Summer & Fall 2024
Photo listings Here are some new photo listings from summer and fall of 2024.
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2024 First half
Photo listings Here are some new photo listings from the first half of 2024.
Reblog: Fun with Git: fixup
I originally wrote this blog post for my employer AFRYs blog (dead link: https://buitsyd.com/blog/2023/02/27/fun-with-git-fixup). This blog has been removed,...
Summary of 2023
Statistics 2023 gave me 26 new photo listings, giving me a total 229.
December 25
Photo listings A small Christmas Day outing with Staffan, looking through some geese.
November 18
Photo listings I went to Ölands Northern Tip together with Kyle, to look for a Pacific Loon that Calle and Magnus had found last weekend. This is the second ...
November 12
Photo listings I went to Ölands Northern Tip together with Calle for a full day of birding on 5th of November.
October 15
Photo listings My friend Martin had given his brother Henrik a weekend on Öland during the famous birding week 41 as a birthday gift. Carl and me joined them...
September
Photo listings Some new listings for september.
July 15
Photo listings As I assumed, June brought some additions.
2023 Q2
Photo listings This years second quarter hasn’t ended yet, but I’ve gathered more than enough new listings to justify a new blog post.
April 16
Photo listings Went out to Bottorp/Hagbyhamn with Carl and Magnus yesterday. New listing was Caspian gull: Caspian gull 700mm, 1/640s...
2023 Q1
Photo listings I’ve been a bit slow with updating the blog with my latest listings, so now with the current quarter ending I thought it would be a good idea ...
January 3
Photo listings A good start to the new year! I was out birding today, when an alarm came for a Black-throated thrush less than 10min away on the bike. It’s t...
Summary of 2022
Photo listings First, I managed to squeeze in some last listings at the end of 2022: Baltimore oriole 500mm, 1/400s, ƒ/5.6, I...
Wireguard on macOS
I was first trying to use the GUI Wireguard client from App Store, but it was not working correctly - the DNS entry was not updated in the network configurat...
Andromeda M31 - Take two
Last year I took my first successful photo of the Andromeda galaxy. And yesterday I improved a lot in my second try. This time M110, M32, Nu Andromedae and 3...
2 weeks birding in Sarek - passing 200
New photo listings From 6 to 20 August I hiked through Sarek National Park together with Hanna. During this trip I got to see a lot of new species for me. I’...
July 17
Photo listings Today I went out birding with Carl and Hanna in Bottorp/Hagbyhamn. It didn’t bring any new listings, but greatly improved photos of these two ...
July 4
Photo listings Been a bit slow with updating the last two weeks, but here are some new listings.
June 19
Photo listings Last weekend I visited my dad in southern Sweden and saw five Sandwich tern and two Spotted redshank. Sandwich tern 500mm,...
June 5
Photo listings On the morning of Thursday I went out to look for a Black redstart that was known close to where I live. The one I saw is most likely a 2nd ca...
May 30
Photo listings The last couple of days have brought a lot of new sightings. All of these were found thanks to great help from Calle who has tirelessly teache...
May 17
Photo listings Went quickly to the new Salvedammen by Kalmar Dämme and saw a Temminick’s Stint. Temminick's Stint 500mm, 1/1250s, ...
May 15
Photo listings Yesterday I biked to Ryssbylund to photograph two Horned grebes. Horned grebe 500mm, 1/640s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 160
May 1
Photo listings First of: the Goshawk from April 16 is apparently not a Goshawk, but a Eurasian sparrowhawk after some discussions on Artportalen.
April 18
Photo listings Went out on an overnight hike on Saturday in Kindla Nature reserve, and saw a Goshawk. Goshawk 300mm, 1/1250s, ƒ/4...
April 9
Photo listings Went out birding in Scania today with Staffan, and photographed my first White stork. White stork 380mm, 1/1250s, ...
March 28
Photo listings Saw a Common firecrest on the lunch today. Common firecrest 300mm, 1/500s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 900
March 27
Photo listings Went out yesterday morning looking for Red-necked grebes together with Hanna and Marc, and found two pairs in two different ponds! ...
March 14
Photo listings Some new listings from the first half of march.
January 31
Photo listings January yielded three new listings.
Summary of 2021
Summary of 2021 For the year 2021 I set a challenge for myself to do bird listing, through photography. It has been a very fun way to explore my surroundings...
December 30
Photo listings Yesterday I went out with Marc to Västervik to look at the Mandarin duck that lives there. Probably the last listing for 2021?
December 26
Photo listings On December 19 I had a close encounter with a Tawny Owl, and got a proper photo for this years listing project!
November 28
Photo listings Yesterday demanded probably the biggest dedication so far for a listing. 4.5h one way in the car, driving all the way to Vargön to see Swedens...
October 31
Photo listings This one has been bugging me a few weeks, and will not perfectly fit my goal of doing photo birding, but it’s close enough. I’ve heard a Tawny...
October 24
Photo listings Went birding all day today together with the great company of Carl and Marc.
October 17
Photo listings Week 41 is a popular week on Öland to look for migrating birds. So I was out a short stint yesterday, and today I went out all day together wi...
October 15
Photo listings Saw a Brambling in the tree outside my window from the comfort of my office chair.
October 2
Photo listings Went out today to a spot where a Red-flanked bluetail had been reportedly sighted. After a lot of waiting in the cold wind, it finally showed ...
September 24
Photo listings Went out with Calle to Bottorp and Hagbyhamn after work.
September 15
Photo listings Saw a Rough-legged buzzard on an evening walk today.
September 12
Photo listings Two new ones from today:
September 2
Photo listings On August 31 I went out and found a Black kite, which is an endangered species in Sweden.
August 19
Photo listings Went to Beijershamn today and found a Red knot. I included a Dunlin in the photo that was siting next to it, for size comparison.
August 13
Photo listings A couple of new listings from hikes around Vemdalsskalet.
August 12
Photo listings Some new listings from the last couple of days.
August 4
Photo listings Some new listings from the last couple of days.
July 29
Photo listings Saw 8 Black-throated loons sitting on the lake today.
July 27
Photo listings Exactly a month since my last post, there’s been a lot of other stuff going on. But last week I went out with my SO and her dad to catch birds...
June 27
Photo listings Took a walk in the woods yesterday and found a Mistle thrush and a European crested tit.
June 14
Photo listings Todays post will gather this weekends sightings. I got a half-decent photo of the European green woodpecker, and two bad photos of Red-backed ...
June 6
Photo listings In an industrial area outside of Kalmar there’s a pile of soil where a colony of Sand martins are breeding/nesting.
June 5
Photo listings Went out for a Friday after-work and a night in the tent north of Kalmar along the coast. There were two very active Common cuckoos. In the mo...
May 24
Photo listings On a lunch walk today I found this European goldfinch.
May 22
Photo listings Woke up in the morning in the lean-to shelter at Penåsa Ödeby on Öland, and took a de-tour walk on my way back to the car.
May 20
Photo listings Went to Kalmar Dämme today and captured two new birds.
May 16 - passing 100
Photo listings Today marks the day when I pass 100 listings! And the honor goes to the Dunlin.
May 14
Photo listings For ascension day/weekend we went out to hike on Ostkustleden for two days. This meant that I slimmed down a bit on camera gear and only took ...
May 12
Photo listings Finally, after lots of frustration, yesterday I got a decent photo of the very common Eurasian magpie. There’s even two of them that have been...
May 10
Photo listings These listings are both from last Saturday (may 8) and today, from walks around the neighbourhood.
May 2
Photo listings Went to Beijershamn today and got to see a whole bunch of new birds, 11 to be precise!
May 1
Photo listings Today I headed out to find some Northern shoveler, but also found some additional birds while out!
April 25
Photo listings Two new listings from this week.
April 11
Photo listings Two new listings through the morning mist. A bit dark and hazy photos, but you can still make out the species clearly.
April 4
Photo listings Two new listings, one from yesterday and one from today.
April 3
Photo listings Found two Common cranes next to the road while driving today. So I could just roll down the window without scaring them and get a better photo.
March 30
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March 28
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March 21
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March 19
Photo listings Saw two Great crested grebes during their syncronized courtship displays during this afternoon walk.
March 14
Photo listings Took a trip to Beijershamn and took a walk.
March 6
Photo listings Went to Bläsinge hamn today, with some beautiful weather. Together with the Red kite were also a couple of White-tailed eagles.
March 3
Photo listings Went out today on a walk and happened to see a Eurasian bittern, which was a glad surprise!
Orion Nebula
Got an image last evening of the Orion Nebula that I’m quite satisfied with.
February 21
Photo listings Went to Kalmar Dämme to try to spot the Eurasian bittern that has been spotted there, but no luck today. Instead a Great egret passed by quick...
February 20
Photo listings Went out today to try to get a better photo of a Little grebe, and try to find a Gadwall. But I also got a good photo of a Western jackdaw, be...
January 31
Successful photo listings Went to Bottorp today for a walk. The only new listing is a Bohemian waxwing:
January 30
Photo listings Yesterday Jonas tipped us about a Ring-necked duck by Ekö. No luck then, but we made another try today which was successful! While out we also...
January 17
Successful photo listings This weekend my SO and I had the pleasure of borrowing Jonas cottage on south eastern Öland. We are very grateful for this!
Andromeda M31 - first successful attempt
This weekend we had the pleasure to borrow Jonas cottage on south easter Öland, which we very thankful for! One of the goals was to go birding.
January 12
Successful photo listings Lunch walk with beautiful weather today.
January 11
Successful photo listings A quick lunch walk, not the best weather today.
January 9
Successful photo listings From three different walks today: Nunnedalen and Beijershamn on Öland, and Brofästet in Kalmar.
January 4
Successful photo listings Today we had some snow, which gave really nice lightning conditions and a beautiful scenery. The European robin is definitely the b...
January 3
Successful photo listings Just a quick walk today, so not much to add. In total it’s now 19 species listed.
January 2
Successful photo listings Today I went out with the goal of catching a Grey heron, but they were all tucking their heads in. Instead I can add some new birds...
New Year’s Day
Successful photo listings Many of these photos are of borderline quality. Good enough to identify the species, but with too much noise (damn you Swedish wint...
Photography birding - a beginning
During 2021 I want to try out birding/listing, where each species must be accompanied with a photograph. The photographs should aspire to be quality images, ...