Eider-2.jpg\" alt=\"King Eiders in Varanger \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/King-Eider-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"King Eiders in Varanger \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Steller eiders winter holidaying in Varanger \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Steller eiders, the male have the characteristic colours \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: King Eiders in Varanger \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-waterfowl-are-plentiful\">Waterfowl are plentiful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bean, greylag, pink-footed, barnacle, greater white-fronted and the endangered lesser white-fronted geese are a common sight in the migration season. Inland, we have rare visitors like the yellow-billed loon, great northern loon, Eurasian dotterel and the more common red-throated diver and whooper swan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-only-puffins-nest-in-bird-cliffs\">Not only puffins nest in bird cliffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The spectacular bird cliffs have large colonies of kittiwakes, puffins, razorbills, guillemots, thick-billed murre, cormorants, glaucus gulls, Manx shearwaters, fulmars, Leach&#8217;s storm petrels and the winter breeding storm petrel. Ross&#8217;s, Iceland, lesser black-backed and Sabine&#8217;s gulls can also be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lapland-Bunting-Lappspurv-2-Varanger-3july-2011-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"1061x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lapland-Bunting-Lappspurv-2-Varanger-3july-2011-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"The Lapland Bunting in the Arctic shrubland \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lapland-Bunting-Lappspurv-2-Varanger-3july-2011-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Lapland Bunting in the Arctic shrubland \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arctic-tit.jpg\" data-size=\"1125x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arctic-tit.jpg\" alt=\"Grey-headed chickadee from the eastern forests \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arctic-tit.jpg\" data-caption=\"Grey-headed chickadee from the eastern forests \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The Lapland Bunting in the Arctic shrubland \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Grey-headed chickadee from the eastern forests \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-waders-are-found-along-beaches\">Waders are found along beaches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Birds like the dunlin, red-necked phalarope, bar-tailed godwit, purple sandpiper, redshank, Temminck&#8217;s stint, ringed plover, curlew sandpiper and ruff strut about on rock slopes, along river mouths and next to still waters, gathering in huge numbers in the migration season, and breeding in summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-songbirds-live-in-shrublands\">Songbirds live in shrublands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the varied copse and forest vegetation, look out for songbirds and larks such as the bluethroat, Arctic redpoll, pied flycatcher, Eurasian rock pipit, red-throated pipit, shore lark, Lapland bunting, snow bunting and reed bunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-flight-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"1149x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-flight-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"Puffins on Horn\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/puffins-flight-hornoya-mrch2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"Puffins on Horn\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Horn\u00f8ya-incoming-guillemots-apr2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"1203x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Horn\u00f8ya-incoming-guillemots-apr2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"Guillemots arriving in Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Horn\u00f8ya-incoming-guillemots-apr2011-TAmundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"Guillemots arriving in Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Polarm\u00e5ke-Glaucous-Gull-Vard\u00f8-March2011-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"736x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Polarm\u00e5ke-Glaucous-Gull-Vard\u00f8-March2011-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"Arctic seagull \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Polarm\u00e5ke-Glaucous-Gull-Vard\u00f8-March2011-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"Arctic seagull \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Arctic-Tern-r\u00f8dnebbterne-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-size=\"1006x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Arctic-Tern-r\u00f8dnebbterne-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" alt=\"The Arctic tern lives its life in almost constant light, as it spends our winters in the Antarctic summer \u00a9 Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Arctic-Tern-r\u00f8dnebbterne-Amundsen-Biotope.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Arctic tern lives its life in almost constant light, as it spends our winters in the Antarctic summer \u00a9 Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Puffins on Horn\u00f8ya Island \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Guillemots arriving in Horn\u00f8ya \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Arctic seagull \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The Arctic tern lives its life in almost constant light, as it spends our winters in the Antarctic summer \u00a9 Biotope<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-snowy-owl-comes-in-lemming-years\">The snowy owl comes in lemming years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The snowy owl sometimes comes down from the Arctic islands to Varanger, looking for lemmings. Northern hawk owls, rough-legged buzzards and gyrfalcons also feast on these rodents and the Pomerine skua even nested on the Varanger peninsula after several good rodent years. The numerous sea eagles, however, hunt out on the bird cliffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-look-out-for-these-rare-species\">Look out for these rare species<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Varanger is visited by birds that are rarely, if ever, seen in the rest of Norway or Europe; these include cattle egrets, harlequin ducks, spectacled eiders, Egyptian vultures, greater spotted eagles, little bustards, semipalmated plovers, short-billed dowitchers, stilt sandpipers, little curlews, Ross&#8217;s gulls, bridled terns, European rollers, buff-bellied pipits, white-winged larks, glaucus-winged gulls and white-winged scoters.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/steilneset-sommer.jpg\" data-size=\"1139x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/steilneset-sommer.jpg\" alt=\"Feel free to have your coffee inside one of these bird shelters, as long as you don&#039;t disturb the birds or the birdwatchers \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/steilneset-sommer.jpg\" data-caption=\"Feel free to have your coffee inside one of these bird shelters, as long as you don&#039;t disturb the birds or the birdwatchers \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012027.jpg\" data-size=\"1501x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012027.jpg\" alt=\"Bird watching hut constructed and set up by Biotope Architecture &amp; Nature. \u00a9 Foto: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012027.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bird watching hut constructed and set up by Biotope Architecture &amp; Nature. \u00a9 Foto: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012028.jpg\" data-size=\"1422x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012028.jpg\" alt=\"Biotope, the Vard\u00f8 architects, have built the bird shelters along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger. Photo: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/012028.jpg\" data-caption=\"Biotope, the Vard\u00f8 architects, have built the bird shelters along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger. Photo: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Feel free to have your coffee inside one of these bird shelters, as long as you don&#039;t disturb the birds or the birdwatchers \u00a9 Tormod Amundsen\/Biotope<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Bird watching hut constructed and set up by Biotope Architecture &amp; Nature. \u00a9 Foto: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Biotope, the Vard\u00f8 architects, have built the bird shelters along the Norwegian Scenic Route Varanger. Photo: Trine Kanter Zerwekh \/ Statens vegvesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-can-watch-birds-practically-all-year\">You can watch birds practically all year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a very special place for birds, so many bird experts travel long distances to come here in winter. During the spring and autumn migrations, ornithologists study the flocks of waders on the shore and geese inland. In summer, the breeding season is the time for songbirds, birds of prey and breeding seabirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bird-shelters-allow-you-to-watch-birds-unseen\">Bird shelters allow you to watch birds unseen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are special hides for birdwatchers beside the Varanger Sami Museum, at Barvikmyra outside Vard\u00f8, and on Horn\u00f8ya. These have been carefully designed to provide the best views without disturbing the birds, and to blend into the landscape. GPS navigators can also guide you to places of particular interest within the landscape. The casual birdwatcher can also see large flocks of king eiders and Steller&#8217;s eiders in the sea at Vads\u00f8.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-attractions todo-beautiful-drives todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-sapmi-culture todo-suggested-routes region-varanger wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-norwegian-scenic-route-in-varanger-shines-with-cultural-gems-and-storm-carved-nature\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 49.675018310547% 56.774443432801%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005215_4fd29-768x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Norwegian Scenic Route in Varanger shines with cultural gems and storm carved nature<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorwegian Scenic Routes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-birdwatching todo-photo todo-wildlifesafari season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/go-birdwatching-in-northern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/006006_Marten-Bril_www.visitvesteralen.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Go birdwatching in Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 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