tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312453382024-03-07T09:12:40.229+01:00Dagens fågel - Bird of the dayBirding in Stockholm, Sweden, Kiel and Munich, Germany. The findings and local patching of Birding Team Staab-Weijnitz.Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.comBlogger630125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-66729375238468444062012-01-15T22:15:00.004+01:002012-01-15T22:45:04.414+01:00Short-toed treecreeper!Finally, after quite a few walks in the neighbourhood, eyes and ears wide open... we have seen what we think was a short-toed treecreeper (Gartenbaumläufer, trädgårdsträdkrypare, <span style="font-style:italic;">Certhia brachydactyla</span>). On the pics below you can see the relatively long beak, the short toe, a weak off-white superciliary line, distinct white spots on the wing tips as well as even steps along the light brown wing edges, all characteristics distinguishing it from the common treecreeper (<span style="font-style:italic;">Certhia familiaris</span>). In other words it took quite some scrutinizing of Collin's bird guide... but now we are fairly certain. Comments are welcome, of course!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjC60Aar_x0nhE5XH0ygSAtXO2O4NsSdXJlulCxfSGxjbYCMD7Lv4LPaEQPYIaHQwtmO5VG8yIMDwPal_CuC7S4RKFd4UydlNAsw3Wf7UNIQ_PfB9VBAYtDpMUKrM2qNVGd2A_A/s1600/_DSC8756.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjC60Aar_x0nhE5XH0ygSAtXO2O4NsSdXJlulCxfSGxjbYCMD7Lv4LPaEQPYIaHQwtmO5VG8yIMDwPal_CuC7S4RKFd4UydlNAsw3Wf7UNIQ_PfB9VBAYtDpMUKrM2qNVGd2A_A/s400/_DSC8756.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697974187119225762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JxMTy818KO-cvZtVvVoZFr1J_WF_WzvmMiTP9kRbXrdXhvC_gvgrIMYz0rQ5zEdByqoxucjGL7HSWT2gFv3_G313F03zPWxrDGefzl0kK-nrcRLzn5Z8Sgmd1Tugp-RAkQ46XQ/s1600/_DSC8768+-+Version+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JxMTy818KO-cvZtVvVoZFr1J_WF_WzvmMiTP9kRbXrdXhvC_gvgrIMYz0rQ5zEdByqoxucjGL7HSWT2gFv3_G313F03zPWxrDGefzl0kK-nrcRLzn5Z8Sgmd1Tugp-RAkQ46XQ/s400/_DSC8768+-+Version+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697974192370350882" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day:<br />Short-toed treecreeper - Trädgårdsträdkrypare - Gartenbaumläufer - Grimpereau des jardins - <span style="font-style:italic;">Certhia brachydactyla</span>Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-25461097983601913882012-01-13T21:40:00.004+01:002012-01-15T22:47:03.008+01:00First post from Munich, Bavaria! About time.With a baby to entertain, job applications to write and a household to keep running, time is somewhat limited lately for blogging unfortunately. Still, I get to do a little birding when I take our little one out for a walk. So here are some observations from yesterday's walk. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JF9He5P4RjHj5y8JlIvXJXl7w3l-9Kot0CWoe8E2WRI0rrA87C0mz7GqqIrvnzm0RL6_WmUrxoFaXWQVbFHQkGDbAW9givCZIWCI9bVERsbeDzjhNMWqf5jL9NkPDmZUg_PYXA/s1600/2012-01-13_1895.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JF9He5P4RjHj5y8JlIvXJXl7w3l-9Kot0CWoe8E2WRI0rrA87C0mz7GqqIrvnzm0RL6_WmUrxoFaXWQVbFHQkGDbAW9givCZIWCI9bVERsbeDzjhNMWqf5jL9NkPDmZUg_PYXA/s400/2012-01-13_1895.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697230523126080274" /></a><br />Long-tailed tit, Northern race: <span style="font-style:italic;">Aegithalos caudatus caudatus</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoVt_3cO613gDJBQsevmjayY2wSgpBqQ3vWadl3puThOHSiNlNYRnSd1zPnL2T0ShybkzKyRxs174OhQkmMgrOBYMrTrnb4kWBYmBfmMG4yImgBpXMsy5zWf4xHJuQ-rnNlqALw/s1600/2012-01-13_1903.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoVt_3cO613gDJBQsevmjayY2wSgpBqQ3vWadl3puThOHSiNlNYRnSd1zPnL2T0ShybkzKyRxs174OhQkmMgrOBYMrTrnb4kWBYmBfmMG4yImgBpXMsy5zWf4xHJuQ-rnNlqALw/s400/2012-01-13_1903.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697230524397699106" /></a><br />In the same flock of about 15 individuals: Long-tailed tit, Continental race: <span style="font-style:italic;">Aegithalos caudatus europaeus</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7JYSTOPBejr9b-lCAorOGhqdqO1z1FoXtS1iaSPWJZcvaDoQpLLz_0YmufYaeCENwTdtqASylGqgVL1Qfod6_1XM4cR-SMMvanI4LimIAyZX1PODoiqak9LodhhY8azUkAHd2A/s1600/2012-01-13_1831.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7JYSTOPBejr9b-lCAorOGhqdqO1z1FoXtS1iaSPWJZcvaDoQpLLz_0YmufYaeCENwTdtqASylGqgVL1Qfod6_1XM4cR-SMMvanI4LimIAyZX1PODoiqak9LodhhY8azUkAHd2A/s400/2012-01-13_1831.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697230518289799906" /></a><br />A colony of rooks (<span style="font-style:italic;">corvus frugilegus</span>) live nearby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqd60UVKfUyUao1asxNmfoRn7wYYfkGMhLF-9FYdd_vQh6OJoTJb0SScjCvUZanu-Qqy7F5KOHUjksSGd-6sbd3M9pCIa7m5vwt0lpzk3Gc-J4zRwCnx2N554WfqmUFozhZqVVA/s1600/2012-01-13_1914.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqd60UVKfUyUao1asxNmfoRn7wYYfkGMhLF-9FYdd_vQh6OJoTJb0SScjCvUZanu-Qqy7F5KOHUjksSGd-6sbd3M9pCIa7m5vwt0lpzk3Gc-J4zRwCnx2N554WfqmUFozhZqVVA/s400/2012-01-13_1914.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697230531769607250" /></a><br />European robin (<span style="font-style:italic;">Erithacus rubecula</span>).<br /><br />All these pics are taken in our neighborhood, Munich-Solln, on one of my baby walks.<br />Which have increased in number by the way since I repeatedly heard what I think is a short-toed treecreeper's song... but I never got a good look at the treecreeper in question. But eventually I will! :-)Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-41720872595702860952011-06-07T20:52:00.004+02:002011-06-07T21:55:22.761+02:00Common Rosefinch at LaboeLast Friday the weather was beautiful and I decided to go on a short trip to Laboe - after all, the bus to Laboe stops in front of our doorstep. It was supposed to be a little walk with the baby buggy but, by way of precaution - you never know -, I took the camera with me. And luckily so, because I had just passed the <a http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhref="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboe_Naval_Memorial">Laboe Naval Memorial</a> when I heard a bird song that I had not heard for quite a while but recognized immediately nevertheless -a distinct "pleased to meet you". :-) A rosefinch! Eventually I realized that there were at least three of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNg-GR4tvxW55uR_xi3zUxbP5h2-xfjj7918PBROnFdLeFLXP_4K-FpU_wClli8Pkb3eYW_1fcU3pA0YJjhAFTj6dKozaoZkz9vuUd6Z9cvlpWqQ23AZJ-Mttf0bp4ggvBs1Lzg/s1600/2011-06-03_0194.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNg-GR4tvxW55uR_xi3zUxbP5h2-xfjj7918PBROnFdLeFLXP_4K-FpU_wClli8Pkb3eYW_1fcU3pA0YJjhAFTj6dKozaoZkz9vuUd6Z9cvlpWqQ23AZJ-Mttf0bp4ggvBs1Lzg/s400/2011-06-03_0194.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615553999696875762" /></a><br />So far I had only seen rosefinches on Gotland, so I was quite surprised to find them there, undisturbed by all tourists and water sports enthusiasts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVL1qNN3Fmzq1z7CahenBm8TOcUsn_DOt8qknqoxBaIqtqrV2HphzFewUdyB6ZBXGuuNfYy7Nekp41Uuci4XnwpCnp2GjWB8FBX0hxXr4_E-pxTDUQ-_59VevnH7aq1Wq3vYDKXg/s1600/2011-06-03_0164.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVL1qNN3Fmzq1z7CahenBm8TOcUsn_DOt8qknqoxBaIqtqrV2HphzFewUdyB6ZBXGuuNfYy7Nekp41Uuci4XnwpCnp2GjWB8FBX0hxXr4_E-pxTDUQ-_59VevnH7aq1Wq3vYDKXg/s400/2011-06-03_0164.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554079880579090" /></a><br />Felicia, however, was quite unimpressed by them and continued sleeping in her baby buggy. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_62Rc_qrtw2tzkoxFeRlqlxgZF6aG2RY9Xfazr-zhgoW3eEnWy1o7tf3-xh8-X9DyW_AfbPmvBNwqCrkt_Hke-dOQ1UEY7TaOk2A46hBKbu1GpQAedJMDPig9N0pg5npzHo5vjw/s1600/2011-06-03_0107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_62Rc_qrtw2tzkoxFeRlqlxgZF6aG2RY9Xfazr-zhgoW3eEnWy1o7tf3-xh8-X9DyW_AfbPmvBNwqCrkt_Hke-dOQ1UEY7TaOk2A46hBKbu1GpQAedJMDPig9N0pg5npzHo5vjw/s400/2011-06-03_0107.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554072350377778" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day: Common rosefinch - Karmingimpel - Rosenfink - Roselin cramoisi - <span style="font-style:italic;">Carpodacus erythrinus</span>Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-62553671305521368402011-03-20T16:36:00.003+01:002011-03-20T16:54:20.394+01:00and suddenly Little Grebe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-jl7bBZsnTU1g_ItWv9AyJn1Jmi2vZ3mn1AGF7rCM8vx6h69m7d5cy-5jq8VaJ5Xh9RL6Sa0EymTJ-tgsAlhaSQG70oy9obVnnY7YIEEnUKePI3YqNpNMRAudJOGXjrjHTuP/s1600/DSC_5999.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-jl7bBZsnTU1g_ItWv9AyJn1Jmi2vZ3mn1AGF7rCM8vx6h69m7d5cy-5jq8VaJ5Xh9RL6Sa0EymTJ-tgsAlhaSQG70oy9obVnnY7YIEEnUKePI3YqNpNMRAudJOGXjrjHTuP/s400/DSC_5999.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586186782109386050" /></a><br />So, we were walking in the sunshine along the Hörn quay in Kiel this afternoon. The plan was to enjoy some of the spring weather, go for a cup of coffee and then to return home. With the constantly scanning eyes of two birders, the short walk however quickly became a "mini birding walk" and sure enough. Suddenly we had found two Little Grebes in the backwaters of downtown Kiel. What a nice surprise! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4-Ral4d_1uC4MP2swz8QQCMhscUEqaCasohyphenhyphenle_YUyRsSHTr5mDyK8r1XNL4Glpf71IFEVdwQ9fpujkRhuAgRQCVJ_tQH5Snm8sfz883W08KCVHLFtngI6gqWjA8n8Ld08YN/s1600/DSC_5979.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4-Ral4d_1uC4MP2swz8QQCMhscUEqaCasohyphenhyphenle_YUyRsSHTr5mDyK8r1XNL4Glpf71IFEVdwQ9fpujkRhuAgRQCVJ_tQH5Snm8sfz883W08KCVHLFtngI6gqWjA8n8Ld08YN/s400/DSC_5979.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586186778223537826" /></a><br />Searching this blog for previous references, I discovered that the last recorded obeservation on this blog was made by Claudia in Kiel last January, so maybe it shouldn't have been such a big surprise. Apparently they seem to use the open waters of the Kiel harbors during winters. Still it was a nice find. The Little Grebe in not rare, but it is uncommon to see them and they are very cute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb8h2Xhf0b-Pelt_M8OOtq1v6nW1efJ7uU0BzE6mNuonFIyRpeFSWR2gyn8H5fM9wQEj9sH2Lpleau-oPOc-OtcFn1ug_u696OYUMOp8mWF9Os0TKKKzcMJen3JVqHUSoOt2G/s1600/DSC_5965.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb8h2Xhf0b-Pelt_M8OOtq1v6nW1efJ7uU0BzE6mNuonFIyRpeFSWR2gyn8H5fM9wQEj9sH2Lpleau-oPOc-OtcFn1ug_u696OYUMOp8mWF9Os0TKKKzcMJen3JVqHUSoOt2G/s400/DSC_5965.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586186781492108130" /></a><br />Great Crested Grebe is another winter guest in the Hörn area and we saw a couple today as well. This one was fishing in the shadow waters of a steam boat.<br /><br /><br />Birds of the day:<br />Skäggdopping -- Haubentaucher -- Great Crested Grebe -- Grèbe huppé -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Podiceps cristatus</span><br />Smådopping -- Zwergtaucher -- Little grebe -- Grèbe castagneux -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Tachybaptus ruficollis</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-68720057937632501002011-03-13T19:25:00.015+01:002011-03-13T22:51:04.700+01:00Bewick's Swans and a glimpse of springAbout 10 days ago, by pure coincidence, we watched a documentary on a flock of migrating Bewick's swans (Zwergschwan, mindre sångsvan, <span style="font-style:italic;">Cygnus bewickii</span>). Year by year hundreds of Bewick's swans rest for several weeks in a region called "Eider-Treene-Sorge Niederung", between Meggerdorf and Bergenhusen in central Schleswig-Holstein. We immediately booked a car and got up about 4 o'clock in the morning on the following saturday to drive there. The Bewick's swans were not very hard to find and indeed, there were hundreds of them! They breed in the tundras of Northern Russia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m7x6LeDiOpYWcyVkdCCyIMPmmelTGexGg-GVwlK5HT-Ln9EBvw604VFG-jBQc3y8rCrUfHxu-ld8SToGRIyJoBSwpPLFOc7VqsgbRFZbwEAFmiQSeKnfW7SDbBXFHs-AElBBUQ/s1600/_untitled_+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m7x6LeDiOpYWcyVkdCCyIMPmmelTGexGg-GVwlK5HT-Ln9EBvw604VFG-jBQc3y8rCrUfHxu-ld8SToGRIyJoBSwpPLFOc7VqsgbRFZbwEAFmiQSeKnfW7SDbBXFHs-AElBBUQ/s400/_untitled_+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583632710780659874" /></a>Bewick's swan, Zwergschwan, mindre sångsvan, <span style="font-style:italic;">Cygnus bewickii</span><br /><br />After that we decided to take a trip to the coast of the North Sea, starting with St. Peter-Ording, a well-known tourism site, not least because of the TV series "Gegen den Wind", a German "Baywatch" version. There we just took a little stroll down to the deserted beach. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ML-BvlAznZbwL13o4G_17xu8rGdIiZ0qDNlDXqXwqWms2x1OZpiIM_-mm_5LgyP1BwBa6r51lc0X2LP0DDV06UsuC0pMw8ka0NVz41V6Fr4aUplH_FigTS3-PYydkFuyJ_jUKg/s1600/_untitled_+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ML-BvlAznZbwL13o4G_17xu8rGdIiZ0qDNlDXqXwqWms2x1OZpiIM_-mm_5LgyP1BwBa6r51lc0X2LP0DDV06UsuC0pMw8ka0NVz41V6Fr4aUplH_FigTS3-PYydkFuyJ_jUKg/s400/_untitled_+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583632720498593954" /></a><br />This place is probably crowded in summertime - at this time of year we could observe flocks of birds instead of tourist masses, though. We saw and heard displaying sky larks (Feldlerche, sånglärka, <span style="font-style:italic;">Alauda arvensis</span>, see below) as well as a few common shelducks (Brandgans, gravand, <span style="font-style:italic;">Tadorna tadorna</span>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpHpPPtbRtVEEjTH0fCitBYKliprMwZABz7yRpTBeup4Q-ewguBVbz-c46tMvkvNXNC9H8r5a0ER1sgBQzBbdmf6I9FvSTQiIS5GFxVvKbUwQZBpL8mtFoXQs2L5FAhRk3HvFcw/s1600/_untitled_+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpHpPPtbRtVEEjTH0fCitBYKliprMwZABz7yRpTBeup4Q-ewguBVbz-c46tMvkvNXNC9H8r5a0ER1sgBQzBbdmf6I9FvSTQiIS5GFxVvKbUwQZBpL8mtFoXQs2L5FAhRk3HvFcw/s400/_untitled_+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583632713824556770" /></a>Sky lark, Feldlerche, sånglärka, <span style="font-style:italic;">Alauda arvensis</span><br /><br />Then we continued to "<a href="http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/2010/04/on-road-again-or-easter-birding-2010.html">Katinger Watt</a>" where we had been for Easter last year already. We expected to be far too early to see any bird at all, but were pleasantly surprised. For me the highlight were three smews (Zwergsäger, salskrake, <span style="font-style:italic;">Mergellus albellus</span>) one male and two females:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42k-1nEjvvKTE-4XQCl8P2UIelGlaYpmKlsjLrXZCPxYnZIlAJ8jG1wnT3Yu5MUUhNjh97Ap0haq_bdnpjX5xOuXm0jg1JGE7RITErMJgS_AjtjtkhaW2UBlIVtfMi7-Q9KOd0g/s1600/_untitled_+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42k-1nEjvvKTE-4XQCl8P2UIelGlaYpmKlsjLrXZCPxYnZIlAJ8jG1wnT3Yu5MUUhNjh97Ap0haq_bdnpjX5xOuXm0jg1JGE7RITErMJgS_AjtjtkhaW2UBlIVtfMi7-Q9KOd0g/s400/_untitled_+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583633770844504258" /></a>Smew, Zwergsäger, salskrake, <span style="font-style:italic;">Mergellus albellus</span>; 1 male, two females flying in<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizm8vGyk2J9dcVUsNvQkJLLlYg4ebH7P9pQ3tVGYyvZ5M4D3mV8sM7S5JWOaoCSLK2ZGhTeGYu_C07hDO__-ZyI3u9eHmvCaZVfjFJxPX4_z-IiLmlzY-ZH__iSLgrRA7ZbqnKQ/s1600/_untitled_+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizm8vGyk2J9dcVUsNvQkJLLlYg4ebH7P9pQ3tVGYyvZ5M4D3mV8sM7S5JWOaoCSLK2ZGhTeGYu_C07hDO__-ZyI3u9eHmvCaZVfjFJxPX4_z-IiLmlzY-ZH__iSLgrRA7ZbqnKQ/s400/_untitled_+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583672008382607554" /></a>Smew, Zwergsäger, salskrake, <span style="font-style:italic;">Mergellus albellus</span>; 1 male<br /><br />Besides, we saw many wigeons (Pfeifente, bläsand, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anas penelope</span>), dozens of greylag geese (Graugans, grågås, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anser anser</span>), common goldeneyes (Schellente, knipa, <span style="font-style:italic;">bucephala clangula</span>, see below) and last but not least, in total three greater white-fronted geese (Blässgans, bläsgås, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anser albifrons</span>) of which one showed some characteristics of lesser white-fronted goose (Zwerggans, fjällgås, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anser erythropus</span>) which is classified as vulnerable (see below). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeDBsCj5Br0m1STw2-PMkGDhSnNAINwU659ic2yVQivwNC4VMUXs-MAiJt9ayydmQMt7FuRyYFpUdz3IBYM3PQyLomOHXpSkUeAnO18-bvw5hw3RrYFpyWyyTzNF18K7LAZ1Hhg/s1600/_untitled_+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeDBsCj5Br0m1STw2-PMkGDhSnNAINwU659ic2yVQivwNC4VMUXs-MAiJt9ayydmQMt7FuRyYFpUdz3IBYM3PQyLomOHXpSkUeAnO18-bvw5hw3RrYFpyWyyTzNF18K7LAZ1Hhg/s400/_untitled_+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583633780888877538" /></a>Common goldeneye, Schellente, knipa, <span style="font-style:italic;">Bucephala clangula</span><br /><br />Below is a picture of a couple of greater white-fronted geese of which the one to the right shows the above mentioned characteristics of lesser white-fronted goose, including somewhat smaller size, lesser black markings on the stomach and a hint of an orbital ring (not well visible in the picture below). A hybrid maybe? Well, we will never know for sure, but apparently hybridization between greater and lesser white-fronted geese occurs naturally, albeit infrequently (Nijman V et al, "Wild hybrids of Lesser White-fronted Goose (<span style="font-style:italic;">Anser erythropus</span>)×Greater White-fronted Goose (<span style="font-style:italic;">A. albifrons</span>) (<span style="font-style:italic;">Aves: Anseriformes</span>) from the European migratory flyway", Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology <span style="font-weight:bold;">248</span>(4):265-271).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3JOYuo3xcMQUwk8iO4uuwpgGubVGbnmdv0N06qP8SBQveoRidD4qPvoPfSuJKJcNLW3FkSTAYhPcsnUqs2MuOgVfoYQ7M1f7F3tjHIGrAgqAizBqeb0YmdvQE3zC6ZUKmbOrGw/s1600/_untitled_+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3JOYuo3xcMQUwk8iO4uuwpgGubVGbnmdv0N06qP8SBQveoRidD4qPvoPfSuJKJcNLW3FkSTAYhPcsnUqs2MuOgVfoYQ7M1f7F3tjHIGrAgqAizBqeb0YmdvQE3zC6ZUKmbOrGw/s400/_untitled_+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583633776550598130" /></a>Greater white-fronted goose, Blässgans, bläsgås, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anser albifrons</span>; in front to the right: Eurasian wigeon, Pfeifente, bläsand, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anas penelope</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8SeP-_iC-DaUsQwqrx-9wx7Ej-0IIeXS_iJcOOK4w-SqE66HtyXpLYFMNqFUUl6C9uZXjhXEhKIp3S-ezFo6QOQfXL-1PK0UNXwl1FlzhHSox5PmymscYwYs733q0gTDB0-v_w/s1600/_untitled_+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8SeP-_iC-DaUsQwqrx-9wx7Ej-0IIeXS_iJcOOK4w-SqE66HtyXpLYFMNqFUUl6C9uZXjhXEhKIp3S-ezFo6QOQfXL-1PK0UNXwl1FlzhHSox5PmymscYwYs733q0gTDB0-v_w/s400/_untitled_+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583632705981054674" /></a>Greylag geese, Graugänse, grågäss, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anser anser</span><br /><br />In the end, this day turned out to become much more rewarding than we had anticipated! It's always a very special feeling to finally realize that spring is on its way with all its birds in migration and display - nature comes to life again and so do we. :-)Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-36986039120810250652011-03-08T21:11:00.005+01:002011-03-08T21:50:45.774+01:00Nature reserve Schulensee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzblwvTVtmuqJOm1k1J7NfbcpYARSD_PpqMOfQG431MDkriRu2HJj7YAQX3DoyCYpQb8EKWlC138WMhQ1ZAA-Cr0Ofo0mK8AULbDoATRk8efEUFlqmaPgdjlWnxdGBjh0M3YkMA/s1600/DSC_2582.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzblwvTVtmuqJOm1k1J7NfbcpYARSD_PpqMOfQG431MDkriRu2HJj7YAQX3DoyCYpQb8EKWlC138WMhQ1ZAA-Cr0Ofo0mK8AULbDoATRk8efEUFlqmaPgdjlWnxdGBjh0M3YkMA/s400/DSC_2582.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581808936421704450" /></a>Marsh tit - Sumpfmeise - Entita - <span style="font-style:italic;">Parus palustris</span><br /><br />About 10 minutes by bus from our place, there is a nature reserve called <a href="http://schleswig-holstein.nabu.de/naturerleben/schutzgebiete/uebersicht/seenplatte/02993.html">Schulensee</a> which BTW belongs to the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/index_en.htm">Natura2000</a> sites. As the lake apparently only rarely freezes up completely, it is an important area for overwintering seafowl, apparently one of the few places in Schleswig-Holstein where you can find common teal (Kricka, Krickente).<br /><br />Going there today I was absolutely determined to nail some "spring messengers" with my camera - well, indeed I heard and saw some, including singing male chaffinches (Bofink, Buchfink), display-flying greenfinches (Grönfink, Grünfink) and wood pigeons (Ringduva, Ringeltaube) as well as a singing dunnock (Järnsparv, Heckenbraunelle) - but none of them consented to show up and remain long enough in front of my camera lens. What I got instead were resident species like a treecreeper (Trädkrypare, Waldbaumläufer) and a marsh tit (Entita, Sumpfmeise).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqnep4pA-W8BunLeTNP07rFn8N58BgQudwddqhPMd4_xIIER_aHXcOMKy1Xp5fSLfPCTQgR3ebGexEgMjSeT-t00V4DlQ3q4yJIYjLPTOeCp0djYuxfiVF5CF4Fx7y3qf16J1dg/s1600/DSC_2567.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqnep4pA-W8BunLeTNP07rFn8N58BgQudwddqhPMd4_xIIER_aHXcOMKy1Xp5fSLfPCTQgR3ebGexEgMjSeT-t00V4DlQ3q4yJIYjLPTOeCp0djYuxfiVF5CF4Fx7y3qf16J1dg/s400/DSC_2567.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581808934548809954" /></a>Treecrepper - Waldbaumläufer - Trädkrypare - <span style="font-style:italic;">Certhia familiaris</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKzfGFNdZCTAe7_gMsLdCp7BFlG7f5e5INO1OLf-_Fu15hgxXkV3FVLdKhkjYiOz4SaZKV2B1fUvealb1ACFXOtr4GH90o8J9tc0ABrVqs9A1CvT4gsWt6nL49sO0ctMu4Gu_0A/s1600/DSC_2581.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKzfGFNdZCTAe7_gMsLdCp7BFlG7f5e5INO1OLf-_Fu15hgxXkV3FVLdKhkjYiOz4SaZKV2B1fUvealb1ACFXOtr4GH90o8J9tc0ABrVqs9A1CvT4gsWt6nL49sO0ctMu4Gu_0A/s400/DSC_2581.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581808932222836930" /></a>Marsh tit - Sumpfmeise - Entita - <span style="font-style:italic;">Parus palustris</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSgvtjODKoE8ee6r9q0ssFyw2qbEpUV0T1IUsKfGkOVzYnfrmUoxvIRgjEX_xFjJVxt01qpRroW6zl00fwBfjEeFXFGiYGnfhjr9CcshMkwF1fr2wnskZ2Pzgogfqd54abMWopA/s1600/DSC_2573.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSgvtjODKoE8ee6r9q0ssFyw2qbEpUV0T1IUsKfGkOVzYnfrmUoxvIRgjEX_xFjJVxt01qpRroW6zl00fwBfjEeFXFGiYGnfhjr9CcshMkwF1fr2wnskZ2Pzgogfqd54abMWopA/s400/DSC_2573.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581808940226069762" /></a><br /><br />Overall, I was a little disappointed actually; the nature reserve is not very accessible and it wasn't the nice walk that I had hoped for; most of the time I was walking on asphalt being overtaken by cars, and a considerable part of the round track lead through the village or along a main road... while the actual nature reserve was "locked away" behind a fence. Not very nice, particularly if you're used to stroll around freely in great nature reserves in Sweden... But I guess they have a good reason for making it inaccessible. Actually, the only good spot to observe seafowl was from the village (see below) where I was rewarded with the sight of both a couple of common teals and a gadwall (Snatterand, Schnatterente). Not too bad after all!<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=54.286151,10.089501&daddr=&hl=sv&geocode=&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&sll=54.285621,10.090041&sspn=0.006488,0.022724&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=54.285621,10.090041&spn=0.008768,0.018239&z=15&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=embed&saddr=54.286151,10.089501&daddr=&hl=sv&geocode=&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&sll=54.285621,10.090041&sspn=0.006488,0.022724&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=54.285621,10.090041&spn=0.008768,0.018239&z=15" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">Visa större karta</a></small>Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-37318263208285660802011-03-07T12:34:00.006+01:002011-03-07T17:08:08.088+01:00Winter in Kiel - summing upWe have had three fantastic sunny days now and took well advantage of them to go birding. But before we welcome spring on this blog, here a quick post on overwintering birds downtown Kiel. <br /><br />About two months ago, I discovered a couple of red-breasted mergansers (Småskrake, Mittelsäger) in the southernmost part of the Kieler Förde called "Hörn", very close to where we live. I did not have my camera on me, so I called Anders who grabbed his and immediately took a stroll down to take these pics:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJolT81DhRDDPPoIIs7Xvopl36B4FBmnUmScsn0cUQzrbNvNw57NBCyliM78RonZHi1p-wEDxii55lxE5VCCwFp3lthuMAaG-5hIN2slOVJiekdGP-WSn19UUUV1P0DrJnYdoUEw/s1600/DSC_5123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJolT81DhRDDPPoIIs7Xvopl36B4FBmnUmScsn0cUQzrbNvNw57NBCyliM78RonZHi1p-wEDxii55lxE5VCCwFp3lthuMAaG-5hIN2slOVJiekdGP-WSn19UUUV1P0DrJnYdoUEw/s400/DSC_5123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581300679430271122" /></a>Red-breasted merganser, male (Småskrake - Mittelsäger - <span style="font-style:italic;">Mergus serrator</span>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDKS74s_ZRuCmZ1E-Uh_zM5wKZ_0me7AnHJawlCxPgk9OSDV1RzSDalmAZEMf5SW8a5JDGEzwClPUhyLcS3sS50ek5n58E5o1LhklEmyjO8vwZwJTLcpzQaabJHqBLNl1iy2JCQ/s1600/DSC_5134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDKS74s_ZRuCmZ1E-Uh_zM5wKZ_0me7AnHJawlCxPgk9OSDV1RzSDalmAZEMf5SW8a5JDGEzwClPUhyLcS3sS50ek5n58E5o1LhklEmyjO8vwZwJTLcpzQaabJHqBLNl1iy2JCQ/s400/DSC_5134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581300681510265090" /></a>Red-breasted merganser, female (Småskrake - Mittelsäger - <span style="font-style:italic;">Mergus serrator</span>)<br /><br />Below you can get an idea where the so-called "Hörn" is situated. It is not a very charming place really, pretty much in Kiel city centre, surrounded by the main station and industrial zone-looking areas. This doesn't seem to discourage several overwintering guests, though. Except for the red-breasted mergansers shown above that we only observed once, about five great crested grebes (Skäggdopping, Haubentaucher) have been there during the winter, more or less stationary.<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.de/maps?q=54.312175,10.133164&num=1&t=k&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=7.307413,14.941406&ie=UTF8&ll=54.312543,10.133514&spn=0.017525,0.036478&z=14&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.de/maps?q=54.312175,10.133164&num=1&t=k&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=7.307413,14.941406&ie=UTF8&ll=54.312543,10.133514&spn=0.017525,0.036478&z=14&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">Visa större karta</a></small><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFRpb-GI5KMZAczbClaX_c8PH91-rfvaIXUpE-z4b0TzS4WSY-a-m4T8CoqtQvdFeWs8ao04XBIeUNqm3RB_WSwcs7B9qfuB8GcvVAsNMk13muM7BOavs_6zx5hTYiA9LfBjdCw/s1600/DSC_5092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFRpb-GI5KMZAczbClaX_c8PH91-rfvaIXUpE-z4b0TzS4WSY-a-m4T8CoqtQvdFeWs8ao04XBIeUNqm3RB_WSwcs7B9qfuB8GcvVAsNMk13muM7BOavs_6zx5hTYiA9LfBjdCw/s400/DSC_5092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581300674133231506" /></a>Great crested grebe (Skäggdopping - Haubentaucher - <span style="font-style:italic;">Podiceps cristatus</span>)<br /><br />Another good location for overwintering birds downtown Kiel is the little shallow lake name "Kleiner Kiel" that I have mentioned in <a href="http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/2009/05/kleiner-kiel-in-kiel.html">previous</a> <a href="http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/2009/05/moorhens-in-kleiner-kiel-again.html">posts</a>. During wintertime, many ducks and other seafowl gather there, including gadwalls (Snatterand, Schnatterente), tufted ducks (Vigg, Reiherente), great cormorants (Storskarv, Kormoran), common pochards (Brunand, Tafelente, see below) and common mergansers (Storskrake, Gänsesäger, last picture).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HQQXNWUY21QxEp8efi1wdi0CgJAnijl7c-4mri8L6TiupnfjhldhJ4z9t0T_qf7Awsg3maY1ZXKi4fooU6TPj19oQ-hvhD8ggMwcOL8enUJPi0C10Ve5AdlXWNY78nFK-r6mmA/s1600/DSC_2546.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HQQXNWUY21QxEp8efi1wdi0CgJAnijl7c-4mri8L6TiupnfjhldhJ4z9t0T_qf7Awsg3maY1ZXKi4fooU6TPj19oQ-hvhD8ggMwcOL8enUJPi0C10Ve5AdlXWNY78nFK-r6mmA/s400/DSC_2546.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581300689380496690" /></a>Common pochard, couple; front: female, back: male (Brunand - Tafelente - <span style="font-style:italic;">Aythya ferina</span>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEK5AQXKMJg9BM7AHSwSOmRdcJobj8PL6qE9VEBzvT6F1PWfbzNDbNqxNzryYalITnJ1gJbQNDhcsxL21yYuWu-0rqi3eRK5H2jDeu28YhUFU0U5cdiHprSUPSZK5KcWSmdquhg/s1600/DSC_2542.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEK5AQXKMJg9BM7AHSwSOmRdcJobj8PL6qE9VEBzvT6F1PWfbzNDbNqxNzryYalITnJ1gJbQNDhcsxL21yYuWu-0rqi3eRK5H2jDeu28YhUFU0U5cdiHprSUPSZK5KcWSmdquhg/s400/DSC_2542.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581300685423926082" /></a>Common merganser, male (Storskrake - Gänsesäger - <span style="font-style:italic;">Mergus merganser</span>)<br /><br />I hereby officially declare winter in Kiel to be over. Spring is approaching with giant steps and, yes, we are more than ready for it! :-)Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-62429829444996544512010-11-08T21:55:00.002+01:002010-11-08T22:09:49.191+01:00Autumn walk at nature reserve "Altarm der Schwentine"A few pics from yesterday's excursion to "<a href="http://schleswig-holstein.nabu.de/naturerleben/schutzgebiete/uebersicht/seenplatte/03003.html">Altarm der Schwentine</a>". This nature reserve is known to harbour overwintering dippers and grey wagtails - we saw none of them yesterday, but maybe it is a little too early still. Anyway - we enjoyed a nice walk in sunshine and autumn colours - a nice break from cleaning and organizing the apartment. :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9Oc-jpDp1Yk_fQ356D9AzQhZyTeYzIsKhOyxGhSxqilmdHXk0_luswpPkAjhe9rTaeqwjKswue1JxMX2DQI-ga78IRN1xlFjtzB9FusZE4HXks3DdzqFosCVDZViQy1yGdigsw/s1600/DSC_2119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9Oc-jpDp1Yk_fQ356D9AzQhZyTeYzIsKhOyxGhSxqilmdHXk0_luswpPkAjhe9rTaeqwjKswue1JxMX2DQI-ga78IRN1xlFjtzB9FusZE4HXks3DdzqFosCVDZViQy1yGdigsw/s400/DSC_2119.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537285982790188722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSB7UGITrLDOvCAYhFkZn60a38g9atyirFz0zKHlA61AcwyMJ9eRgAdr6bWt4vc1kSMraC0oQNi10JL679HFC0DfEd_8DZ_Ny_LEHZTFgYCM95HfZUlAAQUHGdC-pLv3ySACM7w/s1600/DSC_2056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSB7UGITrLDOvCAYhFkZn60a38g9atyirFz0zKHlA61AcwyMJ9eRgAdr6bWt4vc1kSMraC0oQNi10JL679HFC0DfEd_8DZ_Ny_LEHZTFgYCM95HfZUlAAQUHGdC-pLv3ySACM7w/s400/DSC_2056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537285979208632226" /></a><br />Boar (Sus scrofa, Wildschwein) with young one in Raisdorf's wildlife park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd9lztBaG-gy2hAk1IKhqIAXjJpx2tel-AP8jsg-DEvjGPSec4r8VddFWbuICVjUJm3oMuOMWyNSxl4gj2Il7kE9RPBwEq33ln9ZIPFZGcAVGpsVh3dBxh9HSfWXDPRNFkzCnZw/s1600/DSC_2096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd9lztBaG-gy2hAk1IKhqIAXjJpx2tel-AP8jsg-DEvjGPSec4r8VddFWbuICVjUJm3oMuOMWyNSxl4gj2Il7kE9RPBwEq33ln9ZIPFZGcAVGpsVh3dBxh9HSfWXDPRNFkzCnZw/s400/DSC_2096.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537285968059792450" /></a><br />Common goldeneye (<span style="font-style:italic;">Bucephala clangula</span>, Schellente, Knipa)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFMzXuAMdiKNoz6R3T0NQVUal9tDRhr2gLZBVGxoObJVbyDwQ_BjqsGr4QbDOUl5mNbFrYsX-MWf9d097_UKjCtT5Uglcj5A6-4M6RkC4kowa9aZA32EpzD2uBulPkwNeiQ4qAg/s1600/DSC_2081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFMzXuAMdiKNoz6R3T0NQVUal9tDRhr2gLZBVGxoObJVbyDwQ_BjqsGr4QbDOUl5mNbFrYsX-MWf9d097_UKjCtT5Uglcj5A6-4M6RkC4kowa9aZA32EpzD2uBulPkwNeiQ4qAg/s400/DSC_2081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537285966831534034" /></a><br />Black-headed gull (<span style="font-style:italic;">Larus ridibundus</span>, Lachmöwe, Skrattmås)Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-43899081820167787822010-10-13T09:43:00.004+02:002010-10-13T09:47:18.379+02:00Missing migrationWinter migration is peeking. 60 0000 cranes currenty in the Brandenburg area and at Falsterbo, Sweden they just had a record with just over 10 000 Common Buzzards passing through in a single day. We are still busy cleaning the old apartment and getting settled in the new one. On a crisp autumn day like today, I really miss being out there and seeing the spectacle.<br /><br />I guess have have to make do with a movie from the Common buzzard record at Falsterbo.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H64GKNUm3-A">Link to video</a>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-67314645516109111702010-09-19T16:26:00.005+02:002010-10-13T09:42:57.421+02:00Bye bye Stockholm! Hello Kiel, Germany!Did this blog die? No, but it since I've been busy moving to Germany to join Claudia so there has been little time for birding. Settling in in a new apartment and getting settled in foreign country takes time and effort. Ging forward we hope to get out more and to activate this blog again, but it will take a while still.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'll post these quick snaps of waders on at the seafront in Laboe, just outside Kiel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5sxl18L5DLr-t09R8_Phs4PdyzqhRRE0G7QEy9FNN4F-_XngErUyZbLvq_44Dh_x3MWNar6vN0QZ3JJ9IRwyOhWlfu5yhaO2Fdf5He3rS4WhfaPmTyuksIqJRFP0vG9Auzsb/s1600/DSC_4800.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5sxl18L5DLr-t09R8_Phs4PdyzqhRRE0G7QEy9FNN4F-_XngErUyZbLvq_44Dh_x3MWNar6vN0QZ3JJ9IRwyOhWlfu5yhaO2Fdf5He3rS4WhfaPmTyuksIqJRFP0vG9Auzsb/s400/DSC_4800.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518631343048014130" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh9saa7BLWhGhlCj7u5RDdP5rPrzsavQ5WYuQ7EX3krCjIWp1uegWvfEbimiSPBcbKyJBDbymh-dTDDR5nmV18bhHsX7xucwsx7i3m8zBFDnEBiIHRU0BwjvjBi4t1KOB73Xm/s1600/DSC_4771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh9saa7BLWhGhlCj7u5RDdP5rPrzsavQ5WYuQ7EX3krCjIWp1uegWvfEbimiSPBcbKyJBDbymh-dTDDR5nmV18bhHsX7xucwsx7i3m8zBFDnEBiIHRU0BwjvjBi4t1KOB73Xm/s400/DSC_4771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518631348750993474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM54l6LGd8P_OEHV5OjmM6vK7fpjWQa7m1GfkH_pIP9BoqBl5ijzDjxnO0vFSq1bGwBeRBhVrlpBNRtWAGpObJKCC8CfflJwLHOqHVQy9XQX7m2eSHb1gEvINF3Dt1BKGt6iT/s1600/DSC_4823.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM54l6LGd8P_OEHV5OjmM6vK7fpjWQa7m1GfkH_pIP9BoqBl5ijzDjxnO0vFSq1bGwBeRBhVrlpBNRtWAGpObJKCC8CfflJwLHOqHVQy9XQX7m2eSHb1gEvINF3Dt1BKGt6iT/s400/DSC_4823.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518631330869894098" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6Ql7_wCnwdNYrnYK8ibT056lHxCVMiVVzDunfMITuqAgzkC5NZkCEL0gaAmO33SPpTYpkjr46OJkY6OIfg8qpwn1_GssPBF5V0K48xS_wHLoKxJzSw2t4rQqnB4xHEHcf3IA/s1600/IMG_2562.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6Ql7_wCnwdNYrnYK8ibT056lHxCVMiVVzDunfMITuqAgzkC5NZkCEL0gaAmO33SPpTYpkjr46OJkY6OIfg8qpwn1_GssPBF5V0K48xS_wHLoKxJzSw2t4rQqnB4xHEHcf3IA/s400/IMG_2562.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518631353753503090" /></a>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-11133270600766355832010-08-15T19:21:00.004+02:002010-08-15T19:54:21.801+02:00Among the reeds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoZ6B4pbBfONs4ubpRgP16FrqMmV6cXA4hgTEESUvIKGXUjeKLMJmNeZ2H_70s7Th6nhgknkM7JRohzQ-V7EaqEo5NawMUsBgquo6YT5z76cEBnmqHjcI5lqjfI0Nvxvur61f/s1600/DSC_4519.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoZ6B4pbBfONs4ubpRgP16FrqMmV6cXA4hgTEESUvIKGXUjeKLMJmNeZ2H_70s7Th6nhgknkM7JRohzQ-V7EaqEo5NawMUsBgquo6YT5z76cEBnmqHjcI5lqjfI0Nvxvur61f/s400/DSC_4519.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505688068502728498" /></a><br />One of the favorite spots at Hjälstaviken is the wooden path in the reeds known as <span style="font-style:italic;">WWF-Spången</span>. It winds into the reeds across the southern part of the shallow lake that is Hjälstaviken. Following the path into the reeds you are completely surrounded by the sounds and movement of the variety of birds living there. The most spectacular for me are the Bearded Parrotbills, but there's an nice mix of warbles in there to. The <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=4B3E6D256004B252">Reed-Warblers</a> dominate in sheer numbers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbiIIQNoHD8z10Kj9KkY2KeRc7HJq5W7EU880MVs07UtLYrAZDUIIT3CCMzR2KRZNsX1iC-BFKX9h7Uw9byyvY5tWygteZPzn9lA6hmu1Ntqrn7aKJiiGVgLlsptVrRqg3Hes/s1600/DSC_4497.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbiIIQNoHD8z10Kj9KkY2KeRc7HJq5W7EU880MVs07UtLYrAZDUIIT3CCMzR2KRZNsX1iC-BFKX9h7Uw9byyvY5tWygteZPzn9lA6hmu1Ntqrn7aKJiiGVgLlsptVrRqg3Hes/s400/DSC_4497.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505688063383569362" /></a><br />Yesterday I came upon a a family of Reed-Wardblers. The parents went back and forth, catching insects to feed the young. They were also quite curious, briefly stopping to check me and my brother out before going on with their constant feeding to bring up their young.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5o2JiwTndi6R3Ko9ZCRxA0YnlavWygp_YIlPIETEd1esocUoWcZmEw1K-u5IaeUwLfHeAetPFWMSWx1_7PJzbMojvqMTsgodbui0DtA6RM9mjusbA8JwbM09exPRL-5h0VRH/s1600/IMG_2511.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5o2JiwTndi6R3Ko9ZCRxA0YnlavWygp_YIlPIETEd1esocUoWcZmEw1K-u5IaeUwLfHeAetPFWMSWx1_7PJzbMojvqMTsgodbui0DtA6RM9mjusbA8JwbM09exPRL-5h0VRH/s400/IMG_2511.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505688849835263266" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">Above: </span>Me trying to catch the busy Reed-Warbles and Bearded Parrotbills on camera at WWF-Spången.<br /><br />Bird of the day: Eurasian Reed-Warbler -- Rörsångare -- Teichrohrsänger -- Rousserolle effarvatte -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Acrocephalus scirpaceus</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-41104955878645731542010-08-14T22:48:00.003+02:002010-08-15T09:50:34.158+02:00Sweltering at HjälstavikenI have my brother over for a visit and today we decided to give Hjälstaviken a shot. That proved to be very rewarding. The place is a local migration hotspot for waders and we got plenty. Among others, I was especially pleased to find several <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=143A681C9BCE9A20" >Curlew Sandpipers</a>, <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=B5CE8FAD18923A94">Red Knot</a> (a new lifer!) and <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=27903EF7E618A6A2">Grey Plover</a>.<br /><br />Apart from those, I also managed to finally get a half decent shot of <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=7D59F91D9548DCE7">Bearded Parrotbill</a>. Something I have been wishing for since we started visiting Hjälstaviken. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfMt4kfU9tEmjLFtUP0Xy12WkoEVS4Q66fAmW8_RzAKa37p_QSf8g_154BADaZoV0iyxyyrU0PchVZsyMVRui8CBwc95X9NhV1NPCnDIwHmUzRTxM9F6IF3zxn5bkizBIn5vz/s1600/DSC_4512.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfMt4kfU9tEmjLFtUP0Xy12WkoEVS4Q66fAmW8_RzAKa37p_QSf8g_154BADaZoV0iyxyyrU0PchVZsyMVRui8CBwc95X9NhV1NPCnDIwHmUzRTxM9F6IF3zxn5bkizBIn5vz/s400/DSC_4512.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505540704374504962" /></a><br /><br />Hot and humid. Those are two words that can be used to accurately describe the conditions today at Hjälstaviken. And I'm not kidding. It was extreme. We've had quite a lot of rain the past weeks and cooler weather, but today all that water which has come down must have instantly evaporated in the heat. The result was rain forest like conditions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98RlAmmmvNbvcy7eEgMbeXpepjfDo84qrkk8IWjASEcAFe8YZ1U-YhcMXiOmTvccP8lMfxLD-wl6H9_JqoAHyT4i6cVf6VOoEyzjjdvV5Vzm-oGuJHWOis3UFlfQepHGZLuhb/s1600/IMG_2520.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98RlAmmmvNbvcy7eEgMbeXpepjfDo84qrkk8IWjASEcAFe8YZ1U-YhcMXiOmTvccP8lMfxLD-wl6H9_JqoAHyT4i6cVf6VOoEyzjjdvV5Vzm-oGuJHWOis3UFlfQepHGZLuhb/s400/IMG_2520.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505370727040689954" /></a><br />All in all, it was another great day at one of my favorite birding locations around here.<br /><br />Bird of the day: Bearded Parrotbill -- Skäggmes -- Bartmeise -- Panure à moustaches -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Panurus biarmicus</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-69369658499878221472010-08-02T21:04:00.006+02:002010-08-02T22:14:42.370+02:00Death from aboveStop the presses, I got a new lifer on my Swedish list! :-)<br /><br />Yesterday I returned to Ågesta in search of a <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=SV&avibaseid=0EA8F8B905405FB3">European Stonechat</a>. I was lucky and found it almost right away with the help of some other birders on the scene. That's another species ticked on my Swedish life list. Nice! <br /><br />Unfortunately I was only able to get a real blurry photo from far away, but I'm including it anyway as documentation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyGSposHF7s4Lu1YCvyvOOor1Qglde3ovixqTkT8j1PUfJ-sPLnxmbAi9aHMgel93URlPq7zVEgr56sui5KaLcQhBFqFDDBxQu9ClUL5Evic1_3F9ZbtnvxfAkDtFsFff9-pY/s1600/DSC_4389-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyGSposHF7s4Lu1YCvyvOOor1Qglde3ovixqTkT8j1PUfJ-sPLnxmbAi9aHMgel93URlPq7zVEgr56sui5KaLcQhBFqFDDBxQu9ClUL5Evic1_3F9ZbtnvxfAkDtFsFff9-pY/s400/DSC_4389-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500896203860272834" /></a><br />After having seen the Stonechat I stopped by the observation tower by the main lake and got to see an <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=SV&avibaseid=5BCF1891777ED3D3">Osprey</a> fishing just in front of me. It did a couple of runs, but with no luck this time. It is a magnificent bird and I always enjoy seeing them fish.<br /><br />This time I was lucky and got some decent shots of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGwvyGs1qUzxM-NO1cFizzqeT2ZFijHYkLTBWCVCixd-wbkiQJD-pS6oEwL14-UIO-Db2hvSd5XKeCOAp50wwT9rkYWDo5RPdLU2ivJ1q4rEbM2hWCDgBUb5rtfBQpkIsbua7/s1600/DSC_4456.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGwvyGs1qUzxM-NO1cFizzqeT2ZFijHYkLTBWCVCixd-wbkiQJD-pS6oEwL14-UIO-Db2hvSd5XKeCOAp50wwT9rkYWDo5RPdLU2ivJ1q4rEbM2hWCDgBUb5rtfBQpkIsbua7/s400/DSC_4456.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500891159596970114" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxPpzYq-x5erk781MivOBeTNhnN_tE0LhR_6vQzsqVOABm2EvFWcc6ebruiojaeRmAdTAux_oRyg_fJjHRH8TRc6n9H3v2Ik6ghSbYxcApRkSQ7H0Y0XW4vI2yns7T5QGUMuL/s1600/DSC_4460.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpGmJjiTXpNPbJQEvkYDW-U0t5dodvGKIeTdQTvEYsqVC4xFKaOq58eSOoMewDPASFnKFacO1t7yGv8ffptltCW5n3vxqKOQN-TAy-C9vtZ1FEZNU_80XYlHcR1osxZlxhlet/s400/DSC_4473.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500892164285755346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAy8MVVAjezx-dbsvW7242WLB3Ng5Sbgd6HpxNRvwoT1GFMR0nOr78CjSZraDKd6q774_EySSJTPUwvES7GPEVeyr_kiy_V4xK7hi3aOVhf0Mn8QfiOAELteNwb2YSjj1gL2K/s1600/DSC_4475.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAy8MVVAjezx-dbsvW7242WLB3Ng5Sbgd6HpxNRvwoT1GFMR0nOr78CjSZraDKd6q774_EySSJTPUwvES7GPEVeyr_kiy_V4xK7hi3aOVhf0Mn8QfiOAELteNwb2YSjj1gL2K/s400/DSC_4475.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500892159347603330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2jdnmyBkNKCA-vSVg0t-Cr0JmB2UtvXRCaROxBxexR9mcK2thyWvmfgnlxGU6p_-3PqDTqdkEcZDvF3QVnXjo2YVdGoQy2my1Z0tVTYJqFMG_IrSfa6EvSY7gEBtH-Prtfvn/s1600/DSC_4478.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2jdnmyBkNKCA-vSVg0t-Cr0JmB2UtvXRCaROxBxexR9mcK2thyWvmfgnlxGU6p_-3PqDTqdkEcZDvF3QVnXjo2YVdGoQy2my1Z0tVTYJqFMG_IrSfa6EvSY7gEBtH-Prtfvn/s400/DSC_4478.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500892150750665794" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day: Osprey -- Fiskgjuse -- Fischadler -- Balbuzard pêcheur -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Pandion haliaetus</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-17926530014372752382010-07-17T10:19:00.007+02:002010-07-23T08:26:34.334+02:00On the lookout<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLbIIrIX_3bUmG6lo-itCPPzOs6WpprQZkpwnfMjUP5qSic2VMlOFGBigaoVLX25_ELCxhMyNr8st6rzjZeFMVYzYTE1uRrhPUiKNT7BBdUHZ1OIcrhcHLf-4bjjSfLpOD3Jx/s1600/DSC_4334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLbIIrIX_3bUmG6lo-itCPPzOs6WpprQZkpwnfMjUP5qSic2VMlOFGBigaoVLX25_ELCxhMyNr8st6rzjZeFMVYzYTE1uRrhPUiKNT7BBdUHZ1OIcrhcHLf-4bjjSfLpOD3Jx/s400/DSC_4334.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494787122815441106" /></a>Taking photos of birds is hard. Just getting the <span style="font-style:italic;">basics</span> like focus, exposure and framing right is hard. Paying attention to things that make <span style="font-style:italic;">good</span> photos - background, composition, colors, light and mood etc takes a lot of experience and luck. Taking <span style="font-style:italic;">great</span> photos of birds is beyond me. <br /><br />I'm in constant awe of the likes of <a href="http://www.brutusostling.se/english/main.html" target="_newWindow">Brutus Östling</a>. There is currently a joint <a href="http://www.kulturhuset.stockholm.se/default.asp?id=5760&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kulturhuset.stockholm.se%2F&url=default.asp%3Fid%3D32837" target="_newWindow">Östling/Jonsson exhibition</a> at Kulturhuset in Stockholm and I can recommend it to anyone in Stockholm this summer. Very inspirational! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpYG2K09lGWN2GCZWTdsujaoTkzS7xKl7Oa3HL2eK2IXCE3YlyC3eFGvcq_wViPu67RV4FyuujiVvMnfGlwO18PC5gt8ztNDPsTtBe_Ii7kIm7hBsApgFaYKl7wU0MULs1Vd2/s1600/DSC_4279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpYG2K09lGWN2GCZWTdsujaoTkzS7xKl7Oa3HL2eK2IXCE3YlyC3eFGvcq_wViPu67RV4FyuujiVvMnfGlwO18PC5gt8ztNDPsTtBe_Ii7kIm7hBsApgFaYKl7wU0MULs1Vd2/s400/DSC_4279.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494787118692391730" /></a><br />Not all birds are equally hard to capture on camera and with this post I want to highlight birds that like to perch in the open, where they have a good overview of their surroundings. Many birds have a favorite spot from which they like to keep an eye on what is going on, either because they are looking for prey or avoiding becoming prey. Those are among the species that are easier to capture than many other.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEive6Cx0uL_Heb5hAcDMQGwbfXkD0zAKAKAPKYSUiVF7XAuxZrgICoywZNVwJ4k35KO_S_1bF3hnVbQREZtVoIXGERptNWY6wHtjxeA3LYVl1IUCPOs6GOS_z3dJO7w1iaJeun_/s1600/DSC_4281.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEive6Cx0uL_Heb5hAcDMQGwbfXkD0zAKAKAPKYSUiVF7XAuxZrgICoywZNVwJ4k35KO_S_1bF3hnVbQREZtVoIXGERptNWY6wHtjxeA3LYVl1IUCPOs6GOS_z3dJO7w1iaJeun_/s400/DSC_4281.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494787114713372994" /></a><br />These birds have several properties that favor the photographer. They keep reasonably still, making it possible to focus and get a simple composition. Since they are perched in the open and tend to keep to a predictable spot, it is often possible to get some control over the background using positioning and a shallow depth of field.<br /><br />The drawback with perching bird-on-a-pole pictures is that they tend to lack drama and in the end they all tend to look alike. I find that trying to tell a story, or even making anything that stands out with a perching bird on a lookout is a challenge, but then again, I find everything about bird photography a challenge. Just got to keep practicing I guess.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvk5FU31ZD2M7x3SjIB2nD7FDaimua1ZI1RRYWviva-nz2WYGuUF7bi4snUu43ILpWb6lbahEBhSxsBJccUfKQGzqxtQVSWi1tKdDUw-eSrR399ghKR_nEqvNO0P9PxNWUdQ3R/s1600/DSC_4176.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvk5FU31ZD2M7x3SjIB2nD7FDaimua1ZI1RRYWviva-nz2WYGuUF7bi4snUu43ILpWb6lbahEBhSxsBJccUfKQGzqxtQVSWi1tKdDUw-eSrR399ghKR_nEqvNO0P9PxNWUdQ3R/s400/DSC_4176.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494787103453591826" /></a><br />Perching and posing - it is still hard to nail it. As you can tell from the photos in this post, it is still hard for me just to get the focus down... Having a fast focusing lens helps I imagine. These photos were taken using my old Sigma 80 - 400mm 1:4.5 - 5.6 APO which I suspect is using a converted tractor engine for focusing. It is loud and slow. The lens itself if not really tack sharp, but that is not the main problem for me. But the focusing... I actually find myself shifting more and more to completely manual focusing for some situations. The picture of the Sedge warbler in the previous post was manually focused for instance.<br /><br />Birds in this post<br /><br />- <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=A0EDAEA2E89A9A96">Whinchat</a><br />- <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=DF526047637004DD">Northern Wheatear</a><br />- <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=14873249B607CEB1">Meadow Pipit</a><br />- <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=C0B9787440316E20">Reed Bunting</a><br /><br />Dagens fågel:<br />Buskskätta -- Whinchat -- Braunkehlchen -- Tarier des prés -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Saxicola rubetra</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Edit</span>: <br />Changed Red-backed Shrike to the correct Wheatear. Thanks Odysseas for pointing it out!Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-74210379833030225242010-07-10T22:48:00.009+02:002010-07-11T00:51:25.772+02:00A sunny day at Hjälstaviken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen3PCfHxPcTRWEkg9gg09zakiT3dvRrdNcnX-aMVPDjFSfB3YTIqIB0Wqsmic1XSBAXZN41BU0h3CwoMGwG0Ai_aDO2by0rkQCa46VDJdWnHW2XrebwlhqD8DBBaTFbBE3E3r/s1600/DSC_4204.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen3PCfHxPcTRWEkg9gg09zakiT3dvRrdNcnX-aMVPDjFSfB3YTIqIB0Wqsmic1XSBAXZN41BU0h3CwoMGwG0Ai_aDO2by0rkQCa46VDJdWnHW2XrebwlhqD8DBBaTFbBE3E3r/s400/DSC_4204.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492382839564269186" /></a><br />A week ago I visited Hjälstaviken, searching for (and finding) <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=7D59F91D9548DCE7" target="_nesWindow">Bearded Parrotbill</a>. In the same reeds was I also glad to find breeding <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FED5AED5C59A00B6" target="_newWindow">Sedge Warblers</a> (above). Although it is more than on hour's drive to get there, Hjälstaviken definitely ranks on my top list of places to go birding around Stockholm. It is a beautiful shallow lake that is home to both a plethora of breeding species as well as acting as a resting spot for a mix of migrating waders and geese.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5o4_SbMWojtuKCy5DkDlEHIXgXdV_AJc8TVh2CuJEq-eEfKwQ4ZriRmITcJuIn32MDingAeV7wRyvpiMT5wA1Z4ltmAg1I9B7yfZWno94etOqdTllAYOJIYj1q0nKf3OVv3o/s1600/IMG_2205.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5o4_SbMWojtuKCy5DkDlEHIXgXdV_AJc8TVh2CuJEq-eEfKwQ4ZriRmITcJuIn32MDingAeV7wRyvpiMT5wA1Z4ltmAg1I9B7yfZWno94etOqdTllAYOJIYj1q0nKf3OVv3o/s400/IMG_2205.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492382850308586530" /></a><br />The southern part of the lake is covered in reeds. A wooden walkway has been built to enable easy access for anyone seeking to explore the green marshland. Following it is like entering into a green world, full of bird calls and birds singing.<br /><br />The northern half of the lake is less reedy and the shallow water is the perfect place for ducks, gulls, geese and waders. A wooden platform has been placed there. While I was on the platform, scanning for waders, a <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=5A3D91D3254A568D" target="_newWindow">White-tailed Eagle</a> swept down and grabbed gull - a perfect example of why it is always worth visiting the place! :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXeH-SMvyDYJLaUVrfeijF1KrHuleMwCZYWCXeAxn8Zz9vjzwQ8ItuIvu5LEjCcW44FY49TrZISJnPQuiFXAXr7VvPHce3PyYrPocg9WDj0nX0p7gYeYmPQmHbfJA8usxzPCa/s1600/DSC_4316.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXeH-SMvyDYJLaUVrfeijF1KrHuleMwCZYWCXeAxn8Zz9vjzwQ8ItuIvu5LEjCcW44FY49TrZISJnPQuiFXAXr7VvPHce3PyYrPocg9WDj0nX0p7gYeYmPQmHbfJA8usxzPCa/s400/DSC_4316.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492382843533265234" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day: <br />Sävsångare -- Sedge Warbler -- Schilfrohrsänger -- Phragmite des joncs -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Acrocephalus schoenobaenus</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-45630088753733807002010-07-06T19:26:00.009+02:002010-07-06T21:36:16.069+02:00Vacation in the wild<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8R-O_Lh2kVcKMtRL_-WrapJ-1muRyOedeTEMyu6kU4L7CM5E8AXR6AH9X3ElKBh_-_yhHla6Lrpcego5obmb42nDldsf9I24GT4tptSavADzUaEUvElLnlckbbCBXUdoWTjE/s1600/IMG_1961.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8R-O_Lh2kVcKMtRL_-WrapJ-1muRyOedeTEMyu6kU4L7CM5E8AXR6AH9X3ElKBh_-_yhHla6Lrpcego5obmb42nDldsf9I24GT4tptSavADzUaEUvElLnlckbbCBXUdoWTjE/s400/IMG_1961.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490853690190949490" /></a>We're back! Actually, we returned almost two weeks ago, but it's not until now I have gotten around to updating the blog. As mentioned in the last post, we headed north this year for a trekk into the Abisko-Kebnekaise area in the northern part of Sweden. We had planned to be out eight days, but due to the hard conditions this early in the year and that Claudia came down with a quite bad fever already on the second day, we decided to cut it short and re-route to return after five days.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTdHmfYDQjHMQ6hWCh4ER7b2cGwwmCZl-dFDfYeHOkn7aklu9G-nPgmt4_kDOAFjK6udiG2Y1OYvoK6RrhAs9-VHJV6f0T37iH-76mPf6IpMixZ5-fDUvVC4gn5WOGxPkPHKl/s1600/IMG_1973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTdHmfYDQjHMQ6hWCh4ER7b2cGwwmCZl-dFDfYeHOkn7aklu9G-nPgmt4_kDOAFjK6udiG2Y1OYvoK6RrhAs9-VHJV6f0T37iH-76mPf6IpMixZ5-fDUvVC4gn5WOGxPkPHKl/s400/IMG_1973.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490853683687681538" /></a>The weather forecast talked about continuous rain for nine days solid. This turned out to be false, but we really got the full spectrum of the mountain weather - the first day we had rain, brief sunshine, small hail (graupel), sleet and snow. The wind varied from quite calm, to very strong when crossing through the mountain pass on the photo above (Lapporten). <br /><br />Overall it started out bad, got a lot worse on the second day and then gradually better again. The temperature was ok, with freezing only at night and increasing to around 16C towards the end of the trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzG7-lDlAU0amblB0LVNDZBk0DDEpj8hRpNS4RAyrQBGCwZ-87OTx2BoNYFJIYdRTdWRZOaO7LB7DV8VyxGsugJRUOq0SOxEKzplNRB23s4LnHK0KHhShLTP2JWUa93u2EyKn/s1600/DSC_3449.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzG7-lDlAU0amblB0LVNDZBk0DDEpj8hRpNS4RAyrQBGCwZ-87OTx2BoNYFJIYdRTdWRZOaO7LB7DV8VyxGsugJRUOq0SOxEKzplNRB23s4LnHK0KHhShLTP2JWUa93u2EyKn/s400/DSC_3449.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490853697679614274" /></a>Although this wasn't specifically a birding trip, we did of course pay attention the all wildlife and took notes of the major observations. We were lucky and could enjoy many of the local birds in their breeding environment. Personally I enjoy seeing birds in their summer or winter quarters more than in migration. I find that seeing them where "they live" gives you a deeper understanding of the species and the conditions which has formed it.<br /><br />Among the observations this year, I personally remember the drama of walking into the turf of a nesting <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=1D4464402EC9FD21" target="_newWindow">Long-tailed Jaeger</a> couple. They defend it vigorously...<br /><br />On another occasion we could observe two <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=CE71B4FF837F276A" target="_newWindow">Ring Ouzels</a> chasing a <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=90B13ACF984D0DDF" target="_newWindow">Rough-legged Hawk</a> that had come too close to their nest, meanwhile a <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=EE3333C95508AABC" target="_newWindow">Merlin</a> prowled the same mountain side above.<br /><br />We also enjoyed seeing and hearing among others the <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=8BE5FFB71339CD30" target="_newWindow">Arctic Loon</a>, <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=79B161B7017DD7ED" target="_newWindow">Rock Ptarmigan</a>, <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FC3D07C64FF2C915" target="_newWindow">Willow Ptarmigan</a>, <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=9BEBC02505B416EE" target="_newWindow">Snow Bunting</a> and <a href="http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=3534E4CEBACCB166" target="_newWindow">Lapland Longspur</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lfmmlYgxrXexQ12ZstKbZrxPc19i-XLXwX6PSi4Ur4WZtUXfPgbNwZmYynYXs_OKSXXNkc5gENPHZ61gvX6ykToaCaaxWhVcABhsHfCdA3B4Y1UAyT5H6L_bQKVKt0iTk9Ul/s1600/IMG_1996.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lfmmlYgxrXexQ12ZstKbZrxPc19i-XLXwX6PSi4Ur4WZtUXfPgbNwZmYynYXs_OKSXXNkc5gENPHZ61gvX6ykToaCaaxWhVcABhsHfCdA3B4Y1UAyT5H6L_bQKVKt0iTk9Ul/s400/IMG_1996.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490853671214383842" /></a>The snow fields are notoriously unpredictable at this time of year. The snow is slowly melting and the fields can be weak and give way to whatever surprise lies under - a stream, massive rocks, mud or whatever. We tried to check as carefully as possible, but in the end it is better to try to avoid crossing them if you are unsure about what lies under.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD7SCEUCleZBeYkxnF-Hs_W8Kl7kbC88r1rY8FQvVXG3VLwHJV10jXQSO_1GPBNM2FGT4a0vcv6psCxYT1Cafjy5NSY-GpSiJXa5NF_-ubgwDHpceuZsKpENNXCuojPwfvClK/s1600/IMG_2032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD7SCEUCleZBeYkxnF-Hs_W8Kl7kbC88r1rY8FQvVXG3VLwHJV10jXQSO_1GPBNM2FGT4a0vcv6psCxYT1Cafjy5NSY-GpSiJXa5NF_-ubgwDHpceuZsKpENNXCuojPwfvClK/s400/IMG_2032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490853666914441314" /></a>We headed out on June 21st, which is early in the season. They major challenge then is not the cold, but that it is very wet as the snow is melting on the mountain sides and the water collects into streams and muddy fields in the lower regions. This translates to quite tough going at times, with cold, fast streams to wade and seemingly endless mud fields littered with rocks or covered in waist-high thick shrubbery or a combination.<br /><br />Walking for hours on end in wet, muddy conditions carrying fair-sized backpacks (ours weighed 20 - 23kg) eventually takes it's toll on your feet. We have very good boots, but in the end Claudia had as much mud and water inside her boots as on the outside and suffered quite bad blisters as a bonus to her fever and cold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u4eAxga-nEhHfaf9PbFaO9iUvpn3zMgi5yzuML1jEodB9_8hyphenhyphenTlVmzbDF5sqnqGHFrGZ7SVPvPSecAylQ3X9ZKqqYDqbEz-jbuqi_ksDldrmWvpj7z1E1Rqsv9kk3qAM7S5J/s1600/Picture-9.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u4eAxga-nEhHfaf9PbFaO9iUvpn3zMgi5yzuML1jEodB9_8hyphenhyphenTlVmzbDF5sqnqGHFrGZ7SVPvPSecAylQ3X9ZKqqYDqbEz-jbuqi_ksDldrmWvpj7z1E1Rqsv9kk3qAM7S5J/s400/Picture-9.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490855006941846194" /></a>This time we let the GPS log our trip and this is the track. It doesn't look a lot, but for us it was quite an ordeal, especially the first two days. The loop starts at <a href="http://www.abisko.nu/sommar/englishpages/index.asp" target="_newWindow">Abisko Turistation</a> and from there we went in the direction from green to blue. <br /><br /><br />Bird of the day: Fjällabb -- Long-tailed Jaeger -- Falkenraubmöwe -- Labbe à longue queue -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Stercorarius longicau</span>dusAndershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-30633233646602093372010-06-18T08:02:00.005+02:002010-06-18T09:28:19.319+02:00Vacation at the best time of year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8peBmFn_kbAcPZiDFefgk648SPZNhooRBImiAhkiFCR4pxOBoVhnAL9Ws4sQgs1DPopK3JGyVdTQXoMkLOY-GsxhmEp8rc4-FU8jR3vdNcIPJ6xr8m21EngayriRWYEh9HtS/s1600/DSC_3320.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8peBmFn_kbAcPZiDFefgk648SPZNhooRBImiAhkiFCR4pxOBoVhnAL9Ws4sQgs1DPopK3JGyVdTQXoMkLOY-GsxhmEp8rc4-FU8jR3vdNcIPJ6xr8m21EngayriRWYEh9HtS/s400/DSC_3320.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483990220465623602" /></a><br />The second half of June is the best time of year for vacation around here. Everything in nature is still fresh and although most birds have nested, you still get very decent birding. The climate is cool, but with a distinct summer feeling. It's great! <br /><br />Today is the first day of our vacation this year and I'm picking up Claudia at the airport in just a few hours. What a feeling! I'm really looking forward to seeing her and to spending a couple of weeks together. The last year Claudia has been working in Kiel and although it has worked well to live apart, you can't help missing your loved one. I guess it's only human.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGyIDg_RNygO3Kx2IynNp2X36rXa6dKVOTvrkbdif_R4xcE48v2hjVqzSqpPuSWR6IXTaX9gLLYi_v6_zvKE1o8gbJjTpDLnf_h4IxfBXulzjFjbK0HVvGSV1zr7E7VFvb1Mx/s1600/DSC_3278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGyIDg_RNygO3Kx2IynNp2X36rXa6dKVOTvrkbdif_R4xcE48v2hjVqzSqpPuSWR6IXTaX9gLLYi_v6_zvKE1o8gbJjTpDLnf_h4IxfBXulzjFjbK0HVvGSV1zr7E7VFvb1Mx/s400/DSC_3278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483990221730099858" /></a><br />This year we have decided to head north and return to the frozen tundra of northern Sweden to enjoy some trekking in the land of the midnight sun. The last (and first) time we were up there, we did it as volunteers for a research project to count birds. This time birding will be a natural part of it, but we are there primarily to enjoy the wild open nature and the special landscape in and around the mountain range of Kebnekaise.<br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=67.98905,18.737183&spn=0.451891,1.84021&t=h&z=9&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=67.98905,18.737183&spn=0.451891,1.84021&t=h&z=9&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br />The weather forecast for the area is currently 9 days of continuos raining, but you never really now until you are up there. Weather in the mountains is notoriously unpredictable. Regardless, we are looking forward to 8 days of trekking in one of the most remote and special regions of Europe.<br /><br />Now I need to check the tent. <br />Until next time, you can check out the posts from last time we went north <a href="http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/search/label/Abisko-Kebnekaise">here</a>.<br /><br />See you out there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxL1yHMZRYsJShU189tbwQlhrCPguaQkNprbqs4HhL4DnbYZf2umK1WbsTehKwjPpJYUgt41ywDXB6Ls6ZJ5op2RPIue04BJoGEgSOz46eJU3IlzLYKZNlfbjZGwt___WjDo9e/s1600/DSC_3239.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxL1yHMZRYsJShU189tbwQlhrCPguaQkNprbqs4HhL4DnbYZf2umK1WbsTehKwjPpJYUgt41ywDXB6Ls6ZJ5op2RPIue04BJoGEgSOz46eJU3IlzLYKZNlfbjZGwt___WjDo9e/s400/DSC_3239.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483990230902589282" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day: Lövsångare -- Fitis -- Willow warbler -- Pouillot fitis -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Phylloscopus trochilus</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-37960460278596241462010-06-08T21:11:00.004+02:002010-06-08T21:30:45.204+02:00Fledgelings in the garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzuehg9tMdx7P_c3XrmgxrMG9RNEzvmAqnX4ie0W78JagX0uBDNTs5YdI_6iVpo2KbncPRKw1F7OKiCexuy3PeEcUNyu_NE-kQxxK1uicKWkclAgbYSCyHuY2dbRYEridha3U/s1600/DSC_3148.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzuehg9tMdx7P_c3XrmgxrMG9RNEzvmAqnX4ie0W78JagX0uBDNTs5YdI_6iVpo2KbncPRKw1F7OKiCexuy3PeEcUNyu_NE-kQxxK1uicKWkclAgbYSCyHuY2dbRYEridha3U/s400/DSC_3148.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480482966127611106" /></a><br />This weekend I went out birding with two friends and really went for it. It is such a busy time of year for birds and you can stay out there 24h and really feel the activity going on at full throttle. The warblers are belting out their tunes as if there was no tomorrow and meanwhile many earlier arrivals among the migrators have already hatched their eggs and there are fledgelings all over the place - even in the backyard of our house!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF40uR7vKi-rqWma2UJdrHYekqTE8cnxkp3qosP3oetJ6ihXfv7b2Zq5uWDHr280u_qsJa5xMomAt2d4Rvhu6ptVcsKlkEWHeeoct4MMKDyFn2wYJW-xQR9EPHwwsNDINKF47f/s1600/DSC_3178.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF40uR7vKi-rqWma2UJdrHYekqTE8cnxkp3qosP3oetJ6ihXfv7b2Zq5uWDHr280u_qsJa5xMomAt2d4Rvhu6ptVcsKlkEWHeeoct4MMKDyFn2wYJW-xQR9EPHwwsNDINKF47f/s400/DSC_3178.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480482951423604978" /></a><br />One morning the week before last I suddenly spotted a gull fledgeling from the balcony. It was closely monitored by it's worried parents as it went on discovering the backyard of our house (an apartment complex). I immediately grabbed my camera and went downstairs to take a couple of photos. <br /><br />As I entered the garden I was immediately made aware that I was persona non grata in the yard. The gulls were really hostile and repeatedly made dives and fake attacks to drive me away. As I didn't want to stress them or their young one I just snapped a few pictures and went back inside. <br /><br />Now I have to make do with following their tender love and care for the chick as it grows up quickly just outside the apartment. It is amazing how fast they grow! It is also amazing that it seems to like the goo that the parents throw up as food for it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ4Ey4MHD-9aJNbv6J6pjmzY_UyOuH8xdh8TOEUnx6awGS2tO4HTLSxQ_CN9ZFSRTaZvkfcWXwmWZ9EMlXTZJdTNtgr7s15CogSf-CYvs5ddaES8-PCGTAxu6Ng37aofmkaW4/s1600/DSC_3167.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ4Ey4MHD-9aJNbv6J6pjmzY_UyOuH8xdh8TOEUnx6awGS2tO4HTLSxQ_CN9ZFSRTaZvkfcWXwmWZ9EMlXTZJdTNtgr7s15CogSf-CYvs5ddaES8-PCGTAxu6Ng37aofmkaW4/s400/DSC_3167.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480482957523438162" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day:<br />Fiskmås -- Sturmmöwe -- Mew gull -- Goéland cendré -- Larus canusAndershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-44241309178677647302010-05-23T12:55:00.006+02:002010-05-23T14:19:34.855+02:00A walk in Flemmingsbersskogen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18_JK4rA2UAAfNqxgnQM9Q6hijW5caAjNqSLBlK0JgOmRYz1A5IU1ivS3I_a3aMiIrlv0Ne20uL7rvoH-1F31goV-jyRPHpfFjXbPVyed2msQc-1t2Z7ZtMVSUL1fABpane_y/s1600/DSC_3111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18_JK4rA2UAAfNqxgnQM9Q6hijW5caAjNqSLBlK0JgOmRYz1A5IU1ivS3I_a3aMiIrlv0Ne20uL7rvoH-1F31goV-jyRPHpfFjXbPVyed2msQc-1t2Z7ZtMVSUL1fABpane_y/s400/DSC_3111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474417766386307602" /></a><br /><br />Just south of Stockholm lies a boreal forest called Flemmingsbergsskogen. It is quite easy and convenient to reach using public transportation. Having never visited it before, I decided to go there yesterday to check it out. It is an area of forest preservation and therefore it is also a rich biome. Bird wise it hosts typical wood and moor species including everything from Capercaillie to mixed warblers. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9xSTPKlcW9ui0ic0VSQuwOpx3Tyd7fq27ueP7ownK7Z5xQFj9J2HceRmif5gQ1dnF26kYI9QoUqLbVBBaiLBdogsos8v8usBzU_F1rqxJoJa6j1LFN4q1pGA5bkAjkmJhFlb/s1600/IMG_1864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9xSTPKlcW9ui0ic0VSQuwOpx3Tyd7fq27ueP7ownK7Z5xQFj9J2HceRmif5gQ1dnF26kYI9QoUqLbVBBaiLBdogsos8v8usBzU_F1rqxJoJa6j1LFN4q1pGA5bkAjkmJhFlb/s400/IMG_1864.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474417758953966354" /></a><br />Flemmingssbergsskogen and the neighboring nature reserve called Orlången turned out to be a really great and accessible place and in the end I spent four hours walking around, enjoying the sights and sounds of the forest. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfg9WwmCDTT1HemTpPKYwd5cIuU5vrRKPeuCTJdUZkwlzapW-b_R-md90KjOYxUHGkYA7cDsAvrkaEtbC1wNb55mlUFqs0fYWRRz4EecCtY_dMpUGUZ_wCPd6rfbOThM3NOoK_/s1600/DSC_3123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfg9WwmCDTT1HemTpPKYwd5cIuU5vrRKPeuCTJdUZkwlzapW-b_R-md90KjOYxUHGkYA7cDsAvrkaEtbC1wNb55mlUFqs0fYWRRz4EecCtY_dMpUGUZ_wCPd6rfbOThM3NOoK_/s400/DSC_3123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474417740565770978" /></a><br />To me, Flemmingsbergsskogen is great example of the fantastic contrasts of Stockholm. On one hand you have the busy center of the nations capital city, but if you go just 15-20min in almost any direction, you get access to nature reserves, wildlife and the tranquility of being by yourself in the wild for hours. They are like hidden gems of Stockholm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLsYtlorknWfLqonPWG67beLKwz6ozyCvt4bTm5WTLR3Lwd8-z97Z9wSkw7UDQnKEvOAHuB4uC1mUcp2kKPFMMwcPeyW_8e35xUqbrjHjqEnGbb6IiYfmj-bElynoilirHnF-/s1600/IMG_1880.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLsYtlorknWfLqonPWG67beLKwz6ozyCvt4bTm5WTLR3Lwd8-z97Z9wSkw7UDQnKEvOAHuB4uC1mUcp2kKPFMMwcPeyW_8e35xUqbrjHjqEnGbb6IiYfmj-bElynoilirHnF-/s400/IMG_1880.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474417750958177458" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4K9MfzTIsRnHLKLBbEEBzGXWz97-gFl0r4H17EPkd99hj7R9mqs497GEIMoSE4LK1H8Z9I781OLE0HWnx8EMHtt9cVY7PGfNIee2Hxw1SbcMJG2OYouGE_rx6InuSJH8TkQ2/s1600/DSC_3134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4K9MfzTIsRnHLKLBbEEBzGXWz97-gFl0r4H17EPkd99hj7R9mqs497GEIMoSE4LK1H8Z9I781OLE0HWnx8EMHtt9cVY7PGfNIee2Hxw1SbcMJG2OYouGE_rx6InuSJH8TkQ2/s400/DSC_3134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474417763514768002" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day:<br />Tree Pipit -- Trädpiplärka -- Baumpieper -- Pipit des arbres -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Anthus trivialis</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-31638220113880026242010-05-16T20:54:00.006+02:002010-05-16T21:21:59.306+02:00Wrapping up the Öland weekend posts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE0W10r3GRjjVAf7f6M8T1S2j-KZc-MLEO_1yWHcHob7xqlI1E-wiJQpxIYi2-vsbQZjk3fNGeO8n0eNZZwFe1UGrZPcxUHpIp9NaW7SaOsAlh7-xrtD9pWbTdqPsqR4jSJWS/s1600/DSC_2576.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE0W10r3GRjjVAf7f6M8T1S2j-KZc-MLEO_1yWHcHob7xqlI1E-wiJQpxIYi2-vsbQZjk3fNGeO8n0eNZZwFe1UGrZPcxUHpIp9NaW7SaOsAlh7-xrtD9pWbTdqPsqR4jSJWS/s400/DSC_2576.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943803087540658" /></a><br /><br />Browsing the pictures from Öland to find the Pallid Harrier I realized there were a lot of images that I would like to share. This post is therefore more or less a mix of impressions from our birding weekend at Ottenby on Öland on the first weekend of May. <br /><br />We had a great time and although there were few spectacular finds apart from the Pallid Harrier, we still really enjoyed some great birding at one of the premier migration hot spots of Sweden.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjP5WJim1Z6La7KEuLyt-keLmGfGK0NZkIS5p2Hvu5Bmw7du4RFkqM4u_lsv7uiAgmvkrySfeqRpSf6kaAyrn2UC22yO0NtDTj9dT5Zlp4oCKuC1ibR8WjD50KcAMjmuza-wc/s1600/DSC_2672-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjP5WJim1Z6La7KEuLyt-keLmGfGK0NZkIS5p2Hvu5Bmw7du4RFkqM4u_lsv7uiAgmvkrySfeqRpSf6kaAyrn2UC22yO0NtDTj9dT5Zlp4oCKuC1ibR8WjD50KcAMjmuza-wc/s400/DSC_2672-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943683360363634" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6tJyHq2IZD39Bs8n9TDZpPMKsUimFdDbCbSzD2-aJ27n2lqIR7xBysoehvXgx34W3VpFYVSCKTgTZU0E7noV8cb95ButzX1oDgzG9GTaTCQ78P_lomSrqhbhTsfjQoGlnBET/s1600/DSC_2623.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6tJyHq2IZD39Bs8n9TDZpPMKsUimFdDbCbSzD2-aJ27n2lqIR7xBysoehvXgx34W3VpFYVSCKTgTZU0E7noV8cb95ButzX1oDgzG9GTaTCQ78P_lomSrqhbhTsfjQoGlnBET/s400/DSC_2623.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943677168447730" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjxfq1d_sRzZkoRxtqpfjrXGwiiN6ur4XIk9GoeSGQILD9nnxSsjafqyCoiu-wuW_QQ2J5tBR6eGjXPokcJar8nRBMIn8HGk0cX6SVxDB2yaojL3x9EW3VEJe8ELP1ZQ-GlB7/s1600/IMG_1597.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjxfq1d_sRzZkoRxtqpfjrXGwiiN6ur4XIk9GoeSGQILD9nnxSsjafqyCoiu-wuW_QQ2J5tBR6eGjXPokcJar8nRBMIn8HGk0cX6SVxDB2yaojL3x9EW3VEJe8ELP1ZQ-GlB7/s400/IMG_1597.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943674703558386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEhQ0N-8SYd7lNpzutxrP7mRvyO-_YKvi7jytGqWUB5g01yG8p3AEq67kJOy5_sEjYqzYVmF1vfotEOr6vlhnknHE5OzwTuHM_dLMV_yGPu3ixOuPyG9TXDMlEUKExKJc-_Ay/s1600/DSC_2580.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEhQ0N-8SYd7lNpzutxrP7mRvyO-_YKvi7jytGqWUB5g01yG8p3AEq67kJOy5_sEjYqzYVmF1vfotEOr6vlhnknHE5OzwTuHM_dLMV_yGPu3ixOuPyG9TXDMlEUKExKJc-_Ay/s400/DSC_2580.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943668205779154" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDIJ77CqY7i5ognYsnXcy21bZ9OHRvY6fiLRcRVtm6okWbdoLw_OEFI7IK0OPFT7V_LUO4wKxJfD6g7lQc1WqZI4IFy_Uw6BFivaVIIDhsjT2xN0eVVs1n36m9urBtD4MNQSX/s1600/IMG_1596.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDIJ77CqY7i5ognYsnXcy21bZ9OHRvY6fiLRcRVtm6okWbdoLw_OEFI7IK0OPFT7V_LUO4wKxJfD6g7lQc1WqZI4IFy_Uw6BFivaVIIDhsjT2xN0eVVs1n36m9urBtD4MNQSX/s400/IMG_1596.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943659996917074" /></a><br /><br />Birds of the day (in order of appearance):<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common eider</span> -- Ejder -- Eiderente -- Eider à duvet -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Somateria mollissima</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Redshank</span> -- Rödbena -- Rotschenkel -- Chevalier gambette -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Tringa totanus</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Starling</span> -- Stare -- Star -- Étourneau sansonnet -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Sturnus vulgaris</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Northern Wheatear</span> -- Stenskvätta -- Steinschmätzer -- Traquet motteux -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Oenanthe oenanthe</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-65088087815030576952010-05-16T20:14:00.006+02:002010-05-16T21:21:32.258+02:00The bomb!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYw35wVojFVYYJoxC-p9cb5OjQdYmFXeWXUw0q4AABI7MNh8ur3GT89RWfNfdc9BL_AMoLGH3sptTctGvz7bafDMBrN5w7VY5Ge6LYBvpX0a9zOzB5zbcBu79mwMD9upqqWvx/s1600/DSC_2604.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYw35wVojFVYYJoxC-p9cb5OjQdYmFXeWXUw0q4AABI7MNh8ur3GT89RWfNfdc9BL_AMoLGH3sptTctGvz7bafDMBrN5w7VY5Ge6LYBvpX0a9zOzB5zbcBu79mwMD9upqqWvx/s400/DSC_2604.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471933328631628770" /></a><br />It's been two weeks since the trip to Öland and as I have pushed this post gradually forward it's become less and less relevant with time, but better late than never I guess. <br /><br />So, as Claudia mentioned in the last post, one of the highlights from the weekend at Ottenby was a new lifer. It came the form of a Pallid Harrier that appeared out of nowhere at Schäferiängen on Saturday. As we had no clue about the looks of a Pallid Harrier, we actually didn't realize what it was one until later in the evening. <br /><br />As we browsed the photos from the day, Claudia noted that there was something strange about a Hen harrier (Blå Kärrhök, <span style="font-style:italic;">Circus cyaneus</span>) on some of the photos. After reading up on Harriers and posting the pictures on Birdforum for advise we were finally ready to id it as a Pallid Harrier and chalk another one up on the lifers board. <br /><br />It was great, almost like some sort of detective work to gather knowledge and evidence! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLya-xW1AOJichpsz5tU5fc4ABMsuAdCjaAxDFzOfFybeYommPkJnx1nCWzYlLjBiIGH6m2J1lLtBonQIJLbXpeCoWbx8AvuaIyTt2InmrvowLqFYf7mwnbYHVS8YlctrIGI-A/s1600/DSC_2603.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLya-xW1AOJichpsz5tU5fc4ABMsuAdCjaAxDFzOfFybeYommPkJnx1nCWzYlLjBiIGH6m2J1lLtBonQIJLbXpeCoWbx8AvuaIyTt2InmrvowLqFYf7mwnbYHVS8YlctrIGI-A/s400/DSC_2603.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471933321597359602" /></a><br /><br />Apart from the rare Pallid Harrier we saw a load of other species, but no other rare find. Öland this time of year is great and it is also early enough to be off-season and very calm and quiet. The weather is cool, but when the sun is out you feel the warmth and can really feel how spring will turn into early summer in the weeks to come.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHutcVhJH71U2LecPCsooi5VUQOftpQI17ayATV8rBDVAe-EK_AxZCHGoi8w9j7gGdpIilQ2ajkrRh6G9yxCrGG1yGAzYSUwobYYzM-g_GR77m45V6tIVprssYvGebXhyTm_P/s1600/DSC_2698-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHutcVhJH71U2LecPCsooi5VUQOftpQI17ayATV8rBDVAe-EK_AxZCHGoi8w9j7gGdpIilQ2ajkrRh6G9yxCrGG1yGAzYSUwobYYzM-g_GR77m45V6tIVprssYvGebXhyTm_P/s400/DSC_2698-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471933331020658658" /></a><br /><br />Bird of the day: <br />Pallid Harrier -- Stäpphök -- Steppenweihe -- Busard pâle -- <span style="font-style:italic;">Circus macrourus</span>Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488003592979736658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-46222121217662045442010-05-03T09:27:00.003+02:002010-05-03T10:05:28.033+02:00Red-necked grebe, Bårby, Öland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuc0WN2MG9iiCLr-jucdUNvxUvnh6ZrEyH1rU6ABgqpIC4WK3TrD30YczedFEEdoxeCS5THUQ4EXDff70flMfHQMdm20LDzgtPibrsc65mbG1PBlSph_pE41_Lpoue1m40vWaNg/s1600/IMG_6398.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuc0WN2MG9iiCLr-jucdUNvxUvnh6ZrEyH1rU6ABgqpIC4WK3TrD30YczedFEEdoxeCS5THUQ4EXDff70flMfHQMdm20LDzgtPibrsc65mbG1PBlSph_pE41_Lpoue1m40vWaNg/s400/IMG_6398.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466942471817101442" /></a><br />We have had a great time on Öland! All my bags are packed and I am ready to leave Stockholm, but as I won't have to leave before an hour from now, I seize the opportunity to dwell on memories a little... Best of all, of course: We got a new lifer, namely Pallid Harrier (Steppenweihe, stäpphök, <span style="font-style:italic;">Circus macrourus</span>), but Anders will hopefully post that soon, as he's got the pics. Another nice change: Anders got the local Öland birding guide, where all birding locations on Öland are described - hereby we discovered a lake at Norra Bårby, for instance, which features breeding red-necked grebes (Rothalstaucher, gråhakedopping, <span style="font-style:italic;">Podiceps grisegena</span>). We observed this pair in nest-building activities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl3VfFAxcfepPzl7KeQxEIStj49vJ1_tQK7Om9JyeYQuLoUYhf3Fbb9ephHXSEjQ477VQ1Go0pzS6XDpxXDV-i6YHkjQC586-oOuzWQVAZHa1Z4xgqEnDm6VVD-AeaDDzbvaRhA/s1600/IMG_6358.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl3VfFAxcfepPzl7KeQxEIStj49vJ1_tQK7Om9JyeYQuLoUYhf3Fbb9ephHXSEjQ477VQ1Go0pzS6XDpxXDV-i6YHkjQC586-oOuzWQVAZHa1Z4xgqEnDm6VVD-AeaDDzbvaRhA/s400/IMG_6358.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466942479925394098" /></a><br />Here's a map of the lake:<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.de/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=56.512817,16.443787&spn=0.008287,0.018239&z=15&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.de/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=56.512817,16.443787&spn=0.008287,0.018239&z=15&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">Visa större karta</a></small><br /><br />The grebe pics are taken through our telescope, by the way - it was a lot of fun to resume digiscoping, after not having done that for ages. <br /><br />Bird of the day:<br />Red-necked grebe - Rothalstaucher - Gråhakedopping - <span style="font-style:italic;">Podiceps grisegena</span>Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-32928763825433097362010-04-26T22:09:00.008+02:002010-04-26T23:11:47.594+02:00Barrow's Goldeneye in Preetz!Here's a quite sensational bird for Germany - in Europe Barrow's Goldeneyes (Spatelente, Islandsknipa, <span style="font-style:italic;">Bucephala islandica</span>) only breed on Iceland, they are occasionally seen along Norway's coast, but extremely rare in the rest of Europe. My first rare bird in Germany, by the way, as up to now I had "hunted" rare birds in Sweden only... (talking about Sweden: We are getting ready for Öland again! Just a few more days...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_LpBqsLh7WqSCnjs5MnS2hY2O2NTkKblInoH9E-hGO013ZB3IZUZkwcjM-0QvWr-X-cvogcwk1F4S3MDLCBLyn0aLlgYOgI_zac2mzWQQcaZT8PzKT62paFj0lWpRBsU0A7eAA/s1600/DSC_1117.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_LpBqsLh7WqSCnjs5MnS2hY2O2NTkKblInoH9E-hGO013ZB3IZUZkwcjM-0QvWr-X-cvogcwk1F4S3MDLCBLyn0aLlgYOgI_zac2mzWQQcaZT8PzKT62paFj0lWpRBsU0A7eAA/s400/DSC_1117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464544469654272754" border="0" /></a><br />I have joined Germany's <a href="http://www.club300.de/">Club 300</a> and their mailing list just a month ago or so, and actually one of my major reasons to join was that I had missed a reported Barrow's Goldeneye in February, just 15 to 20 km North of Kiel - I was really frustrated by that, when I found out in March. But just a few days ago another report came in - this time a male Barrow's Goldeneye had been seen in Preetz, in lake Kirchsee, just about 20 km Southeast of Kiel. Yesterday I biked there with two colleagues of mine and found the bird quite easily on the Eastern lake shore. Both locations are shown below, they are at a linear distance of approximately 25 km - hence it is highly likely that we're talking about the same individual. <br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Leuchtturm+B%C3%BClk%2FStrande&daddr=Kirchsee,+24211+Preetz&hl=sv&geocode=CRzzEX2yxwXmFf7vPgMdgp2bACGGgJZs7uFewQ%3BFUeAOwMdsu6cACkLpTgJvluyRzFZmdiuwzCvRA&mra=pe&mrcr=0&dirflg=w&sll=54.34375,10.240631&sspn=0.441888,1.454315&ie=UTF8&ll=54.34375,10.236511&spn=0.22395,0.16404&t=h&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=embed&saddr=Leuchtturm+B%C3%BClk%2FStrande&daddr=Kirchsee,+24211+Preetz&hl=sv&geocode=CRzzEX2yxwXmFf7vPgMdgp2bACGGgJZs7uFewQ%3BFUeAOwMdsu6cACkLpTgJvluyRzFZmdiuwzCvRA&mra=pe&mrcr=0&dirflg=w&sll=54.34375,10.240631&sspn=0.441888,1.454315&ie=UTF8&ll=54.34375,10.236511&spn=0.22395,0.16404&t=h" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">Visa större karta</a></small><br /><br />Also I learnt today from another birder that the individual in Bülk had a black dot in the right white crescent between eye and beak, and this is a characteristic that the bird in Preetz shows as well - you can see that reasonably well in the pictures below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5gwSWiqTvDNtOpNqcHqGWvyuiMCNR1mVOteSCNMpk58EywQeTki451QsMPjbYarLJqYgrWkYq5ZNCX3AGX7GAbR0OM-9ezGtNq8xlJ_866TgWf9sQlmPtJkwO_BCKZ4jDlWclg/s1600/ClaudiaStaab_Spatelente4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5gwSWiqTvDNtOpNqcHqGWvyuiMCNR1mVOteSCNMpk58EywQeTki451QsMPjbYarLJqYgrWkYq5ZNCX3AGX7GAbR0OM-9ezGtNq8xlJ_866TgWf9sQlmPtJkwO_BCKZ4jDlWclg/s400/ClaudiaStaab_Spatelente4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464551677726875602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc9kW1SNeL_L3HX67XhHeCx7P22ft0OzKTk0yPH9UlwS2V97VTVK1U7txCg3eUKK7uaCMs17wta3ULXzYi5orHbcEcbH5i_MHx_zH6bLL1db6RJYuItz3-Cif5AP6zo5CU71vow/s1600/ClaudiaStaab_Spatelente2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc9kW1SNeL_L3HX67XhHeCx7P22ft0OzKTk0yPH9UlwS2V97VTVK1U7txCg3eUKK7uaCMs17wta3ULXzYi5orHbcEcbH5i_MHx_zH6bLL1db6RJYuItz3-Cif5AP6zo5CU71vow/s400/ClaudiaStaab_Spatelente2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464555082578977730" /></a><br /><br />Needless to say that I was pretty happy yesterday. I have seen Barrow's Goldeneyes before on Iceland, but I got not nearly as close then and besides, there they are not so spectacular. :-) I wonder how this one ended up here - did it get delayed by volcanic ashes as well...?Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-56954656817746055192010-04-11T11:43:00.006+02:002010-04-11T12:47:38.786+02:00Sunny day in KielOnce again the rain pours down outside here in Kiel, so I seize the opportunity to update our blog and to dwell on the memories of a sunny day in Kiel yesterday. :-)<br /><br />I had already packed away the camera and was on my way home when I heard a characteristic call from the bushes next to the bicycle lane alongside <a href="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=sv&geocode=&q=Schreven-Teich,+Kiel,+Schleswig-Holstein&sll=54.327474,10.123628&sspn=0.001649,0.005681&ie=UTF8&ll=54.328037,10.125661&spn=0.006594,0.022724&t=h&z=16">Schrevenpark</a>, very much like the call on this <a href="http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=022M-W1CDR0001535-1800V0.xml">website</a> - a long-tailed tit. They are pretty common in Kiel, still I have never managed to get a decent pic because they are so restless and evasive - usually they move on exactly when I have finally managed to get the focus right. This one is the best so far. BTW, Kiel appears to be hybrid zone for the two races <span style="font-style:italic;">caudatus</span> (<a href="http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/2009/04/sunny-spring-saturday.html">here</a> an older post with the Nordic race from Hjälstaviken, Sweden) and <span style="font-style:italic;">europaeus</span>, I have seen both of them here several times; but on the other hand I might just have seen migrating <span style="font-style:italic;">caudatus</span>; in other words, more research is needed. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC7uTgPfAJnxnipJjcLsR4jED_OnmWUCSBU_F8mnX49Os6PMKvZfN1yTmEZ1mvYJWsffDK_4IpCh0dokA0tttJ2bOlccQAj8p0lhVno1yyrn_R9Hvob1uQLvj5aVMvdfbLjlADQ/s1600/DSC_1021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC7uTgPfAJnxnipJjcLsR4jED_OnmWUCSBU_F8mnX49Os6PMKvZfN1yTmEZ1mvYJWsffDK_4IpCh0dokA0tttJ2bOlccQAj8p0lhVno1yyrn_R9Hvob1uQLvj5aVMvdfbLjlADQ/s400/DSC_1021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458816822376906514" /></a><br />Central European Long-tailed Tit - Stjärtmes - Schwanzmeise - <span style="font-style:italic;">Aegithalos caudatus europaeus</span><br /><br />Otherwise I did most of my photographing around <a href="http://maps.google.de/maps?q=Kleiner+Kiel,+Martensdamm,+Kiel&hl=sv&cd=1&ei=RKHBS6K3EMSY_QaktpWCDA&ie=UTF8&view=map&cid=565793648458447967&ved=0CEYQpQY&hq=Kleiner+Kiel,+Martensdamm,+Kiel&hnear=&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A">Kleiner Kiel</a> yesterday, because I went directly from the institute (just around the corner from Kleiner Kiel) around 6 PM (yes, of two weekend days I chose the sunny one to spend in the lab - aaaargh, next time I'll check the weather forecast). Here is the yield of that tour, and I am particuarly proud of the first one, if you can be proud of a lucky shot like that:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievviM7ir2izBVZlwEvb12wucV52hLK0U7fFNbus7wKZhEcIwJEU_9JpobxEGiXhtQtq8hkEKh8WmlV4i8sP7NCVOmsAgveJsvu96JE9-fIu5MK4Z3xbmMpShhMpjOJmoMprZrfg/s1600/DSC_0974.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievviM7ir2izBVZlwEvb12wucV52hLK0U7fFNbus7wKZhEcIwJEU_9JpobxEGiXhtQtq8hkEKh8WmlV4i8sP7NCVOmsAgveJsvu96JE9-fIu5MK4Z3xbmMpShhMpjOJmoMprZrfg/s400/DSC_0974.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458814849215398770" /></a><br />Black-headed gull - Skrattmås - Lachmöwe - <span style="font-style:italic;">Larus ridibundus</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrysVdtY4yZLPuyawlmx-bT21K66TMNKyrGQD5ShftYFjDOUX94m-eKFf66d5Yn8iwbvlAktnKDBn_KDFMGlGQqGuq71Z3UhYZnYkV-dOhgRrh9phMquuXSBTtjDQMYLnLcpTg3g/s1600/DSC_1010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrysVdtY4yZLPuyawlmx-bT21K66TMNKyrGQD5ShftYFjDOUX94m-eKFf66d5Yn8iwbvlAktnKDBn_KDFMGlGQqGuq71Z3UhYZnYkV-dOhgRrh9phMquuXSBTtjDQMYLnLcpTg3g/s400/DSC_1010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458814863528265938" /></a><br />Canada goose - Kanadagås - Kanadagans - <span style="font-style:italic;">Branta canadensis</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6J9Nmh19SjSs7jxUm0lRLQCaja632GtdibbYEvbAbS6ekNhbiaaMW5kon-2PS_R8DPpDOqMAMuwLdIPiAJYgMD7EwHUEtGVIVRe9VKiFHq580KMpiMV7A-2xfaIKckF9puMW2Qw/s1600/DSC_0988.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6J9Nmh19SjSs7jxUm0lRLQCaja632GtdibbYEvbAbS6ekNhbiaaMW5kon-2PS_R8DPpDOqMAMuwLdIPiAJYgMD7EwHUEtGVIVRe9VKiFHq580KMpiMV7A-2xfaIKckF9puMW2Qw/s400/DSC_0988.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458814854187596146" /></a><br />Tufted duck - Vigg - Reiherente - <span style="font-style:italic;">Aythya fuligula</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBpgcaC5Ejgk2apaar_7ZvzuNf8_metnMc_IfiOFgbcNCA6SJX2hYkYRCzdGxLCmFSk1TUS-FabqEXyeMORYdreQ-DiRhdQ40ZgZ6YEjA3LqEJquUtKN__vGhqlt50yVHLigpYw/s1600/DSC_0959.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBpgcaC5Ejgk2apaar_7ZvzuNf8_metnMc_IfiOFgbcNCA6SJX2hYkYRCzdGxLCmFSk1TUS-FabqEXyeMORYdreQ-DiRhdQ40ZgZ6YEjA3LqEJquUtKN__vGhqlt50yVHLigpYw/s400/DSC_0959.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458814838003313442" /></a><br />Common wood pigeon - Ringduva - Ringeltaube - <span style="font-style:italic;">Columba palumbus</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiI1ht-ke7eDkaJCOtfZGgFfDRhxT973vlNbUa50dk7tiS4FR3vt6UpMPmIpZR_DRkQjB-jWQ4wPc8KKrfshza-_dkt5ei2C14OA1eo9RLudEYYiw4XStQLIRiedq6XWfs1yrhA/s1600/DSC_0951.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiI1ht-ke7eDkaJCOtfZGgFfDRhxT973vlNbUa50dk7tiS4FR3vt6UpMPmIpZR_DRkQjB-jWQ4wPc8KKrfshza-_dkt5ei2C14OA1eo9RLudEYYiw4XStQLIRiedq6XWfs1yrhA/s400/DSC_0951.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458814829272109954" /></a><br />Common moorhen - Rörhöna - Teichhuhn - <span style="font-style:italic;">Gallinula chloropus</span><br /><br />The latter bred successfully in Kleiner Kiel last year - hopefully they manage again, it was a lot of fun to checkup on the fledglings, see two posts from last year <a href="http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/2009/05/migration-south.html">here</a> and <a href="http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/2009/05/moorhens-in-kleiner-kiel-again.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Well, let's hope the rain will stop at some point today, although I am not very hopeful really... A nice book, a blanket and some hot tea might save the day.Claudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31245338.post-36615533399515850972010-04-05T16:54:00.014+02:002010-04-05T18:10:47.505+02:00On the road again! OR: Easter birding 2010Definitely one of the highlights this Easter: This white stork that we saw on our way to Katinger Watt on Sunday, somewhere along the B202... we think that it was in Christiansholm, but we forgot to pay attention to where we were. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oCdcaU0bx__G-uTYUeXMaOnxboT7qQeqtRl5u-Gjlz4AnZKv8_Z5pEpleMARo8jniWgzzTbhc7QhzE1iSjKZ_EFVD_TtvYOs0c1SsiLnnfns2l8aV-n6AA_2MovpMmyq8-whyphenhypheng/s1600/DSC_0868.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oCdcaU0bx__G-uTYUeXMaOnxboT7qQeqtRl5u-Gjlz4AnZKv8_Z5pEpleMARo8jniWgzzTbhc7QhzE1iSjKZ_EFVD_TtvYOs0c1SsiLnnfns2l8aV-n6AA_2MovpMmyq8-whyphenhypheng/s400/DSC_0868.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456680355095570418" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>White stork - Vit stork - Weissstorch - <span style="font-style:italic;">Ciconia ciconia<br /></span><br />But maybe I should try to proceed chronologically.<br />This Easter Anders came to stay with me in Kiel. By now we always rent a car when Anders comes here - public transport doesn't take you as far and to as good birding places as in Stockholm, so renting a car expands your radius considerably. On Saturday we went East all the way to Fehmarn, an island in the Baltic Sea, close to the Danish border. There we visited the NABU (German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) center <a href="http://wallnau.nabu.de/">Wallnau</a> which was really nice!<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=sv&geocode=&q=fehmarn&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=15.239359,46.538086&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Fehmarn,+Kreis+Ostholstein,+Schleswig-Holstein&ll=54.43766,11.19526&spn=0.220438,0.727158&z=11&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=sv&geocode=&q=fehmarn&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=15.239359,46.538086&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Fehmarn,+Kreis+Ostholstein,+Schleswig-Holstein&ll=54.43766,11.19526&spn=0.220438,0.727158&z=11" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">Visa större karta</a></small><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8i0K-togIXz9KcbUnKIqLWx5ChWHlaQ9shVpHoZD-ATU0YkYJF6xkE9tG6Bhm2vhlfTdrm3x89ie9nhm8tm-qSEjaDwW3jCDPfdS174Z-3Xg1fjfyjHraOFYoNEpUZXZ8e6w9Q/s1600/DSC_0841.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8i0K-togIXz9KcbUnKIqLWx5ChWHlaQ9shVpHoZD-ATU0YkYJF6xkE9tG6Bhm2vhlfTdrm3x89ie9nhm8tm-qSEjaDwW3jCDPfdS174Z-3Xg1fjfyjHraOFYoNEpUZXZ8e6w9Q/s400/DSC_0841.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456674105649292626" /></a><br /><br />We saw several red-necked grebes (Rothalstaucher, gråhakedopping, <span style="font-style:italic;">Podiceps grisegena</span>) as well as common shelducks (Brandgans, gravand, <span style="font-style:italic;">Tadorna tadorna</span>), white wagtails (Bachstelze, sädesärla, <span style="font-style:italic;">Motacilla alba</span>) and more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYPeU18VW4z9SAtczcsHV4e_mXkU8wEv8lJ8EBMJoxUXx8icY9tmNKcHyQwY4AJ7lJUrnLA4XLRI0P-R8wk8lgfwntfXj0tRg42XktI9iA5peeFZQw4-zMgy2EBgOwD6QQRUfpQ/s1600/DSC_0809.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYPeU18VW4z9SAtczcsHV4e_mXkU8wEv8lJ8EBMJoxUXx8icY9tmNKcHyQwY4AJ7lJUrnLA4XLRI0P-R8wk8lgfwntfXj0tRg42XktI9iA5peeFZQw4-zMgy2EBgOwD6QQRUfpQ/s400/DSC_0809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456672567887060322" border="0" /></a><br />Red-necked grebe - Rothalstaucher - Gråhakedopping - <span style="font-style:italic;">Podiceps grisegena</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLBDdByuuhcXK5WjVAmTsT7rul7XB9VHriq3jnEWs1KvDh9IGw1bfePhE3DFFWF50e6I5c0fmN-uQrBrP5v3huE62sYR-8ldcjarlUwZdcsWAuof7Bdk3u0Q97kuH7ApeJIybnw/s1600/DSC_0835.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLBDdByuuhcXK5WjVAmTsT7rul7XB9VHriq3jnEWs1KvDh9IGw1bfePhE3DFFWF50e6I5c0fmN-uQrBrP5v3huE62sYR-8ldcjarlUwZdcsWAuof7Bdk3u0Q97kuH7ApeJIybnw/s400/DSC_0835.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456674103277784162" /></a><br />White wagtail - Bachstelze - Sädesärla - <span style="font-style:italic;">Motacilla alba</span><br /><br />The day after, we decided to go West instead and visited another NABU center, this time the <a href="http://schleswig-holstein.nabu.de/naturerleben/zentren/katingerwatt/">Katinger Watt</a>. The Katinger Watt is located near the Eider dam at the North Sea Coast of Schleswig-Holstein in Nordfriesland:<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=sv&geocode=&q=NABU+Katinger+Watt,+T%C3%B6nning&sll=54.304906,8.883305&sspn=0.055288,0.181789&ie=UTF8&hq=NABU+Katinger+Watt,&hnear=T%C3%B6nning&ll=54.28998,8.827515&spn=0.062483,0.241449&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=sv&geocode=&q=NABU+Katinger+Watt,+T%C3%B6nning&sll=54.304906,8.883305&sspn=0.055288,0.181789&ie=UTF8&hq=NABU+Katinger+Watt,&hnear=T%C3%B6nning&ll=54.28998,8.827515&spn=0.062483,0.241449" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">Visa större karta</a></small><br /><br />This one turned out to be a real luxurious birding spot! The weather was kind of variable that day: It was nice and sunny when we got there, but soon after that it started to rain - which fortunately did not matter much, as they have roofed hide-outs there from which you can observe all kinds of seafowl being comfortable and dry! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7GGGASwb3qieZrf92vm3UdJGLelI-VOOcCkJAEcRC-Y7AfqeHH1pvFlSyVWgyCTwC29VtK9S1t1mXvuGkjBqfMN5GL80IJRAq1VXzxg59NerdLEPPnIHmLxrkryHyMNYnPJUUg/s1600/DSC_0904.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7GGGASwb3qieZrf92vm3UdJGLelI-VOOcCkJAEcRC-Y7AfqeHH1pvFlSyVWgyCTwC29VtK9S1t1mXvuGkjBqfMN5GL80IJRAq1VXzxg59NerdLEPPnIHmLxrkryHyMNYnPJUUg/s400/DSC_0904.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456680345396538290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOySNP1K06lzybjFg0CA4R9vf02ccf1U_izSsUPJ1q7YMt9tzO0NSestxeNvSxU1yQswrO4QkQNP1odVH1WG5tia9aDMF614RIb_6iQeZNrbNQSjN7a1BxR1u-yOO0vpgwZygCg/s1600/IMG_1470.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOySNP1K06lzybjFg0CA4R9vf02ccf1U_izSsUPJ1q7YMt9tzO0NSestxeNvSxU1yQswrO4QkQNP1odVH1WG5tia9aDMF614RIb_6iQeZNrbNQSjN7a1BxR1u-yOO0vpgwZygCg/s400/IMG_1470.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456679761773913346" /></a><br />And here are some of the birds that we saw there:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oO8c4cav0ePmLY8yuBhqwNjmUJG-0h6DwSAh9i6VNSNk5fyhWU5r63mB7V7oqH_CmA1zIkt9Z1UfQ3a3C-OVupAXv5CWFyRSBTT0MBzgnQLq_Vwdbg7u3dt5g63j4c8wUFYG_g/s1600/DSC_0903.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oO8c4cav0ePmLY8yuBhqwNjmUJG-0h6DwSAh9i6VNSNk5fyhWU5r63mB7V7oqH_CmA1zIkt9Z1UfQ3a3C-OVupAXv5CWFyRSBTT0MBzgnQLq_Vwdbg7u3dt5g63j4c8wUFYG_g/s400/DSC_0903.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456680580963741426" /></a><br />Pied Avocet - Säbelschnäbler - Skärfläcka - <span style="font-style:italic;">Recurvirostra avosetta</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm7zRNk2qhvOn9s4vYx-OV7j7pDefe2gANAw2sejWdi9AwL10Nyx6u53gBxHMT2RKa6KTPrlKBxV5we76W0RzQ7Uj6fobzeLosFl2Kujo0Hg9qXeOOuTvL45VcEmrTs3xyVA7wA/s1600/DSC_0901.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm7zRNk2qhvOn9s4vYx-OV7j7pDefe2gANAw2sejWdi9AwL10Nyx6u53gBxHMT2RKa6KTPrlKBxV5we76W0RzQ7Uj6fobzeLosFl2Kujo0Hg9qXeOOuTvL45VcEmrTs3xyVA7wA/s400/DSC_0901.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456680371631597698" /></a><br />Northern Lapwing - Kiebitz - Tofsvipa - <span style="font-style:italic;">Vanellus vanellus</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQTYnAc2T9x9CdQoAkGvtOUDNeZalgo7cXsjcqoUDmYiPrq_5jmF00KC-aKv_h1DE3iX5hXFmLTntA6l4Flr61ugFQSR2rINsOSPbKBGrz0P-9QZXrTQ28nAj8iAcVq8y-fw7Ng/s1600/DSC_0894.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQTYnAc2T9x9CdQoAkGvtOUDNeZalgo7cXsjcqoUDmYiPrq_5jmF00KC-aKv_h1DE3iX5hXFmLTntA6l4Flr61ugFQSR2rINsOSPbKBGrz0P-9QZXrTQ28nAj8iAcVq8y-fw7Ng/s400/DSC_0894.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456680363769916002" /></a><br />Common shelduck - Brandgans - Gravand - <span style="font-style:italic;">Tadorna tadorna</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sdgyOOjmOCEpaZDJ9B0rzizAK5Ley5JZISthO6IG8IVPNi5RfZKA6eK4CBnvqLhtbbiXv0Hl5g-SR7XNnJKwMVvFtQulRwlrDS4FOzS_9D3IL53CZqyq-2mYtRehVuqpVpdQrA/s1600/DSC_0882.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sdgyOOjmOCEpaZDJ9B0rzizAK5Ley5JZISthO6IG8IVPNi5RfZKA6eK4CBnvqLhtbbiXv0Hl5g-SR7XNnJKwMVvFtQulRwlrDS4FOzS_9D3IL53CZqyq-2mYtRehVuqpVpdQrA/s400/DSC_0882.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456680359409478130" /></a><br />Common goldeneye - Schellente - Knipa - <span style="font-style:italic;">Bucephala clangula</span><br /><br />Well, well, yet another great weekend has passed much too quickly. Anders is already on his way back, probably getting off his plane at this very moment, while I have returned the car and now, back at home, try to come to terms with the fact that tomorrow is a normal working day. But there is hope: Tonight we will do the last planning for our next excursion together, which will be on Öland on the weekend of 1st May. Looking forward to this very much...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO96X7zL2vE-S3ZaGY-ihSSqlLTmyR6AvLviPRePMrbVhybBd3vKUcv5tD9360iDfGP9E5TKlMorxSeMqihDij44LNwNhm1OQtDVJmAuetgxI-GjS2VBIH-d57TZPM7wYNs4EJsQ/s1600/IMG_1490.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO96X7zL2vE-S3ZaGY-ihSSqlLTmyR6AvLviPRePMrbVhybBd3vKUcv5tD9360iDfGP9E5TKlMorxSeMqihDij44LNwNhm1OQtDVJmAuetgxI-GjS2VBIH-d57TZPM7wYNs4EJsQ/s400/IMG_1490.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456684684820929714" /></a><br />Embankment at Eider damClaudia Staabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849357611422404655noreply@blogger.com1