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Sweden (visit this page on fatfisherman.com)

Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa �Stefan Hage http://www.birds.se

Sweden is a very large country with a very small population. If you could unpeel it from the map, so that its southernmost point stayed in position and the whole country was folded back to the south, then what is, in reality, its most northerly point, would reach a little south of Rome! A few other statistics to put the country into scale: It has an area of 449,964 kms�, (which makes it a bit bigger than California); a coastline length of 3,218 kms and a population of only about 9 million people.

The roads are good and empty and large distances can be covered easily. Visitors will find that the natives are friendly and that language will be no problem as long as you speak basic English; which most Swedes speak extremely well. [One drawback, some might find, are the licensing laws. These may have been relaxed in recent times but one can still only buy wines and spirits from the State-owned stores. Just ask in any town for Systemet, by which name they are generally known, and you are almost sure to get prompt and exact directions! Beware, they close around 1.00 pm on Saturdays and do not re-open until Monday morning!]

The range of habitat varies from Arctic to North European temperate. It can be extremely warm in the summer months as the very long days around midsummer can mean many more hours of sunshine than you ever find in the Tropics. In the extreme north in the summer there is a period of 24 hours of daylight each day, with the converse of perpetual darkness in the winter. That need not be as bad as it sounds as if there is snow on the ground and there is a clear sky, then there can be a particularly beautiful light, which, if you are lucky, might even be enhanced by the sight of the Aurora Borealis.

Mosquitoes are one of Sweden`s main drawbacks. You can`t catch malaria but if you`re like me and attract any mosquito within 100 miles, you need to check in advance as to which dates are likely to be mosquito free!

The country has huge forests and thousands of lakes, two of which, V�nern and V�ttern, are among the largest in Europe. Most are located in the southern third of the country between Gothenburg and Stockholm. Between V�nern and V�ttern, in the province of V�sterg�tland is Hornborgasj�n (Lake Hornboga); which is a definite hot-spot for birders Many species can be seen there and in the immediate surroundings, highlights include; Common Cranes, Ospreys, White-tailed Eagles, Thrush Nightingale, and Corncrake. Immediately east of V�ttern, in �sterg�tland is T�kern - another lake of enormouse importance for birds.

The Stockholm archipelago in the Baltic is very large � something over 20,000 islands, many uninhabited but there are regular boats running like bus services all over the area. A great variety of sea and land birds can be seen by taking a ferry from Stockholm to Sandhamn or Finnhamn and spending a day or two in the outer archipelago. There is good accommodation to be had, but these destinations are popular, so pre-booking is advisable.

Two other wonderful sites to mention are Falsterbo, over which many of the estimated 500 million migrating birds, which leave Scandinavia every autumn, fly, and Ottenby. Falsterbo is not far from Malm� in Sk�ne (the extreme south of Sweden) and Ottenby is the extreme tip of �land, which is a long thin island, running more or less north to south, just off the Baltic coast of the province of Blekinge.

There are many more good bird-watching sites which, with a little research, you will be able find out about for yourselves so you can plan your itineraries accordingly. You can gain a lot of useful information by reading the trip reports that are published later in this section. Good birding!

As I remarked above, English speakers will not have problems communicating with the natives in Sweden! Below you will find a lot of links to web sites and some of these give you the option to read it in English but most do not. Do not despair. Look out for the words Styrelse, which means management or committee and you should find names and addresses to contact or Kontakt, and often a ready made e-mail form appears.

Don`t hesitate to e-mail in English � you are sure to get a friendly and helpful reaction...

top sites

Gulf of Bothnia

The northern coasts of Scandinavia are famous for their bird locations, both on the Atlantic coast and in the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia. In the Gulf of Bothnia you find birdstations on many islands, and there are many sanctuaries for birds. In the middle part of the bay of the Gulf of Bothnia you find the archipelago of Lulea. A place where birds from East Europe, the Barents region, the coasts of the Gulf of Bothnia and from the forests of northern Sweden gathers. The archipelago is the largest brackish water archipelago in the world, and the landscape shows a variety of topographies with stony islands, cliffs, untouched forests and sandy beaches. Some of the species found there are caspian tern, turnstone, temminck's stint, red-necked grebe, black grouse, capercaillie, ptarmigan, red-necked phalarope, black guillemot, razorbill, velvet scoter, white-tailed eagle and red-throated diver.

contributor

Michael Watkins
Co-Author 'Whose Bird'
(Summers in Sweden)
michaelwatkins936@btinternet.com

numbers

Number of bird species: 478

useful reading

Lake Hornborga, Sweden

The Return of a Bird Lake Tomas Hertzman and Torsten Larsson Series: WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION 50 82 pages, col photos, figs, maps. Wetlands International Distributed by NHBS 1999
ISBN: 1900442183
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

*Proact

Coordinator for Sweden & Scandinavia: Lars G R Nilsson
Members: 138
Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team/
Contact your coordinator via mailto:team@proact-campaigns.net

F�ltstation & F�gelstation

These two terms are used for observatories and so forth and trans;late into the slightly different 'Field Station' and 'Bird Station' respectively.

National Bird

Blackbird Turdus merula

Swedish Records Committee

http://www.sofnet.org
Members plus how to submit records etc...

clubs

Dalarnas Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.dofnet.se/
This is the County Association for Dalarna or, as it is sometime called, Dalecarlia, which is a county in the middle of Sweden. There is a very large lake called Siljan there. It is a very attractive area...

Dalslands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://swedish-viper.com/dof/
Another County Association. Dalsland is south of Dalarna and has a lot of large and fine lakes including a shore line on Lake Vanern, which is really a small sea. Our contributor remembers it with affection for the wonderful views he had in Dalsland of ospreys...

Falkenbergs Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.hallof.se/fof/
FOF �r en ideell f�rening som v�nder sig till alla f�gelintresserade. Du som blivit nyfiken och vill veta mer om f�glar eller du som redan �r en inbiten f�gelsk�dare � alla �r v�lkomna till oss! A town`s club. Falkenberg is a small port on the West Coast of Sweden between Gothenburg and Halmstad.

F�reningen S�dermanlands Ornitologer

http://www.sormlandsornitologerna.se/
FSO �r en ideell f�rening f�r f�gelintresserade p� alla niv�er. FSO bildades 1967 och dess f�rste ordf�rande var Ingemar Nord. Vi ska bland annat verka f�r f�gelforskning och f�gelskydd, samt bitr�da myndigheter och organisationer i behandlingen av ornitologiskt betydelsefulla naturv�rdsfr�gor. A county association. S�dermanland is the area south-west of Stockholm, between there and about Norrk�ping...

Gothenburg Ornithological Society

http://www.gof.nu
The Gothenburg Ornithological Society (GOF) is a non-profit regional section of the Swedish Ornithological Society (SOF). GOF promotes the conservation and study of birds and bird-life as well as stimulation of bird interest. The activity area is the province of Gothenburg and Bohus and the province of Halland...

G�vle

http://www.gavlefagelklubb.se/
A town club. G�vle is quite a large town WNW of Stockholm on the coast near to the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia. Near there one of Sweden`s large rivers, Dal�lven flows into the Baltic...

Halmstads Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.hallof.se/hof/

Hedemora Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.hedemora.snf.se
A town club. Hedemora is in J�mtland, quite far north, inland from Sundsvall...

J�mtland-H�rjedalens Ornitologiska F�rening

http://jorf.se/wiki/index.php?title=Startsida
J�mtlands l�ns Ornitologiska F�rening - Regional f�rening till SOF - An association covering two old counties � J�mtland & H�rjedalen � which are now one administrative area. [The further north you go, the fewer people so combined county associations cover large areas]. The HQ is on an island called Fr�s�n which is very close to �stersund, on the shore of another large lake called Storsj�n...

J�rvaf�ltets Ornitologiska Klubb

http://www2.hemsida.net/jok/
H�r kan du f� information om kontaktpersoner inom JOK,de senaste observationerna av f�glar p� J�rvaf�ltet,lokalbeskrivningar, artlistor och mycket mer - another town bird club...

Karlstads Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.kofkarlstad.se/
Karlstad is a large important town on the northern side of Lake V�nern. A large river, Klar�lven flows through the town and into the lake...

Kronobergs Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.kofnet.org/
The Kronoberg Ornithological Society (KOF) is an organisation for ornithologist and public interested in the birds of southern Sweden...

Liding� Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.lidingoof.nu/
Liding� Ornitologiska F�rening �r �ns egen lokalf�rening f�r f�gel- och naturintresserade av alla �ldrar. F�reningen bildades 1977 och har nu cirka 200 medlemmar. Varje �r anordnas en rad exkursioner p� Liding� d�r medlemmarna under kunnig guidning bes�ker �ns f�gellokaler. Vi g�r �ven enstaka l�ngre resor till f�gellokaler runtom i landet. F�reningen ordnar ocks� f�redragskv�llar med bildvisning fr�n n�r och fj�rran. LOFs aktiviteter publiceras i Meddelande fr�n LOF som utkommer 3 g�nger om �ret - Liding� is an island and a town on the northern outskirts of Stockholm. If there was not a bridge to cross you wouldn`t know that it was separate. A useful site for people who are visiting the capital and have little time. From Central Stockholm it is about 45 minutes.

Medelpads Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.mofnet.se/foreningsinfo/
Medelpads ornitologiska f�rening v�lkomnar alla som �r intresserade av f�glar till �ppet m�te i Borgsj� naturum - Medelpad is an administrative area of which Sundsdvall is the most important town and administrative capital...

Nord�stra Sk�nes F�gelklubb

http://www.spoven.com/
The action area of the Bird society is the municipalities of Kristianstad and Brom�lla in NE Scania. The great variety of different habitats � with the wetlands of Kristianstads Vattenrike in centre � is the fundament for the abundant bird life of the area...

Norrbottens Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.nof.nu/
V�lkommen till NOF:s hemsida! H�r hoppas vi kunna tillgodose ditt lystm�te n�r det g�ller f�glar och f�gelsk�dning i v�rt nordligaste l�n. Vi vill �ven passa p� att bjuda in dig till NOF och dess verksamhet. Har du id�er om hemsidan eller v�r f�rening, k�nner du lust att engagera dig i NOF eller vill du helt enkelt bara veta mer om oss - h�r av dig! Norrbotten is a large county in the extreme north. You can see Lapps with Reindeers and beware of the mosquitos which are venomous but non-malarial.

N�rkes Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.nofnet.se/
N�rke is a county due west of Stockholm. The centre is �rebro, famous for making biscuits(!) which is on Lake Hj�lmaren...

Ornitologiska klubben i Eskilstuna

http://oke.sormlandsornitologerna.se/
Eskilstuna is an old town, famous for working copper, near to the southern side of Lake M�laren � Stockholm is at the extreme eastern end of that lake...

Roslagens Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.rofnet.se
V�lkommen till ROFs hemsida! - Roslagen is the coastal area north of Stockholm. It is the Stockholm administrative area and is part of the County of Uppland...

SkOF Skane

http://www.skof.se
The Scanian Ornithological Society (SkOF) is a regional chapter of the Swedish Ornithological Society (SOF). Research about birds in Scania, e.g. counts, extensive ringing of birds and bird migration studies at Falsterbo Bird Observatory. As a member of the Scanian Ornithological Society you will always be updated with the latest news, just call our answering machine...;

Stockholms Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.stof.nu/
Stockholm`s very own bird club...

Sveriges Ornitologiska F�rening Regionalf�reningar

http://www.sofnet.org/index.asp?lev=65&typ=1
Annotated list of Regional groups of the SOF...

Swedish Ornithology Society

http://www.sofnet.org
Ekhagsvagen 3, 5-104 03 Stockholm. +46 (0)8 6122530 birdlife@sofnet.Org Can�t get the English button to work except to translate the name of the organisation... if anyone could help...

Upplands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.uof.nu/
Uppland is the county that takes in Uppsala. Stockholm is in it at its extreme south and it stretches up to close to G�vle...

Varbergs Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.hallof.se/vof/
Varbergs Ornitilogiska F�rening (Varbergs Ornithological Society) - Varberg is a community on the swedish west-coast.

V�rnamo f�gelklubb

http://www.vafk.se/
V�rnamo, situated in the south of Sweden appr. 170 km east of Gothenburg, is a fine starting-point for exploring the birdlife of the western parts of the province of Sm�land. The region consists of habitatslike coniferous and deciduous forests, lakes, agricultural districts and bogs with the vast Store Mosse National Park as an outstanding area, similar to the bogs in Lapland in northern Sweden. The different habitats result in an interesting birdlife with both northern and southern species breeding. At the National Park you`ll find e.g. breeders like Whimbrel, Jack Snipe and Greenshank as well as Shoveler and Garganey...

V�sterg�tlands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.vgof.se/
Site in Swedish.

V�stmanlands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.vofbird.com/
Gillar du att lyssna till morgontidiga tranor, huka f�r arga ugglor, spana in �rnar? Gillar du storslagna naturupplevelser? Vill du ha s�llskap i ditt f�gelintresse? D� �r vi f�reningen f�r dig! V�stmanland is the county immediately to the West of Uppland. I saw cranes there.

�ngermanlands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.sofnet.org/index.asp?DocID=1859
F�reningens syfte �r att fr�mja utforskandet och skyddet av f�gelfaunan inom landskapet �ngermanland - Another county association. This county is next door to Medelpad and covers the area up the coast from about Sunsdsvall to H�rnosand and �rnsk�ldsvik...

�lands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.oof.nu/
�land is the long thin island off the south-east coast � near Kalmar. It is fantastically good place for birding...

�stra Sm�lands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://web.telia.com/~u49506094/osof.htm
�stra Sm�lands Ornitologiska F�rening (�SOF) �r en regionalf�rening till Sveriges Ornitologiska F�rening. F�reningens syfte �r att fr�mja utforskandet och skyddet av f�gelfaunan inom fastlandsdelen av Kalmar l�n - East Sm�land�s Ornithological Association. Sm�land is a large county in central southern Sweden to the west of Kalmar. It is very heavily wooded...

observatories

Falsterbo Bird Observatory

http://www.skof.se/fbo/index_e.html
Falsterbo Bird Observatory is owned and administrated by the Scanian Ornithological Society. The work is managed by the Falsterbo committee. The Observatory is since 1988 also a meteorological station under the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).

Hammar� F�gelstations

http://www.kofkarlstad.se/hf/
V�lkommen till Hammar� f�gelstations hemsida. H�r kan du l�sa om v�r verksamhet, som i huvudsak best�r av ringm�rkning och observationer av flyttf�glar. F�gelstationen drivs av Karlstads Ornitologiska F�rening med ekonomiskt st�d av Hammar� kommun samt L�nsstyrelsen i V�rmland. Vill du veta mera �r det bara att klicka vidare h�r under. Vill du bara ha en sammanfattning av verksamheten finns den h�r...

Haparanda Sandsk�r

http://www.nof.nu/sandskar/newindex/

Hornborgasj�ns F�ltstation - Lake Hornborga Observatory

http://www.hornborga.com/
I det �lderdomliga landskapet vid V�sterg�tlands plat�berg ligger Hornborgasj�n. En m�ngd fornminnen och stenmurar vittnar om g�ngna generationers verksamhet. Ber�md som f�gelsj�, sargad av sj�s�nkningar, �ter v�ckt till liv genom en omfattande och unik restaurering. Ett paradis f�r rastande och h�ckande v�tmarksf�glar. De rastande tranornas ystra danssteg lockar varje v�r stora skaror bes�kare.

Kvismare Bird Observatory

http://www.kvismaren.org
Kvismare Bird Observatory was started in spring 1961. A male blackbird was the first bird to be ringed. Since the start more than 260 000 birds have been ringed, and some 100 different research project have been or are still carried out at the bird observatory...

Lake Annsjohn Bird Observatory

http://www.annsjon.org
Lake Annsjon Bird Observatory is situated in the Scandinavian mountain range, some 150 km east of the Norwegian city Trondheim and some 600 km north-west of Stockholm. It is a non-profit organisation and voluntary workers from Sweden and several other European countries survey bird populations in the area by counting breeding birds on mires and mountains and ringing passerines. This field work is carried out from early June to late August - early September, depending on weather and staff availability.

Landsj�ns F�ltstation

http://jonkopingsfagelklubb.se/

Landsorts F�gelstation

http://landsort.com/birds/
V�lkommen till Landsorts f�gelstations hemsida!

Ral�ngens F�gelstation

http://www.hoglandsobsar.se/aok/rafstn.htm

Torhamns och Utklippans F�gelstation

http://kok-torhamn.se/

T�kern Fieldstation

http://www.takern.se/tfhome.html
Here you can find information from the biological research organisation T�kern Field Station. The Field Station is situated at lake T�kern in southern Sweden and works primarily with birds and botany. On our pages you can find information about the lake, some of our projects and read some parts of our newsletters...

museums

Bird Ringing Centre - Swedish Museum of Natural History

http://www2.nrm.se/
In Sweden all scientific bird ringing is administrated by the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Since the start of bird ringing in Sweden in 1911 more than eight million individual wild birds have been ringed and more than 120 000 of them have been recovered. Bird ringing, as a scientific method, is very important for our knowledge about reproduction, migration and survival rates in many bird species. The Bird Ringing Centre publishes, on an annual basis, a report with maps and comments on interesting recoveries, ringing statistics and a comprehensive list of recoveries in full detail...

reserves

Getter�ns Naturreserve

http://www.getteron.com
The Getter�n nature reserve consists of a part of the exposed seashore that dominates the central part of the Halland coast. The reserve lies within walking distance, only a few kilometres from the centre of Varberg and 70km south of Gothenburg.

Kristianstad Wetlands

http://www.vattenriket.kristianstad.se/eng/index.shtml
How many Swedes realise that the last 30 km of the lower reaches of the River Helge�n, which include the lakes Arasl�vssj�n, Hammarsj�n, Egeside sj� and Yngsj�n, evoke an openness, sanctuary and life in an area of countryside whose expressiveness cannot be found anywhere else in our country? There is a magnitude in this Water Kingdom which brings peace to the soul. This is southern Sweden, a flat

Wetlands

http://www.ramsar.org
Sweden presently has 51 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 514,500 hectares...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can�t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page� give them a try!

2000 [January] - Remco Hofland - South Sweden & Denmark

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/tripreports/Sweden00.html
Through the Internet and e-mail, local birders informed us about a Hawk Owl, also a most-wanted, at Dags�s, near Varberg, Sweden...

2001 [April] - Simon Woolley & Julia Casson - Uppland and V�stmanland

http://geography.wincoll.ac.uk/jjcskw/trip%20reports/sweden/sweden.htm
The big lifer targets for Simon were Pygmy Owl, Grey-headed Woodpecker and Parrot Crossbill, while, in addition, Julia still needed Capercaillie, Black Woodpecker, Three-toed Woodpecker and Nutcracker. All these species are feasible in the Uppland/V�stmanland region. In addition, we kept a weather eye out for White-backed Woodpecker, although this species is now sadly virtually extinct in Sweden. Just a bare handful of individuals is left, and it seems likely that the population will dwindle to zero in the very near future. More of this issue below, but suffice it to say at this point that we held out no real hope of seeing the species, despite visiting some possible sites.

2001 [July] - Lutz L�cker

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/norway/lapland2/laplandjuly2001.htm
Generally, it was a windy month of July. No long periods of sunshine, but not too much rain either. But the wind often kept birds and animals hidden and difficult to observe...

2002 [June] - Stephen Burch

http://www.stephenburch.com/trips/sweden/sweden.htm
A business trip to Bergen gave me this chance for a short taster to the magic of birding in the extreme north of Europe - something I had always hoped for, having a well read copy of the inspirational "Wild Wings to the Northlands" by Stan Bayliss Smith. High on my list of target species was Bluethroat, having failed on various other occasions to see this bird...

2003 [July] Lutz L�cker

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/scandinavia/scand2/scand-jul-03.htm
By car from Geneva. Petrol less expensive in Finland, most expensive in Norway. Crossed Baltic Sea at Fehmarn (Puttgarden/R�dby) and Helsing�r...

2003 [June] John van der Woude

http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~trogon/Scand2003/text.html
Late May, early June seems to be the ideal time for a birding visit to northern Scandinavia. Wintering birds like Steller`s Eider are still present, summer birds like Red-flanked Bluetail and Rustic Bunting have arrived (early June); and residents like Gyr Falcon and owls have nestlings while others are defending their territories...

2003 [September] Paul Beresford, Richard T Taylor & Andy Warren - Falsterbo

http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/trips/falsterbo-pk-1103.html
Falsterbo is home to the famous bird observatory, Falsterbo F�gelstation, on the southwestern point of Sweden. This is where the two coastlines of Sweden come together, forming a funnel that concentrates migrants looking for a continuation of their overland route southwards. The short crossing over the Baltic Sea to Denmark makes this location the best-known Swedish birding hotspot for visual migration especially raptors. It really is a classic birding destination....

2004 [July] - Lutz L�cker

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/scandinavia/scand5/scan-july-04.htm
S Sweden to the Barents Sea...

2006 [May] - Geoff Dicker

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/sweden/sweden-6/sweden-may-06.htm
If asked where in Scandinavia could you see: Great Grey, Ural, Hawk, Tengmalm�s & Pygmy Owls; Three-Toed, Grey-Headed and Black Woodpeckers; Wryneck, White-Tailed Eagle; Honey Buzzard; Pallid Harrier; Capercaillie; Black, Willow & Hazel Grouse; Caspian Tern; Great Snipe; Siberian Jay; Icterine Warbler, and Thrush Nightingale in one trip, Sweden may not be the first country to spring to mind. However, during this trip I managed to see all of these species in addition to Collared Flycatcher...

2008 [June] - Stephen Burch - Lake Annsjon region - central Sweden

http://www.stephenburch.com/trips/sweden08/sweden08.htm
Another business trip, this time to Stavanger in early June presented me with a further opportunity to experience a brief taste of the magic of birding in northern Europe. This time I decided to revisit the site of my first proper such trip, way back in my pre-camara days of 2002. The advantages of the Lake Annsjon area in central Sweden include straightforward access from Trondheim airport (east along the E14), magnificent scenery, and some relatively compact sites which allow northern species to be found without endless trekking through the sparsely populated (by birds and people) northern forests...

2009 [May] - Nick Mason - Lake Annsjon (�nnsj�n) region - central Sweden

http://www.stephenburch.com/trips/sweden09/sweden09.htm
... In addition to a pair of Cranes and two Whooper Swans, waders provided the main interest with my first ever summer plumage Ruff - a bizzare sight they were too! Also Wood Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Redshank and Greenshank. But no sign of Broad-billed Sandpiper or Red-necked Phalarope, both of which are reputed to occur here...

tour operators

Birding Pal

http://www.birdingpal.org/Sweden.htm
Local birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...

Swallow Birding

http://www.swallowbirding.co.uk/
On Swallow Birding trips we are enthusiastic, relaxed, friendly and fun. Small groups mean Leader Steve Grimwade can give the time and attention necessary to make your trip a great birding experience!

places to stay

Falsterbo Bird Observatory

http://www.skof.se/fbo/index_e.html
Cheap comfortable lodging at the observatory.

KlintaOutdoor

http://www.klintaoutdoor.se/
KlintaOutdoor offers high-standard holiday accommodation in the form of a holiday apartment and a holiday home in southern �land, in the heart of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. The area is of particular interest to birdwatchers, botanists, golfers and nature lovers in general...

mailing lists

Scandinavia

List contact:sakseid@ifi.uio.no
Mailing List � Discussion Group Send your request to join the mailing list for Norway, Sweden and Denmark (and automatically receive EuroBirdNet postings) to Bjorn Einar Sakseid, sakseid@ifi.uio.no.

UmeBirdNet

http://www.acc.umu.se/~tby/ubn/#eng
To post to list:ubn@acc.umu.se
List contact:Tomas Bystr�m
To subscribe to list:listar@acc.umu.se
To unsubscribe:you don`t need to specify any subject
subscribe ubn
Mailing List � Discussion Group (Mainly for birders in the Ume� area, northern Sweden)

�lands Ornitologiska F�rening

http://www.vgof.se/
To post to list:styrelse@oof.nu
Box 15, 386 21 F�rjestaden e-post f�renings�renden: styrelse@oof.nu e-post medlems�renden/f�rs�ljning: medlem@oof.nu e-post tidningen Calidris: calidris@oof.nu e-post rrk �land: rrk@oof.nu

Bird Alert

http://www.baswed.se

Birding in Sweden

http://birding.veranoest.net
Sweden offers some great birding opportunities. Localities like Falsterbo, Ottenby on the island of �land and Hornborgasj�n are known throughout the birding world...

Birds

http://www.birds.se
This site gives you information of more than 900 bird species that occur in Western Palearctic. There are also more than 3000 photos of over 340 different species on the site. You can find information in nine different languages and the bird names in 16 languages...

Birds of Sweden

http://www.birdlist.org/sweden.htm
Checklist

Birdwatching in Sweden

http://www.visit-sweden.com/gb/article.asp?show=a&articleID=5347
Sweden can boast a large number of sites for bird watchers whether they be experienced or novice...

BLOG - Daniel's Birdblog

http://birdsafarisweden.blogspot.com/
Welcome to my blog about birds, butterflies, moths and other aspects of nature that i mainly enjoy in svart�dalen � the black river valley, in the county v�stmanland, sweden. This is my turf, where i love to be, where me and my family have a house (in the lovely village fl�ckebo), and where i also share a lot of nature experience with visiting people from all around.

BLOG - Lag Claudia Staab

http://dagensfagel.blogspot.com/
Includes many photos as well as text about birding in Sweden

BLOG - Landgrens Homepage of Birds

http://www.landgrens.se
Swedish birding blog�

Club 300

http://www.club300.se/
Any Swedish speakers care to translate?

Fagelboken.se

http://fagelboken.se
Book on Swedish birds�

Landgrens Homepage

http://www.landgrens.se
Swedish birding photoblog�

Niklas F�gelsida

http://birds.fagelochflyg.se
Young Swedish birders home page�

Oland

http://www.oof.nu
e.g. "S� var det dags. Sommaren b�rjar ta slut, och f�glarna b�rjar synas igen i takt med att l�ven faller f�r grupptrycket. Med andra ord �r det h�g tid att k�ra milleniets n�st f�rsta �landsrally, kr�ftrace eller vad du v�ljer att kalla det! Det �r bara till att skramla ihop ett lag snarast och s� fort som m�jligt, dock senast den 27 augusti, anm�la detta till undertecknad, l�mpligen via e-post. Deltagarantalet begr�nsas av utrymmena i Stenhusa bod, s� som vanligt g�ller f�rst-till-kvarn principen. K�nn dig varmt v�lkommen!"

Ringm�rkning p� Sydkusten

http://www.bingsmarken.se
Birdringing at Southern coast of Sweden...

Svalan

http://svalan.artdata.slu.se/birds/default.asp
This is the ultimate site to check out recent bird observations Sweden, in English! It`s very useful when planning trips etc. All information is up to date. Also, all rare birds from the pager system are found here...

Todays Birds

http://svalan.artdata.slu.se/birds/default.asp
Recent sightings from Sweden...

Vera's Bird Site

http://birding.veranoest.net/
Information about birdwatching in Sweden. Checklists, bird observatories and hotspots...

Vivara Naturprodukter

http://www.vivara.se/home
I din tr�dg�rd eller p� din balkong �r det den mest ideala platsen f�r m�nniskor och f�glar att m�tas. Genom att erbjuda f�glarna f�da, vatten och m�jligheter till att bygga sina n�sten, blir din tr�dg�rd en attraktiv omgivning. Men du kommer ocks� att f� mycket n�je av dessa trevliga bes�k i din tr�dg�rd. Deras beteende �r n�mligenen ett fi nt sk�despel. Det viktigaste �r och blir att du bidrar till att skydda f�glarna. Ocks� f�r de andra tr�dg�rdsdjuren, s� som igelkottar, ekorrar och fj�rilar har vi olika produkter i v�rat sortiment...

Yard birding in Enhagen, V�ster�s

http://www-pp.hogia.net/bengt.stridh/Enhagen/Ebirds.html
The rules for my yard bird list are simple. I count every bird I see or hear from the yard, no matter if the bird is far away from the yard. More information is found in Yard birding fr�n b�rjan (in Swedish only), and in Club Yard 100, with links to other yard birders...

artists

Artist - Atelje Bj�rkman

http://www.gebbe.com
Born in Link�ping, Sweden, in 1945 and since 1978 a fulltime artist. Lives in the village of �desh�g (still Sweden) close to the big, cold and deep freshwaterlake V�ttern, birdlake T�kern and below the shadow of Mountain Omberg. Right in the middle of southern Sweden, where the nature and culture is so very rich. A special place on earth indeed, with a blessed light - just perfect for an artist with nature and landscape in mind! Gebbe is well known for his paintings in water colour, oil and tempera, based on sketches directly from reality in the nature - refined in the studio to pictures containing both an inner as well as an outside density, where light- and colour-treatment composition plays great and important roles.

Artist - Johannes Nevala

http://www.nevala.se
This site enables you to experience artistry where the birds are the main attraction. With pen, sketchbook and telescope I catch impressions of the life of the seashore and its birds. In the studio these field drawings help me create my oil- and watercolour paintings. On my page you can study my artistry and order paintings. Johannes Nevala. An artist based in Sweden.

Artist - Lars Jonsson

http://www.larsjonsson.se/frameset1.htm
The website of this generation`s most feted bird artist...

Klinta Bird Prints

http://www.klintabirdprints.com/
We stock over 1300 antique bird prints, as well as many antique botany and butterfly prints, which can be purchased in our bird print shop and Gallery in Klinta on the island of �land in Sweden...

Photographer - Aleksandar P

http://www.pbase.com/aleksandarp
Mostly action shots from Sweden & Norway...

Photographer - Daniel Pettersson

http://fagelfoto.se
Swedish bird photographs from Daniel Pettersson

Photographer - Ivan Sj�gren

http://www.Pbase.com/ivansjogren
I was born in 1996 in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, where I also live. I have been birdwatching ever since I was a small kid, and birds are my main focus when photografing. But I'm also interested in nature and the animals in it...

Photographer - Johan Stenlund

http://www.pbase.com/johanstenlund
Bird Photographs - Johan Stenlund http://www.pbase.com/johanstenlund Excellent photographs from this Swedish birder�

Photographer - Lasse Olssen

http://www.birding.se
Bird photos, mainly from Sweden...

Photographer - Michael Gehrisch

http://www.pbase.com/kingfisher
American photgorapher who has lived in Sweden for over a decade�

Photographer - Paul van Slooten

http://www.naturepix.se/
Nature pictures from this Dutchman now living in Sweden...

Photographer - Stefan Hage

http://www.sofnet.org/index.asp?lev=4221&typ=1
Now there are 344 species and 3018 photos to view and more than 900 species translated into 16 different languages in the database...

Photographer - Tommy Ekmark

http://www.tommye.se/
Some excellent bird photographs - including some not on the vast majority of sites...

Svahn�s Birdphotos from Sweden

http://www.pesvahn.com/svahn
Site with photos of birds from Sweden�

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