Knösen och Knävången

Knösen is the northern tip of the Falsterbo peninsula and Knävången the area immediately south of it. The sites consist of pasture land, a few cultivated fields and some woodland. The area is relatively large and is difficult to check carefully in a short time, but instead you can simply concentrate on one or two parts. Knösen and Knävången are good places for a large variety of resting birds and well worth a visit at all times of year.

Large numbers of dabbling ducks rest off Knösen during the spring and autumn migration. In late September and early October numbers may exceed 5,000 or even 10,000 birds.

Depending on the water level, the area may also attract variable numbers of waders. Thousands of geese rest at Knävången in late autumn. These are mostly Greylag Geese and Barnacle Geese but also include single specimens of other species. Harriers, Kestrels, Common Buzzards and Rough-legged Buzzards hunt over the fields and Short-eared Owl and Peregrine Falcon are also observed, though less frequently. In early May, Knösen is the peninsula’s best spot for Ring Ouzel and Ortolan Bunting. The outermost pinewood may hold lots of resting passerines both in spring and autumn. It is also possible to witness a fairly strong northerly passage of passerines in autumn days with northerly winds. Another hallmark of Knösen is the tranquillity and relatively low human disturbance

You’ll have a good view from existing paths and roads. Thus, there is no reason to walk out into the meadows and definitely not during breeding season (April-July). At the tip of Knösen, there is a cottage and a garden. This is private property.