Bird watching on the beach in Pape village

Worth seeingBird watching on the beach in Pape village

Pape Lighthouse Beach is a very good place for seabird watching. During the spring migration, which takes place between March and May, hundreds of thousands of water birds can be observed flying over the sea to breeding grounds in the north.

Birds observed here

The list of migrating species includes loons of both species, common scoters, long-tailed ducks, Eurasian wigeons, common gulls, red-breasted mergansers, and others. In summer, the area around Lake Pape serves as breeding grounds, for instance, for the Eurasian hoopoe, black redstart, European greenfinch, and western house martin.

  • Binoculars rental: Pape Tourism Information Point "Dzintarvēji", Pape, Rucavas pagasts Ph. +371 29134903
  • Nature guides:
    • Ritvars Rekmanis Ph. +371 28256131
    • Ints Mednis Ph. +371 29224331
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