Sweden

Falsterbo: Autumn Migration

A 6-day holiday to one of Europe's premier migration hotspots

Located at the southernmost tip of Sweden, Falsterbo is widely considered to be one of the premier sites in Europe for the autumn migration and our new six-day holiday (run in collaboration with our sister brand New Horizons Wildlife) is timed to coincide with the period when huge numbers of birds will be moving south.

Every year, millions of birds leave Scandinavia and Arctic Russia on their journeys south to warmer climes and many of these pass over the Falsterbo Peninsula before making the short sea crossing to Denmark.

We will be based at a conveniently located hotel which is only a short drive from the peninsula and will make multiple visits during our holiday, hoping to witness the spectacle of thousands of passerines including larks, pipits, wagtails, thrushes, warblers, flycatchers, finches and buntings passing through each day.

The highlight, however, is likely to be the raptor passage and the number of birds can be staggering with the possibility of hundreds of European Honey Buzzards migrating overhead, along with an impressive range of other species. Indeed, virtually every European raptor species has been recorded here including rarities such as Pallid Harrier and both Greater Spotted and Lesser Spotted Eagles, so we will hope for some unexpected birds whilst also enjoying great views of the more widespread species.

Join Christopher Hall for his eleventh visit to this special place.

Tour Dates & Prices

Mon 7th September 2026

Sat 12th September 2026

Guaranteed Departure

Tour Cost: 6 Days from £2395 including return flight from London or £1995 land only

Deposit: £600 Single Supp: £295 Group Size: 12 Leader: Christopher Hall

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What's Included?

Limosa Tour Leader (one leader for a group of up to seven with a second leader if more than eight clients)
Five nights accommodation in Sweden
All meals from dinner on day 1 to lunch on day 6
All excursions, entry fees and taxes
Limosa checklist of birds

Cost Excludes

Insurance, airport snacks/meals, drinks and other items of a personal nature.

Additional Information

The land only cost is the price you will pay if you choose to arrange your own flights. If you select this option, please contact the Limosa office before making your travel arrangements.

Tour Highlights

Limosa Tour Leader
Five nights' accommodation in Sweden
All main meals
Minibus transport
All excursions, entry fees, permits, tour based tips and taxes
Limosa checklist of birds

Outline Itinerary

Fly to Copenhagen, cross Öresund Bridge to Sweden, drive to Hollviken. Begin exploring Falsterbo (subject to flight times). Night Hollviken
Explore Falsterbo Peninsula and other local sites looking for migrants. Four further nights Hollviken
Early morning exploration at Falsterbo (subject to flight times). Drive to Copenhagen. Fly to UK

Overview

Itinerary

Trip Info

Located at the southernmost tip of Sweden, Falsterbo truly is the country’s ‘Land’s End’, and being just a short sea crossing from Denmark, this special location is one of the premier sites in Europe for the autumn bird migration.

Every year, several hundred million birds leave Scandinavia and Arctic Russia on their journeys south to warmer climes and many choose the route which minimises the distance they have to fly over water and thus head for the Falsterbo Peninsula before making the short flight over the sea to Denmark.

As a result, the Peninsula is a veritable ‘pinch point’ for migrants and on a good day in the autumn, the spectacle can be incredible with thousands of birds passing through. Often the highlight is the raptor passage and as well as species such as White-tailed Eagle, Osprey, Sparrowhawk, Northern Goshawk, Merlin and Hobby, we hope to see good numbers of European Honey Buzzards with hundreds of individuals migrating through every year. Indeed, almost all of the raptor species recorded in Europe have been found here including rarities such as Greater Spotted and Lesser Spotted Eagles and Pallid Harrier so there is always a chance of something unexpected.

Basing ourselves at a conveniently located hotel, we will be able to make multiple visits as the peninsula will only be a short drive away and as well as the birds of prey, we can expect to see a good variety of other passage migrants including a variety of larks, pipits, wagtails, thrushes, warblers, flycatchers, finches and buntings.

We will also explore the nearby shoreline which offers the opportunity to look for an impressive range of wildfowl and waders including Brent and Barnacle Geese, Pintail, Eider, Velvet Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Grey and Golden Plovers, Little Stint, Spotted Redshank and Wood Sandpiper.

On at least one day, we will venture away from the peninsula to explore the local coastline, woods and heathlands where we will look for Whooper Swan, White-tailed Eagle, Red Kite, Northern Goshawk, White Stork, Common Crane, Caspian Tern, Black Woodpecker, Marsh Tit and the delightful white-headed form of Long-tailed Tit.

With direct flights to Copenhagen and then a short drive across the famous Öresund Bridge to Sweden, this six-day holiday provides a perfect opportunity to enjoy the spectacle of mass migration at one of Europe’s premier migration hot spots.

The famous Lighthouse is close to the end of the Falsterbo Peninsula and is surrounded by some great birding habitat © Christopher Hall

Day 1
FLY TO COPENHAGEN, CROSS ORESUND BRIDGE TO SWEDEN, BEGIN EXPLORING
Our autumn holiday to Falsterbo begins with a flight to Copenhagen from where we make the short drive to the Öresund Bridge and then cross into Sweden. It should then take only another half an hour or so to reach our nicely laid out hotel which is located within easy reach of the Falsterbo Peninsula and a number of other nearby birding sites..

Depending on flight times, we should be able to begin our exploration of the area before returning to the hotel for the first of series of excellent evening meals. Night Hollviken

Days 2 – 5
FALSTERBO PENINSULA AND NEARBY BIRDING SITES
We have four full days to explore the Falsterbo Peninsula and a number of other nearby birding sites. Where we go each day will largely depend on the weather conditions but we are likely to make several visits to the peninsula over the course of our stay. There is a lighthouse at the tip of the peninsula (which is Sweden’s oldest having been built in 1795) and the scrub and woodlands around this can be excellent for migrating passerines which stop to feed up before they make the short crossing to Denmark.

On some days, thousands of birds can be present including a mixture of larks, pipits, wagtails, hirundines, thrushes, warblers, flycatchers, finches and buntings. We will also hope to find scarcer species such as Wryneck, Red-backed Shrike, Icterine Warbler, Nutcracker and Lapland Bunting, however, we will need to keep an eye to the sky as well as the autumn passage of birds of prey through Falsterbo can be spectacular.

Depending on the conditions, on some days, hundreds of European Honey Buzzards pass overhead and previous tours have seen eight species of raptor in little more than an hour, with other possibilities including White-tailed Eagle, Northern Goshawk, Sparrowhawk, Merlin, Hobby and Marsh Harrier.

We also plan to explore the nearby shoreline and lagoons to look for a variety of waders and wildfowl and, once again, we will hope to pick out something unexpected from amongst the more widespread species. Whilst birds such as Great Egret, Barnacle Goose, Shelduck, Shoveler, Pintail, Avocet, Ruff, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper are all possible, we will hope to pick out something rarer such as Broad-billed Sandpiper which was seen very well on a recent tour, with the chance of maybe a Citrine Wagtail or Bluethroat creeping around the edge of one of the freshwater pools.

On at least one day, we intend to venture away from the peninsula to visit various other sites where there are opportunities to look for a variety of species. We may well explore some woodlands and heathlands where there are chances for birds such as Black Woodpecker and the gorgeous white-headed form of Long-tailed Tit, whilst more open habitats are where we will look for Whooper Swan, White-tailed Eagle, White Stork, Common Crane and Caspian Tern. Four further nights at Hollviken

Day 6
FINAL EXPLORING AT FALSTERBO, RETURN TO COPENHAGEN, FLY TO UK
Depending on our flight schedule, there is likely to be time for a final early morning visit to the Falsterbo Peninsula before we reluctantly make the short journey north, cross the Öresund Bridge and then head to Copenhagen Airport for our flight back to the UK where the tour concludes.

Hummingbird Hawk Moth © Christopher Hall

WHAT TO EXPECT
Falsterbo is one of Europe’s premier migration watchpoints in the autumn and our six-day holiday concentrates on this fantastic location. The number of birds which are seen is somewhat dependent on the weather (and winds) but our visit is timed with when a good variety of species should be passing through. We also plan to explore several other nearby sites to look for birds we are unlikely to see at Falsterbo.

We plan to take a direct flight to Copenhagen from where it is only a short drive to the famous Öresund Bridge which links Denmark and Sweden. It should then take little more than half an hour to reach our ideally located hotel.

The temperature in late August and early September is typically between 10-18C and whilst we are likely to have some sunny days, there is also the possibility of rain although this can mean that migrants that would otherwise overfly the watchpoints may land.

There should be some good to excellent photographic opportunities in more open habitats.

BIRDS
100-120 species

ACCOMMODATION
5 nights’ accommodation in Sweden, staying at a comfortable hotel in Hollviken which is only a very short drive from the Falsterbo Peninsula. All rooms have private facilities.

MEALS
All main meals are included in the tour price commencing with dinner on Day 1 and concluding with lunch on Day 6. Food is excellent at our hotel where we plan to have breakfast and dinner. Lunches will typically be picnics (supplied by the hotel) which are likely to be eaten ‘in the field’.

WALKING
The walking is mostly easy and largely on the flat.