Lõunasadama campfire site I

This an exciting place during midsummer when thousands of Charadriiformes stop in the Bay closeby.

The Lõunasadama, or South Harbour, campfire site is on Osmussaar, the small limestone island off Estonia's north-west coast. Its bay is a gathering place for birds: around midsummer thousands of waders and gulls rest and feed here on their migration. The island is a landscape of relict lakes, cut off from the sea as the land slowly rose, scattered boulders of dark gneissic breccia formed by an ancient meteorite impact, and the remains of 20th-century military history. The 9 km Osmussaar hiking trail loops around the island. Boats leave from Dirhami harbour, visits must be arranged in advance, and all rubbish must be taken home.