Yardbirding 1988 -1998

Present observations
SpeciesDate Comments
Black-throated Diver1989-08-31
Red-throated Diver1988-11-17common in winter
1989-02-16 236 flying north.
1995-12-3185 fishing with 400 commorants
Great Crested Grebe1988-11-16
Red-necked Grebe1992-12-21
Slavonian Grebe1995-12-30
Little Grebe1996-02-151 in an ice-hole
Fulmar1989-02-16occur rarely by hard winds from west
Leach´s Petrel1991-12-19rested in our cellar one night, then flew west
Gannet1989-01-051 ad flying south, rare occurence by hard westerly winds
Cormorant1989-11-17daily observations, many carbo spend winter on the island, some remain in summer, but none is breeding
1993-02-142500 flying south in the morning
1995-12-201800 flying south in the morning
Grey Heron1990-01-01
Mute Swan1989-11-07nests on the reserve
Whooper Swan1992-12-212 resting, 12 flying south
Canada Goose1988-08-2775 resting
Brent Goose1993-05-30300 flying north
1996-05-18800 flying northeast
Barnacle Goose1990-05-02200 flying north
Greylag Goose1993-01-05nests on the island
Bean Goose1996-12-15
Mallard1989-11-07seen daily
Pintail1989-12-30very rare in winter
Wigeon1989-12-30most common in fall
Teal1989-11-07rare in winter, other seasons common
Shelduck1989-02-05common in summer
Tufted Duck1989-12-28mostly in winter
Goldeneye1989-11-07common in winter
Long-tailed Duck1988-11-16
Velvet Scoter1989-01-14
Common Scoter1992-11-19
1996-04-1680 flying east
Eider1988-11-11seen daily
1989-02-172030 flying north
1996-04-081200 flying NE in formations
Red-breasted Merganser1989-08-31seen daily in winter
1992-12-20100 flying south
Goosander1989-12-3026 flying by
Smew1996-02-103 male in an ice-hole
White-tailed Eagle1992-11-19in winter often 3 or 4 on the island
Buzzard1990-01-01often seen
Roughed-legged Buzzard1989-11-07mainly in winter
Honey Buzzard1993-06-flying north
Goshawk1996-01-01
Sparrowhawk1989-11-07most common bird of prey
Red Kite1996-03-20
Osprey1989-04-23
Marsh Harrier1996-05rare
Hen Harrier1994-03-05
Hobby1989-08-27
Kestrel1994-03-06
Peregrine1997-11-22
Partridge1988-04-08sometimes in the garden
Pheasant1990-01-07
Crane1990-04-11most years seen flying NE in spring
Coot1989-12-25decrease during cold winters
Oystercatcher1989-02-22common in summer, sometimes tries to breed on the nature reserve.
Lapwing1989-03
Ringed Plover1994-03-05has tried breeding on the nature reserve
Golden Plover1992-04-26most common in fall
Snipe1991-02-10display flight at times
Curlew1990-03-09sometimes also heard at night flying by
1995-04-2435 flying north
Whimbrel1989-04-08mostly in april, may and july
1996-05-1119 resting
Common Sandpiper1992-05-07
Green Sandpiper1989-04-25
Redshank1989-06lately all year round
Spotted Redshank1993-04sometimes fly by
Greenshank1989-08
Purple Sandpiper1992-12-208 flying to the island
Dunlin1996-01-04common in august-september
Pomarine Skua1997-02-266 flying south. Bengt Kollberg.
Arctic Skua1989-09-03mostly by hard weserly winds
Great Black-backed Gull1988-01all year around, 450 pairs breed on the island
Herring Gull1988-01all year around - 3000 pairs breed on the island.
Common Gull1989-03earlier nesting on our chimney
Black-headed Gull1989-01-07200 flying north, seen all year
Kittiwake1989-01-0523 flying south, mainly by hard westerly winds
Little Gull1990-10-062 juvenile, mostly by hard wesrly winds
Sandwich Tern1990-10-07common in late summer and fall.
Common Tern1990-04-30daily in summertime
Little Tern1996-05most summers
Razorbill1992-12-28also nests on the island
Guillemot1992-12-28102 flying south
Unspecified Auks1989-02-16480 flying north, can occur in great numbers by hard westerly winds
Little Auk1988-11-1711 flying,1 resting, used to be very rare
1989-11-05111 flying by
Black Guillemot1988-11-16nests on the island
1995-02-1520 fishing
Stock Dove1989-08nests on the island, decreasingly in later years
Wood Pigeon1989-11-7has been nesting in the garden
Collared Turtle Dove1989-05decreased in later years
Domnestic Dove1988-11
Cuckoo1990-05-20heared yearly
Short-eared Owl1993-09
Tawny Owl1996-07
Swift1989-05-12used to nest on our house
Roller1971Bengt Kollberg
Hoopoe1989-04-15 during an unusually warm period
Green Woodpecker1993-09
Great Spotted Woodpecker1995-12-22
Black Woodpecker1996-01-20
Wood Lark1997-10-05
Skylark1989-02-13
Swallow1989-10-21
House Martin1990-04-29
Meadow Pipit1989-03-18nests on the nature reserve
Rock Pipit1988-06nests on the nature reserve
Yellow Wagtail1992-05-10
White Wagtail1989-04has nested on our house
Red-backed Shrike<1992-05-14/TD>
Great Grey Shrike1995-11
Starling1990-03-19
1995-08-2125 000 flying east
Waxwing1989-01-0345 feeding in our yard
Jay1992-10
Magpie1988-11seen daily
Jackdaw1988-11seen daily
Rook1988-11
Hooded Crow1988-11/TD>seen daily
Unspecified crowbirds1989-09-041700 gathering at dusk and flying to the island
1992-12-211250 gatherung at dusk, flying to the island
Raven1988-12-1827 flying by
Wren1989-03
Marsh Warbler1990-05-18yearly in our neighbours garden
Garden Warbler1990-06
Blackcap1994-05-01
Whitethroat1989-04-30nests on the nature reserve
Lesser Whitethroat1992-05-02
Willow Warbler1989-04-28nests in our garden
Chiffchaff1991-04-28observations each spring
PiedFlycatcher1992-05-09sometimes nests in our neighbour´s garden
Wheatear1989-04-02nesting annually on our house
Whinchat1989-04-27
Redstart1989-04-26often nests nearby
Black Redstart1988-07-151 ad + 2 juv
Robin1989-12-19does not survive hard winters, sometimes sing mild winters
Nightingale1993-04-26heard yearly, but not so much as earlier
Blackbird1988-11all year around, tries to nest in our garage
Redwing1996-01-17
Songthrush1992-03-10
Fieldfare1989-11-16
Marsh Tit1989-10
Blue Tit1989-11
Great Tit1988-11nests in our neighbour´s garden
Long-tailed Tit1989-10
Nuthatch1996-01-20
House Sparrow1988-11
Tree Sparrow1988-11
Chaffinch1990-03-19
Brambling1990-10
Bullfinch1995-12-30
Siskin1990-04
Greenfinch1990-03-19common
Goldfinch1990-03-30
Linnet1990-04-08common in summer
Twite1993-10-20
Redpoll1995-11-07
Scarlet Rosefinch1993-05-20heard singing the last years
Parrot Crossbill1990-12-20rare
Reed Bunting1989-03-10
Yellow Hammer1990-03-19
Snow Bunting1989-03-07

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