The World's Easiest Accessible Arctic Birding Destination
Discover the key sites, wildlife and hides for your next adventure!
Experience the Northern taiga, tundra & the arctic coastline within a day's drive!
Birders and nature enthusiasts can enjoy amazingly rich birdlife and a stunning landscape. Varanger is famous for its wintering population of Steller's Eiders. However, the wide variety of unique bird species have made Varanger one of the top birding destinations of the world.
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Key sites
Berlevåg
Bird types in the area:
Pomarine Skua
Ross' Gull
Northern Fulmar
Kongsfjord
Bird types in the area:
White-tailed Eagle
Gyrafalcon
Båtsfjord
Bird types in the area:
Gannets
King Eiders
Gednje
Bird types in the area:
Greater Scaup
Dotterel
Rough-legged Buzzard
Tana
Bird types in the area:
Hawk Owl
Common Seal
Goosander
Hamningberg
Bird types in the area:
Red-throated Diver
Merlin
White-billed Diver
Hornøya
Bird types in the area:
Razorbills
Puffin
Vardø
Bird types in the area:
King Eiders
Kiberg
Bird types in the area:
Stellar's Eiders
Purple Sandpiper
Komagvær
Bird types in the area:
Long-tailed Skua
Bluethroat
Golden Plover
Ekkerøy
Bird types in the area:
Red Knot
Colonies of Kittiwakes
Vadsø
Bird types in the area:
Arctic Tern
Red-throated Pipit
Stellar's Eider (female)
Vestre Jakobselv
Bird types in the area:
Taiga Bean Goose
Arctic Redpoll
Long-tailed Duck
Nesseby
Bird types in the area:
Waders
Redshank
Red-necked Pharalope
Pasvik
Bird types in the area:
Siberian Jay
Siberian Tit
Hawk Owl
Pine Grosbeak
Brown Bear
Kirkenes
Bird types in the area:
Golden Eagle
Red-throated Diver
