Orjaku study trail’s Silmakare observation tower (700 m from the parking)

The observation platform is located on the Orjaku study trail, on the former islet Silmakar. The tower offers a view of Käina Bay, where you can observe birds nesting in the bay as well as numerous migrations in spring and autumn.

On the former islet of Silmakare, about 700 metres from the car park along the boardwalk through the reeds of the Orjaku trail on Hiiumaa, stands a 6-metre wooden birdwatching tower with one intermediate platform; a ramp leads to the first level. From the top you look over shallow Käina bay, its reed beds and coastal pastures, and the 23 low reed-ringed islands. In spring and autumn migration 10,000 to 15,000 water and shore birds stop here, peaking at around 20,000, so bring binoculars.