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2015-06-05

Northern Sweden & Norway trip - end of May 2015

A friend and I spent a few days birding around Härjedalen in the southernmost part of northern Sweden. We also wanted to see Norway, and since it was so close to us, we spent a whole day on the other side of the border, around Røros. Despite not seeing any Gyr Falcons or Snowy Owls, and the weather being terrible most of the time, we had a wonderful time and will most likely return to these beautiful birding grounds many more times. Here follows some of the pictures from the trip.

Golden Plover – Ljungpipare - Aranylile (Pluvialis apricaria)

Arctic Tern - Silvertärna – Sarki csér (Sterna paradisaea)

Lapland Longspur - Lappsparv – Sarkantyús sármány (Calcarius lapponicus)

Great Snipe – Dubbelbeckasin – Nagy sárszalonka (Gallinago media)

Willow Ptarmigan – Dalripa – Sarki hófajd (Lagopus lagopus)

Long-tailed Skua – Fjällabb – Nyílfarkú halfarkas (Stercorarius longicaudus)

Siberian Jay - Lavskrika – Északi szajkó (Perisoreus infaustus)

Reindeer - Ren – Rénszarvas (Rangifer tarandus)

Mountain Hare - Skogshare – Havasi nyúl (Lepus timidus)

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

Long-tailed Duck – Alfågel – Jeges réce (Clangula hyemalis)

Bluethroat – Blåhake – Kékbegy (Luscinia svecica)

Willow Ptarmigan – Dalripa – Sarki hófajd (Lagopus lagopus)

Whimbrel – Småspov – Kis póling (Numenius phaeopus)

Black-throated Loon - Storlom - Sarki búvár (Gavia arctica)

Willow Ptarmigan – Dalripa – Sarki hófajd (Lagopus lagopus)

Short-eared Owl – Jorduggla – Réti fülesbagoly (Asio flammeus)

Hawk Owl – Hökuggla - Karvalybagoly (Surnia ulula)

Capercaillie – Tjäder – Siketfajd (Tetrao urogallus)

Boreal Owl - Pärluggla – Gatyáskuvik (Aegolius funereus)

2012-06-29

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)

Common Scoter - Sjöorre – Fekete réce (Melanitta nigra)

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.