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Kempeleenlahti Bay

64.95712 , 25.46779

Finland

Kempeleenlahti Bay and Nature Reserve is a nationally significant bird water and a 90-hectare nature reserve. There are two bird towers in the area. Another in Vihiluoto, near the Airport Hotel Oulu along a nature trail. Another closer to Oulu next to the Myllyoja ditch. The beaches of the nature reserve are shallow and grow reeds and reeds, in some places also hinged meadows, scrub and deciduous forest. The protection rules of the protected area prohibit movement in the area from 1 May to 31 July. other than marked paths. Birds: The most common nesters of waterfowl are mallards and bald eagles. In the large reedbeds, a reed warbler and a willow locust nest. Willow birds, groves, red sparrows and red ribs predominate in the bushes and forests. The most valuable nesting species is the golden locust, which unfortunately has not been observed in the area in recent years, as it is not elsewhere in Finland. The brown hawk belongs to the regular nesting species. Collared storks and woodpeckers are also occasionally found. In the summer, feathered dog ducks, especially tails, as well as finches (up to hundreds) and oxen birds accumulate in the bay.

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 64.9571/25.4678 (2020-11-20 13:12:41 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Kempeleenlahti Lintutorni" (2020-11-20 13:12:41 )

Edited by Soile Pitkänen on 2021-09-10 07:23:05
Kempeleenlahti Bay and Nature Reserve is a nationally significant bird water and a 90-hectare nature reserve. There are two bird towers in the area. Another in Vihiluoto, near the Airport Hotel Oulu along a nature trail. Another closer to Oulu next to the Myllyoja ditch. The beaches of the nature reserve are shallow and grow reeds and reeds, in some places also hinged meadows, scrub and deciduous forest. The protection rules of the protected area prohibit movement in the area from 1 May to 31 July. other than marked paths. Birds: The most common nesters of waterfowl are mallards and bald eagles. In the large reedbeds, a reed warbler and a willow locust nest. Willow birds, groves, red sparrows and red ribs predominate in the bushes and forests. The most valuable nesting species is the golden locust, which unfortunately has not been observed in the area in recent years, as it is not elsewhere in Finland. The brown hawk belongs to the regular nesting species. Collared storks and woodpeckers are also occasionally found. In the summer, feathered dog ducks, especially tails, as well as finches (up to hundreds) and oxen birds accumulate in the bay.

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  • Timing and strategy

In the spring, the bay does not melt until May, when hundreds of tents, tufts, great crested grebes, silkworms and ducks gather there. The majority of waterfowl can be found on the northern edge of the area and near Selkäkari island. In May, there may be hundreds of bogs and liras. Other abundant wader species include e.g. marsh and lapland gull, hare gull and water swallow. During the autumn migration, as many as thousands of waterfowl (sooty chickens, tufted ducks, tentacles, silkworms, great crested newts and swimmers) accumulate in the bay due to the hunting ban in the area. You can see a lot of birds of prey, e.g. sparrow, chicken, mallard, shooting and migratory hawk feed in the area. Depending on the height of the water, you can see resting waders: feather jumps, wicks,marshes, sirens and boredom. There is a stream of small birds down to the shore forests of the bay, with ducks and finches being the most abundant.

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Edited by Soile Pitkänen on 2021-09-10 07:34
In the spring, the bay does not melt until May, when hundreds of tents, tufts, great crested grebes, silkworms and ducks gather there. The majority of waterfowl can be found on the northern edge of the area and near Selkäkari island. In May, there may be hundreds of bogs and liras. Other abundant wader species include e.g. marsh and lapland gull, hare gull and water swallow. During the autumn migration, as many as thousands of waterfowl (sooty chickens, tufted ducks, tentacles, silkworms, great crested newts and swimmers) accumulate in the bay due to the hunting ban in the area. You can see a lot of birds of prey, e.g. sparrow, chicken, mallard, shooting and migratory hawk feed in the area. Depending on the height of the water, you can see resting waders: feather jumps, wicks,marshes, sirens and boredom. There is a stream of small birds down to the shore forests of the bay, with ducks and finches being the most abundant.
  • How to get there

The Vihiluoto bird tower is possible to reach by Airport bus. More information and timetable https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/public-transport/airport. The bus stop is only 1 km from the beginning of the bird watching area and a few hundred meters from the Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu. 

The easiest way to reach the area is by car or by bike. It takes only 15 minutes by car to go there from the Oulu city centre and 6 minutes from the Oulu Airport. You can also rent a bicycle from the Oulu city centre or take a room from the Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu. 

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Edited by Soile Pitkänen on 2021-09-10 07:46
The Vihiluoto bird tower is possible to reach by Airport bus. More information and timetable https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/public-transport/airport. The bus stop is only 1 km from the beginning of the bird watching area and a few hundred meters from the Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu.  The easiest way to reach the area is by car or by bike. It takes only 15 minutes by car to go there from the Oulu city centre and 6 minutes from the Oulu Airport. You can also rent a bicycle from the Oulu city centre or take a room from the Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu. 

The area is accessible and free all year round and around the clock. The bird towers and nature trail usually have a lot of snow during the winter time and they are not cleaned from the snow. 

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Edited by Soile Pitkänen on 2021-09-10 07:48
The area is accessible and free all year round and around the clock. The bird towers and nature trail usually have a lot of snow during the winter time and they are not cleaned from the snow. 
  • Other attractions

The sea is frozen during the winter.

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Edited by Soile Pitkänen on 2021-09-10 07:51
Vihiluoto The sea is frozen during the seaside oasis in Kempele, and its services are built, maintained and developed by the village association. There is a swimming beach, a marina, beach volley courts, an accessible nature trail with a bird-watching tower and barbecue place. In addition, there is a disc golf course, a skateboard ramp, and in summer, a field for 20 sheep. In winter, the village association prepares skiing tracks and a tour skating route on the sea ice. Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu with its dining hut, Spanish restaurant El Sabor and Vihiluodon Torppa, an atmospheric restaurant and terrace on the seashore.winter.
Edited by Soile Pitkänen on 2021-09-10 07:50
Vihiluoto is the seaside oasis in Kempele, and its services are built, maintained and developed by the village association. There is a swimming beach, a marina, beach volley courts, an accessible nature trail with a bird-watching tower and barbecue place. In addition, there is a disc golf course, a skateboard ramp, and in summer, a field for 20 sheep. In winter, the village association prepares skiing tracks and a tour skating route on the sea ice. Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu with its dining hut, Spanish restaurant El Sabor and Vihiluodon Torppa, an atmospheric restaurant and terrace on the seashore.

Vihiluoto is the seaside oasis in Kempele, and its services are built, maintained and developed by the village association. There is a swimming beach, a marina, beach volley courts, an accessible nature trail with a bird-watching tower and barbecue place. In addition, there is a disc golf course, a skateboard ramp, and in summer, a field for 20 sheep. In winter, the village association prepares skiing tracks and a tour skating route on the sea ice. Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu with its dining hut, Spanish restaurant El Sabor and Vihiluodon Torppa, an atmospheric restaurant and terrace on the seashore.

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Edited by Soile Pitkänen on 2021-09-10 07:51
Vihiluoto is the seaside oasis in Kempele, and its services are built, maintained and developed by the village association. There is a swimming beach, a marina, beach volley courts, an accessible nature trail with a bird-watching tower and barbecue place. In addition, there is a disc golf course, a skateboard ramp, and in summer, a field for 20 sheep. In winter, the village association prepares skiing tracks and a tour skating route on the sea ice. Finlandia Hotel Airport Oulu with its dining hut, Spanish restaurant El Sabor and Vihiluodon Torppa, an atmospheric restaurant and terrace on the seashore.

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