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Birdwatchers with binoculars and spotting scopes at Klingavälsån, inland in Skåne

Birdwatching

Kullen is best known among birders for seabirds in autumn westerlies, and for migrants resting on the headland in spring and autumn.

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Photo: Leo Rudberg (WMSE) · CC BY 4.0
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  1. Overview
  2. Seabirds in a westerly
  3. Migrants and breeders
  4. Nesting season
  5. Where to do it
  6. More things to do
  7. Reviews

Kullaberg juts into the sea with water on three sides, which makes the tip a natural stopover for tired migrants and a front-row seat for watching seabirds.

Great cormorants on a rock off Kullaberg

Photo: Widar2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Kullaberg's western tip from the air, the lighthouse above the cliffs

Photo: L.G.foto · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mölle's northern edge and the wooded Kullaberg shore from the air

Photo: L.G.foto · CC BY-SA 4.0

Seabirds in a westerly

Among Swedish birders, Kullen is known above all for seabird passage. On autumn days with hard westerly winds, gannets, fulmars, shearwaters, skuas, kittiwakes and auks can pass close in. Watch from the old foghorn station below Kullen Lighthouse or from the cliffs nearby.

Migrants and breeders

In spring and autumn, migrants rest around the lighthouse and on the land to the east. Spring can bring ring ouzels, twites and ortolan buntings; autumn adds varied small-bird passage and some raptors. Peregrine falcons breed on the cliffs, and common rosefinches in the oak scrub on the southern slopes.

Nesting season

Parts of the reserve are closed from 1 March to 15 July to protect nesting birds, and the closure applies to boats as well as walkers. Stay on paths and respect the signs.

Where to do it

All places

Kullen Lighthouse

Sweden's highest-set and Scandinavia's brightest lighthouse, at the western tip of Kullaberg, guiding ships since 1561.

Naturum Kullaberg

Not yet reviewed

The nature reserve's visitor center beside Kullen Lighthouse, with a free exhibition, a touch aquarium and advice on where to walk.

All things to do

Hiking

Color-marked trails over Kullaberg's cliffs, beech woods and heath, from short loops to Kullaleden, about 70 km round the peninsula.

Climbing

Not yet reviewed

One of Sweden's biggest climbing areas: hundreds of mostly trad routes on gneiss sea cliffs, from easy grades to hard test pieces.

Horseback riding

Not yet reviewed

Guided rides on sure-footed Icelandic horses through the beech woods of eastern Kullaberg, from short loops to a half-day ride to Mölle.

Golf

Not yet reviewed

Five courses on and around the peninsula, led by Mölle's 1943 layout inside the Kullaberg nature reserve with sea views from most holes.

Reviews

1 review

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Anna Svensson
5.0 / 5
May 26, 2026

The autumn migration at Kullen is magical. We saw kestrels, buzzards and a sparrow hawk within an hour. Stand behind the lighthouse in a north-westerly wind for the best position.

Translated from SV