“Yes, they do,” says a smiling birdwatcher Bosse Präst. “There are no cancelled flights there. Sollerön is an “airport” for both “arrivals” and “transfers.” Some, such as the snow sparrow, chaffinch, chaffinch and ring thrush and several birds of prey, stop over before flying further north. But many stay here and breed.
Sundet, Nörderwejk, Rannmyren/Agnmyren, Utanmyraåkrarna, in fact the whole of Sollerön offers places where birds thrive. The lapwing, the cranes and the whooper swans landed early. The corncrake is here. The buzzard and the chaffinch as well. And of course the great horned owl, which trills when it marks its territory and goes in for landing. Is there any better sound that signals the arrival of spring? Last year we had 14 breeding pairs on Sollerön, which can rightly be called Spovön.
Osprey and brown heron also nest here. And even larger birds of prey nest in Solleröskogen. Wading birds such as woodcock and common snipe can be found in Nörderwejk. And right now a red-tailed hawk. Out on the little Soldkalven the black-headed gull is laughing. Now the thrushes are starting to arrive and at the end of the month the barn swallow arrives. A little into May the black-and-white flycatcher appears. A little later the kestrel and cuckoo arrive. There are many that I have not mentioned because then this article would cover the entire Solleröbladet,” laughs Bosse.
"It's amazing how they navigate and find the right place year after year. Today, ringing can consist of a light light log or a slightly heavier GPS transmitter so you can follow the bird's route from the North all the way down to southern Africa. Bring your binoculars and take a look at the wonders of nature," Bosse urges.
PS Now the common frog is playing in Agnmyren.
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