This weekend we have had a lovely weather: It has been sunny and clear but the wind has been rather cold.
I started my bird watching by going to another bird sanctuary here in Orebro, the famous Oset, the area where the river that runs through Orebro enters in to Lake Hjalmaren, and where the legendary bird watcher Eric Rosenberg made many of the observations described in his book, Birds in Sweden.
There was a narrow, but rather long stretch of open water at the river mouth and I saw my first whooper swan (sångsvan, Cygnus cygnus) of the year on the ice near it. There were also lots of gulls and geese around. Far out in the open water I could see a pair of common goldeneye (knipa, Bucephala clangula).
I had my coffee and my sandwishes on a bench at what they call the "Café Corner". There is a feeding place for small birds there and when I first arrived I saw a long-tailed tit (stjärtmes, Aegithalos caudatus) looking for food on a wooden post. Long-tailed tits must be among the cutest bird species! Someone said they look like table tennis balls with long tails and that is a pretty good description, I think. I didn't manage to get a photo of it, but I got two other species- and realised the blue tit (blåmes, Parus caeruleus) is really very blue!
Today I went to church at 10.30 and all I was thinking of while sitting there was to get away and out, I must admit. When it was finally over I rushed home and out.
Just like last Sunday I walked along the creek, Lillån, to get to Boglundsängen. As I did so I suddenly met my cousin, Elin, and her family. Or rather they were overtaking me on their bikes. It was a long time since I last saw them!
Where I saw the redpoll last Sunday I now saw a siskin (grönsiska, Carduelis spinus) and also some bullfinches (domherre, Pyrrhula pyrrhula). I actually heard them last Sunday as well, but could not see them then, and wasn't sure I remembered the song right!
The stone in the water, under the motorway, was no longer on a silver plate but looked rather interesting anyway:
I walked all around Boglundsängen today as well and the snow had melted on the road in most places. More dry grass could be seen and in the middle of the area there were at least five pairs of greylag (grågås, Anser anser).
A fieldfare (björktrast, Turdus pilaris) along the road.
Lillån, the creek was now flowing free, all the ice was gone. Spring is really on its way now!
I started my bird watching by going to another bird sanctuary here in Orebro, the famous Oset, the area where the river that runs through Orebro enters in to Lake Hjalmaren, and where the legendary bird watcher Eric Rosenberg made many of the observations described in his book, Birds in Sweden.
There was a narrow, but rather long stretch of open water at the river mouth and I saw my first whooper swan (sångsvan, Cygnus cygnus) of the year on the ice near it. There were also lots of gulls and geese around. Far out in the open water I could see a pair of common goldeneye (knipa, Bucephala clangula).
I had my coffee and my sandwishes on a bench at what they call the "Café Corner". There is a feeding place for small birds there and when I first arrived I saw a long-tailed tit (stjärtmes, Aegithalos caudatus) looking for food on a wooden post. Long-tailed tits must be among the cutest bird species! Someone said they look like table tennis balls with long tails and that is a pretty good description, I think. I didn't manage to get a photo of it, but I got two other species- and realised the blue tit (blåmes, Parus caeruleus) is really very blue!
Today I went to church at 10.30 and all I was thinking of while sitting there was to get away and out, I must admit. When it was finally over I rushed home and out.
Just like last Sunday I walked along the creek, Lillån, to get to Boglundsängen. As I did so I suddenly met my cousin, Elin, and her family. Or rather they were overtaking me on their bikes. It was a long time since I last saw them!
Where I saw the redpoll last Sunday I now saw a siskin (grönsiska, Carduelis spinus) and also some bullfinches (domherre, Pyrrhula pyrrhula). I actually heard them last Sunday as well, but could not see them then, and wasn't sure I remembered the song right!
The stone in the water, under the motorway, was no longer on a silver plate but looked rather interesting anyway:
I walked all around Boglundsängen today as well and the snow had melted on the road in most places. More dry grass could be seen and in the middle of the area there were at least five pairs of greylag (grågås, Anser anser).
A fieldfare (björktrast, Turdus pilaris) along the road.
Lillån, the creek was now flowing free, all the ice was gone. Spring is really on its way now!
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