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Getterön Nature Reserve

1970 establishments in SwedenNature reserves in Varberg MunicipalityProtected areas established in 1970Ramsar sites in Sweden
Getteröns naturreservat 2010 c
Getteröns naturreservat 2010 c

Getterön Nature Reserve (Swedish: Getteröns naturreservat) is a nature reserve at Getterön in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It consists of parts of the peninsula Getterön and an area to the north. It has an area of 350 hectares, of which 235 are land. The reserve was established in 1970. Getterön Nature Reserve is protected as a Natura 2000 site and included in the Ramsar list. Getterön Nature Reserve is one of northern Europe's premier birdwatching sites. In the reserve's wetland nesting species like gadwall, garganey, black-tailed godwit, ruff, dunlin, little tern, and pied avocet. The pied avocet also serves as a symbol for the nature reserve. Also in the winters there are many different species at Getterön, for example little grebe, water rail, common kingfisher, Eurasian bittern, bearded reedling, whooper swan, and smew. Also birds of prey, like the peregrine falcon, are common.

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Getterön Nature Reserve
Getterövägen, Varbergs kommun

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432 40 Varbergs kommun, Lassabacka
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