The Blonde Birder

The Blonde Birder Here you will find dispatches from a rare birder on a small island in the Mediterranean called Cypru Hi there! (Psst!

My name is Victor, I'm a Swedish birder who moved to Cyprus and are now enjoying the new opportunities of birding that this place provides. I've been birding since I was 9 years old whole heartedly and also done some time ringing birds and guiding field trips. Here I will try to share some good stories with you and some true insight of why birding is so much fun! I'll give you my tips and trix and

also discuss some more serious topics here and there. I hope you find this to be a simple portal into the life of a birder and that you might be inspired to either pickup a binoculars of your own for the first time or just simply start doing it a bit more often :) If you are ever in Cyprus, feel free to contact me and I can design a guided bird tour for you and your friends, see Services in the left menu. As I am a birder and not a photographer, all the pictures are my own: done mostly via digiscoping, just to share with you so you can get a feel of life through a scope!) Enjoy! :D

Finally even I caught up with this super cute Pygmy Owl who has been around a park in Gothenburg for a while! Wasn't eas...
26/02/2023

Finally even I caught up with this super cute Pygmy Owl who has been around a park in Gothenburg for a while! Wasn't easy to find, but eventually I followed the angry notices from some Bluetits and voila. Beautiful weather to enjoy this beautiful bird - Europe's smallest owl, just over 15cm long and about 60g in weight.

Today, a welcomed meeting with a Great Northern Diver! Haven't seen one in Sweden for a long time 🥲 It didn't hurt that ...
11/02/2023

Today, a welcomed meeting with a Great Northern Diver! Haven't seen one in Sweden for a long time 🥲 It didn't hurt that the bird showed in really good light and in a short distance. Unfortunately, of course, I dialed in the wrong settings in the camera, so, yeah, the picture is what it is 😅😝 But a great meeting never the less!

Merry Christmas from northern Sweden! Bullfinch and Willow Tit are regular guest at the bird feeder here and today even ...
24/12/2022

Merry Christmas from northern Sweden! Bullfinch and Willow Tit are regular guest at the bird feeder here and today even the sun made an appearance, if just for a few hours ☀️❄️☃️🎅

On a cold day like yesterday, it's best to stay close to your partner and keep warm ❤️ Beautiful Tawny Owls that can be ...
12/12/2022

On a cold day like yesterday, it's best to stay close to your partner and keep warm ❤️ Beautiful Tawny Owls that can be heard here and there in Gothenburg now during winter. They are harder to find during the day though - just look at that camouflage! 🦉🌲

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege to talk to local birders in Gothenburg about the birding hotspot Cyprus! Made ...
10/12/2022

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege to talk to local birders in Gothenburg about the birding hotspot Cyprus! Made me really miss my time there and all the lovely people I got to know...! Big thanks to Cyprus Birds and Nature for helping me out with some extra pictures where my own material wasn't up to standards 😅 📸🦉
Great tshirt BirdLife Cyprus ❤️!

What a pleasure to catch a glimpse of Cyprus birding here in Sweden with an unexpected visitor. This beautiful European ...
21/08/2022

What a pleasure to catch a glimpse of Cyprus birding here in Sweden with an unexpected visitor. This beautiful European Roller has been a delightful treat for many birders on the Swedish westcoast during the last couple of days.

A good day for raptor migration today at Cape Greco - several Eurasian Hobbys came in straight off sea. Later this beaut...
15/04/2022

A good day for raptor migration today at Cape Greco - several Eurasian Hobbys came in straight off sea. Later this beautiful Montague's Harrier was hunting just next to us during our obligatory coffee break ☕

Everyone of the group agreed -- this singing male Cyprus Warbler, a real stunner, was the true highlight of the day! ...
14/04/2022

Everyone of the group agreed -- this singing male Cyprus Warbler, a real stunner, was the true highlight of the day!

Another great day where we shifted focus from Paphos to Larnaca region. We made one stop in Episkopi, Limassol and were ...
14/04/2022

Another great day where we shifted focus from Paphos to Larnaca region. We made one stop in Episkopi, Limassol and were able to find an early arrival of Eleonoras Falcon resting on the cliffs.

Vretsia -- probably one of my absolute favourite places in Cyprus, both for birding and recreation.
13/04/2022

Vretsia -- probably one of my absolute favourite places in Cyprus, both for birding and recreation.

The beautiful Masked Shrike -- a key species on this year's birding trip to Cyprus
13/04/2022

The beautiful Masked Shrike -- a key species on this year's birding trip to Cyprus

Absolutely amazing day today with my group of Swedish birders. Spent the whole day around Akrotiri and got a pretty good...
11/04/2022

Absolutely amazing day today with my group of Swedish birders. Spent the whole day around Akrotiri and got a pretty good list with some major highlights - including Cream-coloured Courser, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater AND Demoiselle Crane! Wow!

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