Friday, October 24, 2008 - Really haven't felt like blogging lately...
Apart from the volunteering in Padjelanta and a few days teacher subbing, I have been unemployed since early June which is taking its toll on for example enthusiasm for blogging and editing pictures.
Here are a selection of pictures, spanning in time from september 23 or something, to october 19.
 Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
An Eagle-Owl had taken refuge in a tree near Smithska Udden and patiently waited out Crows, Magpies, Jays and birders.
 Jay (Garrulus glandiarus)
 Willow Tit (Poecile montanus )
Willow Tits are quite rare at Smithska udden and not too easily seen in southern Sweden in general.
 Great Tit (Parus major)
October 4th was World Birdwatch Day. In Sweden, october 4 is also the Cinnamon Swirl Day. Gothenburg Ornithological Society, where I am board secretary, held an event combining these both days, so I took a picture of two birds and a cinnamon swirl for the promotion material.
 Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Also, since last entry I've gotten three lifers; Snow Bunting and Little Auk at Kråkudden and Sooty Shearwater (four individuals during the day) at Morup, Halland.
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About Me
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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