Ånnsjön part 1/2 - In Great Snipe territory

I got home from my trip to Lake Ånnsjön bird observatory last week. The observatory is 450 kilometers north from here, and the bird fauna is very different from what I'm used to in Västmanland.
I spent three weeks there, and got home with many great memories. I took around 10 000 photos during these weeks.

Siberian Jay - Lavskrika – Északi szajkó (Perisoreus infaustus)

Siberian Jay - Lavskrika – Északi szajkó (Perisoreus infaustus)

Common Scoter - Sjöorre – Fekete réce (Melanitta nigra)

Wood Sandpiper - Grönbena – Réti cankó (Tringa glareola)

Wood Sandpiper - Grönbena – Réti cankó (Tringa glareola)

Curlew - Storspov – Nagy póling (Numenius arquata)

Arctic Tern - Silvertärna – Sarki csér (Sterna paradisaea)

Teal - Kricka - Csörgő réce (Anas crecca)

The highlight of this trip was without a doubt the night i spent on a moore in a sleeping bag, surrounded by at least 40 Great Snipes. I may have said this too many times lately, but this was an unforgettable experience!
The birds were very active from 23 pm till I left, around 6 am. The sun rose at 03:07.

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Common Scoter - Sjöorre – Fekete réce (Melanitta nigra)

Red-necked Phalarope – Smalnäbbad simsnäppa – Vékonycsőrű víztaposó (Phalaropus lobatus)

Arctic Tern - Silvertärna – Sarki csér (Sterna paradisaea)

Little Gull - Dvärgmås - Kis sirály (Larus minutus)

Little Gull - Dvärgmås - Kis sirály (Larus minutus)

Common Scoter - Sjöorre – Fekete réce (Melanitta nigra)

Week 22

Around Västerås. I found the Tawny Owlets on Björnön. Incredibly cute!

Little Gull - Dvärgmås - Kis sirály (Larus minutus)

Whinchat - Buskskvätta - Rozsdás csaláncsúcs (Saxicola rubetra)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Little Ringed Plover - Mindre strandpipare - Kis lile (Charadrius dubius)

Little Ringed Plover - Mindre strandpipare - Kis lile (Charadrius dubius)

Whinchat - Buskskvätta - Rozsdás csaláncsúcs (Saxicola rubetra)

Mallard - Gräsand - Tőkés réce (Anas platyrhynchos)

Coot – Sothöna – Szárcsa (Fulica atra)

Coot – Sothöna – Szárcsa (Fulica atra)

Coot – Sothöna – Szárcsa (Fulica atra)

Tawny Owl – Kattuggla – Macskabagoly (Strix aluco)

Tawny Owl – Kattuggla – Macskabagoly (Strix aluco)

Tawny Owl – Kattuggla – Macskabagoly (Strix aluco)

Tawny Owl – Kattuggla – Macskabagoly (Strix aluco)

Whooper Swan - Sångsvan - Énekes hattyú (Cygnus cygnus)

Canada Goose – Kanadagås – Kanadai lúd (Branta canadensis)