NF Birds blog: June 2010

2010/06/30

Trädgårdssångare - Sylvia borin - Garden Warbler

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Trädgårdssångare - Sylvia borin - Garden Warbler

NF Photo 100630, Nävertorp

SOF Trädgårdssångare
Garden Warbler singing on Youtube

Artportalen:

Fågeln på bilderna är utan tvekan en trädgårdssångare. På den ena bilden syns det att fågeln har grå halssida och att näbben är kort. Fågeln är relativt helbrun i dräkten och saknar tydliga karaktärer, vilket är typiskt för arten! Mvh Viktor Eriksson (Eskilstuna),

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Bronsibis - Plegadis falcinellus - The Glossy Ibis

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Bronsibis - Plegadis falcinellus - The Glossy Ibis

NF Photo 100502 at Camargue

Bronsibis at Wiki
Bronsibis at youtube

2010/06/26

Rödstjärt - phoenicurus phoenicurus - Common Redstart

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Rödstjärt, hona - phoenicurus phoenicurus - Common Redstart, female

ung hane enl boken - young male according to my book

Ser ut som en unge - looks like a young

NF Photo 10624 at Duveholmsbadet

Sometimes it is hard to determine the age of a bird. According to the images in my book this male should be in it´s first winterplumage. I don´t know if they start breeding their first season. The male should be black on the throat. But it could be an ad male that lost some of its breeding plumage I guess.
Last year I only managed to get one photo of a female Redstart. Now I got myself a family. :)

All Redstarts

BPW

2010/06/25

Svarthätta - Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap

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Svarthätta - Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap

NF Photo 100624 Nävertorp, Katrineholm

SOF Svarthätta

Blackcap on YouTube

As Oscar mentioned, it is a male. :)

2010/06/23

Svarthakedopping unge - Horned Grebe chick

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Svarthakedopping, unge - Horned Grebe, chick

NF Photo 100621 at Ö Vingåkers Viltvatten

All Horned Grebes

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2010/06/21

Korttålärka - Calandrella brachydactyla - Greater Short-toed Lark

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Korttålärka - Calandrella brachydactyla - Greater Short-toed Lark

NF Photo 100505 above a sandy plain in Camargue, our guide said it was this one.

Korttålärka - Calandrella brachydactyla - Greater Short-toed Lark

NF Photo 100516 on Golf-course on Öland. After an alert on it. This one is rare in Sweden

greater-short-toed-lark at Answers.com
Calandrella brachydactyla, song
Greater Short-toed Lark at YouTube

None of these photos are good, but as I have seen it I wanted it in my collection anyway.
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2010/06/20

Grå flugsnappare - Muscicapa striata - Spotted Flycatcher

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Grå flugsnappare - Muscicapa striata - Spotted Flycatcher

NF Photo 100513 at Ottenby, Öland, in early morning light

NF Photo 100613 at Vrå an afternoon in the forest at Vrå, see also:

Vrå

It is clear, in these photos, what difference the light makes. From a warn yellow-brown to grey, depending on when and where the photo was taken.

Om Grå Flugsnappare på wiki

Spotted Flycatcher with chicks, on YouTube

BPW 95

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2010/06/18

Birding at Vadsjön

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Today I invite you to my birdblog. And hope you will like it. :)
Earlier this week I visited Vadsjön. A small lake and wetland system in Nyköping area. I had not been there before so it was interesting. It was not that much birds. Geeze, of course, and some ducks species. That´s the place where I found the Svartsnäppa - Spotted Redshank in the post below. And... most wetlands has its prey of bird. In this case I found a beautiful Fiskgjuse -Osprey when I looked at the sky.

Fiskgjuse -Osprey

NF Photo 100615 at Vadsjön

Sky Watch Friday

2010/06/17

Svartsnäppa - Tringa erythropus - Spotted Redshank

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Svartsnäppa- Tringa erythropus - Spotted Redshank

ad sommar dräkt - ad summer plumage

NF Photo 100615 at Vadsjön

Spotted_Redshank on Wiki
Spotted Redshank on YouTube non breading plumage

2010/06/15

Skärfläcka - Recurvirostra avosetta - Pied Avocet

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Skärfläcka - Recurvirostra avosetta - Pied Avocet

NF Photo 100507 in Camargue

NF Photo 100513 on Ventlinge beach, Öland

SOF Skärfläcka

Skärfläcka on YouTube

2010/06/13

Looking for birds a rainy day

Last friday was one of those boring days. Grey and rain now and then. Did not have much to do so took the car for a trip around the area. And.. you know what? I did find some goodies.I had a difficult time to choose among these and the post before it. I am rather proud of the Northern Wheatears I posted in there. If you have time, maybe you like to take a look.

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Svarthakedopping som ruvar - Podiceps auritus - Horned Grebe in its nest

Knipa, dununge - Bucephala clangula - Common Goldeneye, juvie

There was a lot of these guys. They seemed to have a lot of fun. Hard to catch though. :)

Sothöna - Fulica atra - Eurasian Coot
The Coot also had a lot of chicks, they look so funny with the red heads.

Törnskata, hane - Lanius collurio - Red-backed Shrike, male

This Shrike was sitting overlooking a clear-cut in the forest.

NF Photo 100611 Katrineholm area

BPW 94

2010/06/12

Stenskvätta - Oenanthe oenanthe - Northern Wheatear

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Stenskvätta, hane - Oenanthe oenanthe - Northern Wheatear, male

Stenskvätta, hona - Oenanthe oenanthe - Northern Wheatear, female

NF Photo 100530 at Lucketorp

Showing up their spring plumage. I don´t think they were nesting yet. Maybe I should go back to see if I can find them again. And, maybe I can see some young too . :)

Alla stenskvättor - All Northern Wheatear