Sunday, May 11, 2008 - Riverside stroll
Instead of a trip for Dotterel we took an afternoon walk along river Lärjeån (the Lärje river). As the river valley is just behind my house I went out a bit before we were supposed to meet and tried to get pics of Wood Warbler. Also found a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
When we got down to the river, the first birds we observed were the resident Mandarin Ducks, which I had known about for a long time but never seen before. No tick though, since they've obviously escaped from a park or suchlike.
 Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) Feral couple (part of the female is visible top center)
We had hoped to year tick Spotted Flycatcher but failed, so no year ticks (except Mandarin Duck) but some month- and year-month ticks. The strangest observation was a Yellowhammer, quite out of it's element, perching on a branch near the water surface.
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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!
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Last ticks
• 251: Rustic Bunting
• 250: Gyr Falcon
• 249: Ptarmigan
• 248: Willow Grouse
• 247: Rough-legged Buzzard
• 246: Siberian Jay
• 245: Eurasian Hobby
• 244: Corn Bunting
• 243: Golden Eagle
• 242: Kingfisher
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