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111001 Traveling day - Resan ner
I am tired after yesterdays work with my daughters move. But I woke up at 5.50 instead of 7.00. So, I turned the computer on and posted a bird on the Costa Rican blog.
As there are no busses at that time on a saturday morning I had to walk to the station. So I left at 8.00. I got some cash at ICA supermarket and then went down town. I was down in good time so I had time to check on some people sitting in the square.
The train arrived as sceduled. I had met one of the ladies on the platform. She was coming from Karlstad and should go on the same trip as I. We made company to Norrköping where we had to change train and then had different seats the rest of the way to Lund. There were a lot of mist along the way but as we arrived at Lund it cleared up and became a summers day so I was too warm clothed.
We all met and it turned out that my roomate was not coming so I got a single room. I don´t mind about that. So, we was only 5 persons with the guide. M Ullman. We headed south and stoped at a parking lot at Skanörs Ljung. It was still not clear but there was raptors in the sky. We found some rare ones and everyone was happy. Soon after we went out of the car we spotted a Greater Spotted Eagle (större skrikörn). I can´t say I really saw it because it was too far away. A Short-toed Eagle (Ormörn) was also in the air as was Red Kite (rödglada). Not a bad start for the trip.
Ormörn - Circaetus gallicus - Short-toed eagle 
NF Photo 111001 at Skanörs Ljung and I really wished I had a lens with stabilizer. Our guide had one and I was envious of him. Well, at least I got a shot of the bird.
Around 15.00 some of us were thinking a lot about a coffee break so we went looking for some place to get it. We found Annas bakery and everyone was happy. Then we headed for the ocean at Ängsnäset. We birded for a while and then strolled back. A Common Kestrel (tornfalk)sat in a treetop far away. Looking great in the light of the setting sun. There was a lot of birches with peculiar shapes and then sand dunes. The sun was setting as we headed back it had become misty here and there. Quite beautiful.
Then we went to Falsterbo conference center to get the rooms. As it was saturday the staff was not there so we had to find the rooms and install ourselves. At 17.00 we headed for the restaurant and was served a good dinner. Then we did the first bird list for this trip. When we left the restaurant it was getting dark but I took a walk at the beach. There was some lighted statues I wanted to check out.
Back to my room I connected to Internet with my laptop, there was no problem doing that, but it is slow.
Went to bed at 23.00h and have to go up at 6.40 for breakfast at 7.00.
Went to bed at 23.00h and have to go up at 6.40 for breakfast at 7.00.
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It sounds like a long and very busy day. The photos of the raptors are great and I like the photo over the dunes.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed going along on this birding tour with you! But my gosh they kept you busy. I think I might be a little too old to work that hard. That's probably why you get so many more wonderful birds than I do p;>)
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