BIRDING HOTSPOTS (click on the map to enlarge)
BIRDING HOTSPOTS
(click on the map to enlarge)
Zoom in on a detailed map of the area (weblink).
Zoom in on a detailed map of the area (weblink).

Birding Hotspots

Where to see the birds:
  1. Vejlerne Nature Centre: Direct exit from
    the A11. Toilets. Facilities for disabled
    people.

  2. Kraptårnet: From the car park on Alvejen,
    follow the path approx. 700 m to
    Kraptårnet tower. Cranes, ducks and
    wading birds

  3. Kærupholme / Kogleakssøen: Black
    terns, wading birds and eared grebes in
    the season.

  4. Han Vejle: Unique opportunity to walk
    through the reeds. An excellent place to
    hear the bittern and see bearded tits.
  5. Lund Fjord: Ducks and wading birds on
    the meadow. Wonderful in icy winters
    on account of ice-holes in the Limfjord.

Vejlerne nature reserve with its meadows, reed beds, and lakes is located in Northern Jutland and covers an area of about 60 km² . It is the largest bird sanctuary in Northern Europe and its main attraction is probably the Spoonbill . Vejlerne has the northernmost breeding colony of Spoonbills in the world.


As the sanctuary is established for the benefit of the birds, there is no access to the area. The birds can be observed from public road and from the observation towers and hides built around the area.

Vejlernes Visitor Centre
Vejlernes Visitor Centre is situated close to the 30 km pole on Primary Route 11 (on the Bygholm Dike). Exhibition and hide. You can get a leaflet with map in the exhibition (or from a tourist office in e.g. Fjerritslev).

The Krap Tower
From the Alvejen parking ground a 700 m long path leads through a windbreak and across a meadow to the tower. In June flowering holy grass, lady´s smock, marsh marigold and ragged robin are seen along the last strtch of the path.

South-western corner of Bygholm Vejle
Parking ground at Primary Route 11 at the south-western corner of Bygholm Vejle.

The Kærup Holme Hide
The Kærup Holme Hide is located west of Han Vejle at the old railway dam between Frøstrup and Vust.

The Han Vejle Hide
The Han Vejle Hide is also located at the old railway dam between Frøstrup and Vust. Species include: Spoonbill, Ducks, Temminck's Stint, Curlew and Wood Sandpipers, Black-tailed Godwit, Common, Arctic, Black and Little Terns, Greylag Goose, Water Rail, Lapwing, Black Tern, Coot and Bearded Tit.