SWEDEN - 29th July

The morning’s ringing at Ason was very quiet (although we did see my first Swedish Moose – a young female-type at the side of the road on the way in) highlighted by an Icterine Warbler and 2 Pied Flycatchers as the wind picked up after the first few hours; the wind picking up also ended the decent southbound migration first thing with a brute of an adult male Goshawk south over the bridge the pick along with a flock of 10 Greenshank, 102 Siskins, 20+ Chaffinches, 2 Crossbills and the odd Greenfinch and Linnet while 2 Pied Flycatchers and a couple of Willow Warblers also crossed the bridge.

Other birds here included a fine summer plumaged Black-throated Diver, a Sparrowhawk, an Osprey and a Hobby which was extremely annoyed at the Goshawk passing through!   

In the afternoon I walked along the forest roads to the north of the station where birds included at least 6 Red-backed Shrikes (including three adult males), a Hobby, a Whinchat and 4+ Spotted Flycatchers.   

I then had a little look at Löten in the early evening where waders comprised an increased 81 Dunlin, a juvenile Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Ringed Plovers and 10 Spotted Redshanks while the young Smew was again on Rysjön.

Waders on Löten 

Crane

2cy Common Tern from two days ago