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)

Öland - Part 2

Jackdaw - Kaja - Csóka (Corvus monedula)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Grönhögen:

Lesser Black-backed Gull - Silltrut - Heringsirály (Larus fuscus)

Sun 9/10:

Grönhögen:

Mute Swan - Knölsvan – Bütykös hattyú (Cygnus olor)

Ottenby:

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Brant Goose – Prutgås - Örvös lúd (Branta bernicla)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Red-breasted Merganser - Småskrake - Örvös bukó (Mergus serrator)

Golden Eagle - Kungsörn - Szirti sas (Aquila chrysaetos)

This Short-toed Eagle was very far away, but it was really beautiful in the scope!

Short-toed Eagle - Ormörn - Kígyászölyv (Circaetus gallicus)

Näsbybadet:

Ruff – Brushane – Pajzsos cankó (Philomachus pugnax)

Linnet – Hämpling - Kenderike (Carduelis cannabina)

Gräsgårds hamn in the evening:

Purple Sandpiper – Skärsnäppa - Tengeri partfutó (Calidris maritima)

Hjälstaviken

Today I went to Hjälstaviken, a bay of Mälaren between Enköping and Uppsala. It is a very good place if you want to see up to 10 000 geese at the same time (7 different species). The "best" species is the Lesser White-fronted Goose (an incredible number of almost 70 individuals!), but they were very far away from the birding-tower, too far to photograph.

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Bean Goose - Sädgås – Vetési lúd (Anser fabalis)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Greylag Goose – Grågås – Nyári lúd (Anser anser)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

Barnacle Goose – Vitkindad gås - Apácalúd (Branta leucopsis)

White-tailed Eagle - Havsörn - Réti sas (Haliaetus albicilla)

Starling - Stare - Seregély (Sturnus vulgaris)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

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Today's pics:

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Nortern Wheatear - Stenskvätta - Hantmadár (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Tree Pipit - Trädpiplärka - Erdei pityer (Anthus trivialis)

Song Trush - Taltrast - Énekes rigó (Turdus philomelos)

Blackbird - Koltrast - Feketerigó (Turdus merula)