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Birding Sweden on the Fly

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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. Birding Trips Europe Sweden' How could Norway top this?

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The European Christmas Bird Count

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A Great Egret , a few Pygmy Cormorants and, by the middle of the Danube, about a hundred Greylag Geese. Two hundred yards further, the first Common Goldeneye and Smew started to appear and, while counting Smew and geese, a Great Bittern took flight from one stand of reeds to another, right in front of us.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)

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The Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will soon be winging their way north, so he spent some quality time with them, his best birds of the weekend. Kah Wai Lin Mar 14th, 2011 at 3:26 am White-throated dipper in Nyfors waterfall of Sweden. Enjoy the details and proof here. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Skåne: a Swedish love story

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She packed her bags, waved her family goodbye, and left for Sweden. I flew to Copenhagen, picked up my rental drakkar and drove across the Øresund bridge to Sweden. A variety of species of geese, ducks and swans swim on the lake while the woods and reeds have every warbler imaginable. It’s full of waders, ducks and geese.

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