To Peter (Pietr?): Places to go birding in Stocksholm

Spring has finally arrived and we have been busy birding for two days in a row. The Stockholm area has been blessed with fantastic weather and it's been two amazing days in the field. More about that in the following posts.

This post is however dedicated to the nice birding couple we met earlier today at Hjälstaviken, who were wondering about places to go birding in and around the Stockholm and Uppsala region. I scribbled down a few namnes on a post-it, but I guess that will be of little good to anyone.

The following is a very quick list of places where we tend to return to around Stockholm. If I get the time I will write a few more notes on each, until then, I hope it will improve your chances for some great Easter birding. Good luck!


Places were Anders and Claudia do their birding in and around Stockholm

Angarnsjöängen
Posts on the blog.

Hjälstaviken
Posts on the blog.

Fysingen

Landsort (http://www.landsort.com/)
Posts on the blog.
Huvudskär is another (not so easy to reach) place.

Torö (the peninsula near Ankarudden)

Järvafältet (The areas around lake Säbysjön and lake Ravalen)
The local birding club up there: http://www2.hemsida.net/jok/
Posts.

Ågestasjön (Walkable from Farsta subway station)
Posts on the blog.

Isbladskärret (Bus 69 from the Central Station. Marshland just north of the bus stop Isblandskärret)
Posts here.

Vendelsjön (in Tierp, 35km north of Uppsala) (South part of the lake)
Posts.

--- Gotland and Stora Karlsö. Not in Stockholm, but still great
Stora Karlsö (http://www.storakarlso.se/english/english.asp)
Gotland posts.


Bird of the day:
Sävsparv -- Rohrammer -- Reed bunting -- Bruant des roseaux -- Migliarino di palude -- Emberiza schoeniclus