Gotska Sandön 30 May to 4 June 2001. A photo story with birds in focus.
Participants
Bertil Johansson (all days)
Fredrik Viklund (all days)
Johan Håkans (from 1 June)
Peter Sjödin (from 1 June)
We did not have the island completely for ourselves. I want to mention Johan Ställberg and Mattias Gerdin who found several good birds. Among other birders were a group from Skånes Ornitologiska Förening guided by Dan Hammarlund.
Johan Ställberg (from 1 June)
Mattias Gerdin (from 1 June)
The spring 2001
had been mild, and stayed so during our visit. Some days it was overcast and a little rain. Most trees had burst into leaf and insects were plentiful as well as insect larvae.
Noticeable observations
- Yellow-billed Loon
- 1 2CY bird was seen fishing off Bredsandsudde on 1-3 June
- Pied Avocet
- 2 migr S Bredsandsudde 4 June
- Short-eared Owl
- One ind flew in from sea at Bredsandsudde on 3 June
- European Bee-eater
- 1 ind The Chapel Meadow 4 June
- Bluethroat
- females seen 30 May, 2 and 3 June
- Rustic Bunting
- 1 ind Las Palmas 2 June
Ideas
If there is a gentle wind from the south and thermal winds are good take a visit to the north beach from 10 a.m. and onwards. Large raptors can then be seen taking hight between Båthuset and Stora Beckrevet.