Pikla coast observation platform

The shallow sea and jagged coastline is a good forage and stopping place for many waterfowl. The most numerous and important species are the tundra swan and the whooper swan, the widgeon and the mallard, the common goldeneye, the white-tailed eagle, etc.

In the Luitemaa Nature Reserve on the Pärnu County coast, near Häädemeeste, a low platform gives a wide view over the shallow, indented coastal sea, an important feeding and resting place for great numbers of waterbirds. Among the most numerous are Bewick's and whooper swans, wigeon, mallard, goldeneye and smew, bar-tailed godwit and wood sandpiper, and white-tailed eagles hunt here too. The best time is during spring and autumn migration, when the flocks gather. Bring binoculars or a telescope.