SWEDEN

Capital: Stockholm

Languages: Swedish

Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)

Population: 10,540,886

Time Zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2 (Summer time)

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Capital: Stockholm

Languages: Swedish

Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)

Population: 10,540,886

Time Zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2 (Summer time)

Plug types: Type C + F

My Wildlife Destinations

Ystad

Last visit: July 2, 2024

Ystad is a picturesque coastal town in southern Sweden, where rolling countryside meets the Baltic Sea. Best known for its medieval charm and literary fame as the setting for Henning...

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Last visit: July 2, 2024

Ystad

Location: Skåne | Main activity: Birding & nature walks

My Observed Wildlife

Birds: Non-passerines

Cormorants & allies

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Cranes, rails & allies

Common Moorhen

(Gallinula chloropus)

Eurasian Coot

(Fulica atra)

Cuckoos

Common Cuckoo

(Cuculus canorus)

Falcons

Common Kestrel

(Falco tinnunculus)

Grebes

Great Crested Grebe

(Podiceps cristatus)

Red-necked Grebe

(Podiceps grisegena)

Gulls & allies

Black-headed Gull

(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Common Gull

(Larus canus)

Common Tern

(Sterna hirundo)

European Herring Gull

(Larus argentatus)

Great Black-backed Gull

(Larus marinus)

Lesser Black-backed Gull

(Larus fuscus)

Hawks, eagles & allies

Common Buzzard

(Buteo buteo)

European Honey-Buzzard

(Pernis apivorus)

Osprey

(Pandion haliaetus)

Red Kite

(Milvus milvus)

Western Marsh Harrier

(Circus aeruginosus)

Herons & Allies

Grey Heron

(Ardea cinerea)

Landfowl

Common Pheasant

(Phasianus colchicus)

Pigeons & Doves

Common Wood Pigeon

(Columba palumbus)

Eurasian Collared Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Rock Pigeon

(Columba livia)

Swifts

Common Swift

(Apus apus)

Waders & Shorebirds

Eurasian Curlew

(Numenius arquata)

Eurasian Oystercatcher

(Haematopus ostralegus)

Waterfowl

Canada Goose

(Branta canadensis)

Common Eider

(Somateria mollissima)

Common Goldeneye

(Bucephala clangula)

Greylag Goose

(Anser anser)

Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchos)

Mute Swan

(Cygnus olor)

Red-breasted Merganser

(Mergus serrator)

Whooper Swan

(Cygnus cygnus)

Woodpeckers

Great Spotted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos major)

Birds: Passerines

Corvids

Eurasian Jackdaw

(Coloeus monedula)

Eurasian Magpie

(Pica pica)

Hooded Crow

(Corvus cornix)

Rook

(Corvus frugilegus)

Larks

Eurasian Skylark

(Alauda arvensis)

Old World Flycatchers & Allies

Common Redstart

(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Common Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

Eurasian Blackbird

(Turdus merula)

European Robin

(Erithacus rubecula)

Northern Wheatear

(Oenanthe oenanthe)

Song Thrush

(Turdus philomelos)

Thrush Nightingale

(Luscinia luscinia)

Old World Warblers

Common Chiffchaff

(Phylloscopus collybita)

Common Whitethroat

(Curruca communis)

Eurasian Blackcap

(Sylvia atricapilla)

Garden Warbler

(Sylvia borin)

Icterine Warbler

(Hippolais icterina)

Lesser Whitethroat

(Curruca curruca)

Marsh Warbler

(Acrocephalus palustris)

Willow Warbler

(Phylloscopus trochilus)

Sparrows, Finches & Allies

Common Chaffinch

(Fringilla coelebs)

Common Linnet

(Linaria cannabina)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

(Passer montanus)

European Goldfinch

(Carduelis carduelis)

European Greenfinch

(Chloris chloris)

House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

Yellowhammer

(Emberiza citrinella)

Swallows & Martins

Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Tits

Euraisan Blue Tit

(Cyanistes caeruleus)

Great Tit

(Parus major)

Wagtails & Pipits

Meadow Pipit

(Anthus pratensis)

Tree Pipit

(Anthus trivialis)

Western Yellow Wagtail

(Motacilla flava)

White Wagtail

(Motacilla alba)

Wrens & Allies

Eurasian Nuthatch

(Sitta europaea)

Eurasian Wren

(Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals

Even-toed Ungulates

European Fallow Deer

(Dama dama)

European Roe Deer

(Capreolus capreolus)

Rabbits & Hares

European Hare

(Lepus europaeus)

Rodents

Eurasian Red Squirrel

(Sciurus vulgaris)

Reptiles

Snakes

Grass Snake

(Natrix natrix)