Comments on Dagens fågel - Bird of the day: Square one - walking the line

Wow, you probably hated it at times, but I bet the...

2008-07-08T22:04:00.000+02:00

Wow, you probably hated it at times, but I bet the pride you feel for having completed it is worth it! Great job!

Ooops - I forgot some of your questions, Malte. Id...

2008-07-06T23:34:00.000+02:00

Ooops - I forgot some of your questions, Malte. Identification was mostly by song, of course I did see all the species counted at some point, but I counted more by hearing than by seeing.
By the way: 8 hours is not the time it is supposed to take to do that kind of thing. You are actually required to count while walking at a speed of 2 km/h approximately... That area was pretty tough, though.

Overall, we had 29 different species, the most rep...

2008-07-06T23:26:00.000+02:00

Overall, we had 29 different species, the most representative were the following:
Willow warbler (lövsångare)
Brambling (bergfink)
Redwing (rödvingetrast)
Sedge warbler (sävsångare)
Blue-headed wagtail (gulärla)
Bluethroat (blåhake)
Reed bunting (sävsparv)

In that particular square, we also had two willow ptarmigans and a merlin, both new species to us. :-)

Fascinating!

2008-07-06T17:33:00.000+02:00

Fascinating!

8 hours! Wowee.Which birds did you get, how many, ...

2008-07-06T17:30:00.000+02:00

8 hours! Wowee.

Which birds did you get, how many, and how did you identify them? I'm curious about this square business and whether I'd be able to do it (mozzies or no mozzies ;-)...