October 15

October 15, 2023

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 yesterday for a full day of birding.

Red-flanked bluetail

I have the red-flanked bluetail already listed since October 2, 2021, but this sighting was too good not to share. We had been searching through Bjärby badplats since sunrise. Some nice sightings, but nothing out of the ordinary. After almost 3h, we went back to the car for coffee and finding some new energy. At the parking lot, Carl spots a bunch of European robins, habitually takes up his binoculars and looks through them and goes “Sh*t! Theres a red-flanked bluetail!”. It’s what you dream of, but know never will happen. And then suddenly it does happen. Congratulations Carl, for a once in a lifetime epic find!

Grey partridge

I’ve heard Grey partridge before, but never seen one. And today I got to seem Grey partridge twice!

Cattle egret

And lastly, a new listing! I’ve seen Cattle egret before in South Africa and on Mallorca. And now, there happened to be one on Öland. There has been around 20 spotted in total in Sweden ever, so this was very unexpected.