Turkduva - Streptopelia decaocto - Eurasian Collared Dove

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NF Photo 100501 at Etang des launes in Saintes Maries de la Mer

A nice bird that liked to get shot at. :)

NF Photo 100506 in Aigues-Mortes

Turkduva (on wiki) - Streptopelia decaocto - Eurasian Collared Dove

On youtube

 

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Goose hybrids - Gås hybrider

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Above: 2 different hybrid birds of Canadian and Greylag goose

This looks like a Canadian and Barnacle goose hybrid

NF Photo 100823 at Djulö

They appeared in the same flock of birds. And I think there were another one I did not get on a shot.

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A bird that likes stone and rock, Drillsnäppa - Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper

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NF Photo 100821 at Strandstuviken

NF Photo 100823 at Djulö Kvarn 

Drillsnäppa - Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper

The first photo was shot at Strandstuviken where I birded last week. The second two was shot at Djulö Kvarn when I was paddling. I was so surprized as I have never seen any waders there before. Or in the entire lake. This is a residential district and the two birds were walking just in front of a house. I came quite close too, in my kayak. Maybe they did not see me as a human where I sat in the kayak.

BPW 105



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På en tråd - On a thread

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Ladusvala - Hirundo rustica - Barn swallow

NF Photo 100707 at Lilla Hallmare

Mostly young ones practising flying tricks.

All Barnswallows

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Birding at Strandstuviken

The birds around the area where I live is non existent. It is almost empty now. Some preybirds hunting mice or rabbits are still here. Even the geeze has left. And the forest is quiet. I had to do something so I geared up and went to the coast. It is about 1.5 hours drive to Nyköping at the Baltic sea. I had checked the specis list for the area and it were suppost to be at least some waders there. Well, I found some even if it was not much. It was a strange day. Cloudy when I left with threatening clouds. At arrival the sun shone. When I came to an outlook tower and I was under cover, it started to pour down heavily. But there was some geeze and a  few waders to look at.

Then sun came back with a beautiful sky. I joined a couple and went to another location I had not visited before. At that wetland there were some more waders and a few terns. We also had our luch at that place. It is nice eating and birding. In the sun. Then I slowly started back. Itwas quite a way to walk back. With all of my equipment you don´t walk fast. Back at the car I had some fruit and then I heard thunder. I only went about 100 m when the sky opened. I almost had to stop the car because I did not see. The rain came down aso hard. I was happy to be in the car. Had I still been walking I would have been soaked before 30 sec of time.

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Vitkindad gås - Barnacle goose at Tornmaden

Brushane - Ruff,  at Aftonfalksängen

Aftonfalksängen

NF Photo 100821 at Strandstuviken, Nyköping

BPW 104

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

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Ejder, hane, eklips - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider, male Eclipse Plumage

NF Photo 100801 at Sandvik, Öland

Troligen en juvenil - Probably juvenile

 NF Photo 100801 at Ottenby, Öland
 

All Eiders

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Grönsiska - Carduelis spinus - Eurasian Siskin

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Grönsiska - Carduelis spinus - Eurasian Siskin

NF Photo 100818 at Dal

Probably a juvenile

All Siskins

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Svartsnäppa- Tringa erythropus - Spotted Redshank

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Svartsnäppa, juvenil tror jag - Tringa erythropus - Spotted Redshank, juvenile I think

NF Photo 100801 at Väderstadsviken, Öland

Kommentar på Artportalen: 

K_G S: Det är en 1K. En adult i ren vinterdräkt (inte troligt vid denna tidpunkt tror jag) är mycket ljusare, och en ruggande fågel är mer oregelbundet tecknad.

All Redshanks 

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Myrspov - Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Godwit

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Myrspov, ad sommar - Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Godwit, ad breeding plumage

NF Photo 100801 at Västerstadsviken, Öland

Myrspov at Wiki

Limosa lapponica at youtube

Note: the bill are slightly bent upward. The reddest one probably male acc to a note further down.

Comments on Artportalen:

AE: Alla tre spovarna är myrspovar tyvärr. Den rödaste, högra, fågeln är med all sannolikhet en hane.

NF: Men enl Fågelguiden har myrspoven helmörk näbb. Därav min undring.

GA: Ja, det gäller myrspovens sommardräkt, när den är som bäst - ofta på häckningsplatserna i norr. Så fort sommarkostymen "börjar ramla av" färgas mjukdelarna på en fågel om snabbt, t.ex. näbben. Den antar vinterdräktens tvåfärgade modell. Troligen hade myrspoven längst till höger, den ännu starkt utfärgade individen, enfärgat mörk näbb. Men det kan man inte se säkert på din bild. Men det är alltid bra att göra observationer i fält och föra in dem som fältanteckningar, som komplettering till fotografierna. Det mesta man noterar i fält fastnar inte på bild alla gånger ... rörelsesätt, läten, beteenden osv. Förr sa man ofta att en bild säger mer än tusen ord ... men det gäller inte fågelfoton. Obsa mer, anteckna mer men glöm inte bort att fotografera :)

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Stare - Sturnus vulgaris - European starling

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Stare - Sturnus vulgaris - European starling

NF Photo 100801 Västerstadsviken Eckelsudde

Juvenil, 1k

NF Photo 100731 Beijershamn, Öland

All Starlings

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Grönbena - Tringa glareola - Wood Sandpiper

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Grönbena - Tringa glareola - Wood Sandpiper

NF Photo 100801 Västerstadsviken, Öland

All Wood Sandpipers

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150 bird species on my blog

I have now reached 150 photographed species on the blog.
I should need some baloons or something.
Maybe some fireworks.:)

Kustsnäppa - Calidris canutus - Red Knot

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Kustsnäppa, ad sommardräkt - Calidris canutus - Red Knot, ad breeding plumage
 NF Photo 100801 Västerstadsviken, Eckelsudde Öland

Näbben skiljer den från Myrspoven. Den besöker oss bara sällsynt längs kusterna under flyttningarna.  
The beak separates it from the Bar-tailed Godwit. It is rarely seen along the coasts during migrations.

Calidris canutus at Wiki
Red Knot at youtube

This is my 150th bird species on my blog. So it is kind of a celebration. I was happy to see it when I visited Öland 2 weeks ago. I did not realize it was this one until I saw the photo because there turned out to be three different species loking almost teh same. People say you shall have a notebook and take notes. But without the photos I would have nothing. It is too much details to write down and I would only be confused. And the bird might be long gone before I wrote it down. So ... I photograph. Next time I know what to look for. :)

  BPW 103


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Dvärgmås - Larus minutus - Little gull

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Dvärgmås - Larus minutus - Little gull

NF Photo 100801 at Eckelsudde, Öland

Small and nice. :)

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