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Birding Sweden on the Fly

10,000 Birds

In June of 2013 he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe, spotting birds in Iceland , Russia , Finland , and, as you’re about to find out, Sweden: We took a quick flight from Helsinki and arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, arriving at our fourth country on this trip. I was pleasantly surprised by what I found in the park that sunny day.

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As the tide falls: an hour at Brancaster Staithe

10,000 Birds

A few do breed in Europe, on the extreme north-east of European Russia. The latter is half the size of the Grey, but with its stout beak and prominent eyes shows a distinct family likeness. As the tide fell, it exposed sand banks that attracted small parties of garrulous Brent Geese. These were dark-bellied birds from Russia.

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