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Birding Sweden on the Fly

10,000 Birds

Ottenby Nature Reserve is run by The Swedish Ornithological Society and visitors can observe researchers collecting data and birds being caught in the mist nest and funnel traps on site. Barnacle Geese and their downy-grey cygnets were everywhere, grazing alongside picnickers and sunbathers. How could Norway top this?

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Birding around Kununurra

10,000 Birds

As we reached the end of the sealed section of Weaber Plain Road we noticed that the water truck had been along the unsealed section to supress the dust and the Fairy Martins were busy taking advantage of the wet mud available. There were also Purple Swamphens around the edges of the lagoon and Green Pygmy Geese further out.

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