Tuesday 9 th
of February 2021
and I met my Guide from Bird Safari Sweden at Kläms Torp at 05:45. Klämstorp is the area where we spotted the Golden Eagle yesterday. Took us 10 minutes or so to drive to the parking and from there we had to walk about 400m to the hide.
Pitch dark and I was happy that I bought the head light. But even though I had a good head light it is not so easy to walk in the snow. But I managed to make it to the hide.
Approaching the hide
Approaching the hide
View from the hide
In the hide
In the hide
It started to get a little light quarter to 8 or something like that. I spotted 2 Eagles in the dark, but too dark for any pictures. The sun was soon rising and I had a good view of the area in front of the hide. There were 3 White-tailed Eagles but they were soon taking off and I was left alone with the Ravens and a few crows.
The Eagles was not scared away, they disappeared with about 10 minutes between them. Two hours or so passed and the Eagles was sitting in the tree tops far away. I could see two of them.
Eagle in a tree far away
I counted to 17 Ravens and 3 Hooded Crows in front of the hide. I spotted two different woodpeckers, the Grey-headed Woodpecker was a first ever time for me. I spotted both Golden and White-tailed Eagles so I was excited in the hide.
I had my picnic lunch around 12, two sandwiches I had made in the morning.
Common Raven/ Korp
Common Raven/ Korp
Hooded Crow / Kråka
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
White-tailed Eagle / Havsörn
Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
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Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
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Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
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Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
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Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
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Young White-tailed Eagle attack adult White-tailed Eagle
Golden Eagle / Kungsörn
Golden Eagle / Kungsörn
Golden Eagle / Kungsörn
Golden Eagle / Kungsörn
Golden Eagle / Kungsörn
Golden Eagle / Kungsörn
Eurasian Magpie / Skata
Eurasian Magpie / Skata
Eurasian Magpie / Skata
Grey-headed Woodpecker / Gråspett
Grey-headed Woodpecker / Gråspett
Great Spotted Woodpecker / Större hackspett
Great Spotted Woodpecker / Större hackspett
Great Spotted Woodpecker / Större hackspett
Great Spotted Woodpecker / Större hackspett
eBird Report
Eagle Hide, Västmanlands län [SE-19], SE Feb 9, 2021 07:08 - 15:00
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Eagle hide with Bird Safari Sweden
8 species
Golden Eagle 2
White-tailed Eagle 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Grey-headed Woodpecker 1
Common Magpie 1
Hooded Crow 4
Common Raven 17
Eurasian Blue Tit 3
Great Tit 5
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I was very happy with the day when I left the hide. I had seen the eagles and I had even managed to get some action pictures of two White-tailed Eagles fighting. One young bird attacked an adult and they were fighting in a cloud of snow.
We decided to go have a look for the Northern Hawk Owl before driving back home.
15 thirty and I am back at the car
We were not lucky with the owl, but we will try again. I will spend tomorrow at Bird Safari Sweden's Goshawk hide tomorrow, something I look forward to.
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to find out if I am lucky with the Goshawk.