Monday, August 18, 2008 - Aquatic Warbler!
Less than a week after the Balearic Shearwater, an Aquatic Warbler was found at Stora Amundön in the southern parts of town. Equal to the Balearic in terms of rarity - 26th find in Sweden or so - it was also the first in the county and uncommon in other ways since most of the previous finds were either ringed or found dead.
This bird was discovered around 9 in the morning, but we didn't go there until 4 in the afternoon, since E was at work and many warblers are more active in the evening anyway. When we arrived at the scene it hadn't been seen since the discovery, and so it had to be flogged from the reeds to be seen at all. By then there were probably a hundred bird watchers there.
Trampling through the reed proved a successful move and suddenly the warbler was found again and zoomed about from time to time, at one time perching in a small oak. A very nice tick! Pity I hadn't had dinner before leaving home and also a bit boring that photographing the warbler was impossible without getting mud in your shoes, so I took pictures of the local House Sparrows instead :)
 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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27 year old birder from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Last year we twitched for year ticks. I ended up with 250 which is more than I had lifers when the year started. This year I'll go fairly easy on the year ticks (Though anything under 200 is shameful) but will instead aim for 300 life ticks in Sweden. A task and a half probably...
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Last ticks
• 280: Two-barred Crossbill
• 279: Atlantic Puffin
• 278: Little Egret
• 277: Rosy Starling
• 276: Ring-necked Duck
• 275: Red-footed Falcon
• 274: Black Grouse
• 273: Steller's Eider
• 272: Water pipit
• 271: Eurasian Pygmy Owl
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