Started the birding day with a dash south for a Black Redstart that had been reported the day before from Mölndal. Dipped good and proper :) Saw male Common Kestrel and female Pheasant though.
When I got home the probable Savi's Warbler in Välen had been ID:d but I waited until nightfall to go there. Very boring trip! Tram to the end of the line and then slightly more than a kilometer to walk. Couldn't find the right street so I took another one which resulted in a 30 minute detour in quite the wrong direction... Hooray for bus line maps and compasses!
I heard the warbler long before I realised I did, but AC power thingies don't become suddenly silent. Found the tower and stood there for a while. Some Lapwings, a Redshank, a Ringed Plover and a Common Snipe were disturbed by my presence and made sound recording impossible for a while, but when they settled down I filmed with my digital camera and got an OK sound record.
Singing Savi's Warbler and warning Redshank (plus some cars)
But, my luck wasn't at end. I found a bus stop and realised that I wouldn't have to walk all the way back. From bus to tram that didn't really go where I wanted, then waiting 20 minutes for the right tram down town. Started out at ten past ten, got home at five minutes to 1. Bleh! Tired...
I wonder what will show up tomorrow? An Oriole would be nice, but I'll settle for a Rosefinch :) The Savi's Warbler was life tick 180 and I sport an average of 2.56 life-ticks per week this year. Perhaps I'm better off without a car? The accumulated mass of ticks would be unmanageable :D
26 year old birder from Gothenburg, Sweden.
My goal for 2007 was get above 200 life-ticks. I managed 215 and will attempt to get to 250 in 2008. A lot harder!
