Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

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Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

© NF Photo 170502 Knutstorp

I am always happy when the terns arrive in spring. I love everything about them and love trying to catch them in flight. They are quick and a challenge to capture. Today however they stayed put on the poles in the company of a little wagtail. Next time, maybe, I get some fun. :)

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A few ones today

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 Svartvit flugsnappare- Ficedula hypoleuca - Pied Flycatcher

They have finally arrived and are looking for a home.

 Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

It was low pressure and drizzling so all terns and gulls chased at the water surface

 

Sothöna - Fulica atra - Eurasian Coot

That is quite a nest she has created. It is the first time I have seen the Coot with such a visible nest. And there is another one also that has the nest a Horned Grebe used last year.

Rörhöna - Gallinula chloropus - Common Moorhen

The moorhen is shy and hard to spot. But today I was lucky. This one I have seen before and it probably has a mate and nest. Today I also spotted one on the other side of the road so maybe there are two couples. Now I´m looking forward to see chicks. :)

© NF Photo 140512 at Näsnaren and Ö Vingåker

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Some birds on the road

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Ljungpipare - Pluvialis apricaria - European golden plover
NF Photo 120412, Skåra viken, Nyköping

De här ljungpiparna såg jag inte förrän en annan skådare påpekade att de var där. De rörde sig överhuvudtaget inte så jag hade trott de var jordhögar. Jag var ju inte så nära då. De vilade sig på väg norrut.
These Golden Plovers was completely motionless so I did not see them until another birder showed me. I had thought it was lumps of dirt. I was not that close then. I was able to come rather close before I noticed I disturbed them. They are now up north somewhere. :)

 Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

 Storskrake - Mergus merganser - Common Merganser/Goosander

Rödhake - Erithacus rubecula - European Robin 

NF Photo 120424, Hummelvik, Nyköping

Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

NF Photo 120425, Näsnaren

Some of the birds I´ve seen lately. If you are interested of the trip to Hummelvik, a small fishing village at the coast, where I saw the robin, Eider and Mergansers, you can visit my Travel blog. The post is HERE

World Bird Wednesday LXXVI

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Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

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Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

NF Photo 110727, Näsnaren

Juvenile, the fist time I´ve seen one in the lake.

A parent telling me to turn my kayak and back off. :)
NF Photo 110726, Djulösjön

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WBW Birds this week

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Fisktärna -  Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

NF Photo 110506 suddenly a lot of them appeared. Usually there are mostly gulls at that location. So I was a bit surprised.

Buskskvätta - Saxicola rubetra - Whinchat, male
NF Photo 110506 just arrived from the south.

Brun Kärrhök - Circus aeruginosus - Marsh Harrier. male
NF Photo 110506 the best shot I have from this one. And I think I found it´s nest. :)

Tofsvipa - Vanellus vanellus - Northern Lapwing

NF Photo 110507, it was just outside the car. Had to lean out the window to take the shot.

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A pond in Nyköping

This Friday I went to Nyköping as I got a mail that said there were a Mandarin Duck swimming in the Swan pond. Well, I went there and I saw:

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Vitkindad gås - Branta leucopsis - Barnacle Goose

This wone was sleeping but others were not. I was happy as I did not have any good pics of this oen before. It is a small and very sweetlooking bird.

Rörhöna - Gallinula chloropus - Common Moorhen

This is a new species to me. I havn´t seen it before and now I spotted a pair. In that little pond. In the middle of the city. And got some good shots too. :)

Strandskata - Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher

 This was new  to me too. I´ve seen it once beforethrough the spotting tub, but so far away it was hard to recognise. And this time I got shots :)

In the small boat harbour nearby was a canadian goose nesting on the fabric roof to a small boat.

And to finish off came the first Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern of the year. I love that bird. So good to watch and a challenge to "get on film". And all of this in a small pond. But, what about the Mandarin Duck? No, it was not there.

                           NF Photo 10423 at Svandammen and the small boat harbor in Nyköping

More photos in the posts below for anyone interested. :)

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Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

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Fisktärna - Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

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