Torbjörn Johansson's bird yard list

This is a list of the 124 bird species seen in or from my yard/garden at Montörsvägen 6 in Järved, Sweden, since June 1987 - according to the rules laid down by the Swedish bird yard society, Club Yard 100.

In Swedish

The house is situated close to a coniferous forest, about one km from the sea.

Montörsvägen Järved, 63°13'N, 18°45'E
In the middle of the winter the sun barely rises above the horizon!

No Scientific name British name Swedish name Remark
1 Cygnus olor Mute Swan Knölsvan First seen 5 May 1999
2 Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan Sångsvan Seen every year
3 Anser fabalis Bean Goose Sädgås Only a few observations
4 Anser Anser Greylag Goose Grågås Seen once, 20 Sep 2001
5 Branta canadensis Canada Goose Kanadagås Seen every year
6 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Gräsand Only a few observations
7 Bucephala clangula Goldeneye Knipa Only a few observations
8 Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser Småskrake First seen 26 May 1999
9 Mergus merganser Goosander Storskrake Seen every year
10 Tetrao tetrix Black Grouse Orre Seen almost every year
11 Gavia stellata Red-throated Diver Smålom Seen every year
12 Gavia arctica Black-throated Diver Storlom Only a few observations
13 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron Gråhäger Seen once 13 Aug 2005
14 Pernis apivorus Honey Buzzard Bivråk Seen every year
15 Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed eagle Havsörn Seen once 28 Oct 2002
16 Circus aeruginosus Marsh Harrier Brun kärrhök Seen once 12 May 2001
17 Accipiter gentilis Goshawk Duvhök Seen every year
18 Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk Sparvhök Seen every year
19 Buteo buteo Buzzard Ormvråk Seen every year
20 Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Buzzard Fjällvråk Seen every year
21 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Kungsörn Seen once, 18 Oct 1994
22 Pandion haliaetus Osprey Fiskgjuse Seen every year
23 Falco tinnunculus Kestrel Tornfalk Only a few observations
24 Falco subbuteo Hobby Lärkfalk Only a few observations
25 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Pilgrimsfalk Seen once, 14 Sep 2003
26 Grus grus Common Crane Trana Seen every year
27 Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher Strandskata Seen every year
28 Pluvialis apricaria Golden Plover Ljungpipare Seen once, 6 Aug 1988
29 Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Kustpipare Seen once, 11 Sep 1999
30 Scolopax rusticola Woodcock Morkulla Seen every year
31 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Småspov Seen once
32 Numenius arquata Curlew Storspov Seen every year
33 Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank Svartsnäppa Seen once, 20 Aug 2000
34 Tringa totanus Common Greenshank Gluttsnäppa Seen almost every year
35 Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper Skogssnäppa Seen once, 30 Apr 2004
36 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Grönbena Seen once, 31 Jul 2002
37 Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Skrattmås Seen every year
38 Larus canus Common Gull Fiskmås Seen every year
39 Larus argentatus Herring Gull Gråtrut Seen every year
40 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull Havstrut Seen every year
41 Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Silvertärna First seen 25 Jul 1999
42 Columba livia var. domestica Domestic Pigeon Tamduva First seen 12 Feb 2000
43 Columba palumbus Woodpigeon Ringduva Seen every year
44 Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove Turkduva Seen twice
45 Cuculus canorus Cuckoo Gök Only a few observations
46 Bubo Bubo Eagle Owl Berguv Heard once, 18 Feb 2001
47 Glaucidium passerinum Pygmy-Owl Sparvuggla Heard once, 1 May 2003
48 Apus apus Common Swift Tornseglare Seen every year
49 Jynx torquilla Wryneck Göktyta Only a few observations
50 Picus canus Grey-headed Woodpecker Gråspett Seen almost every year
51 Dryocopus martius Black Woodpecker Spillkråka Seen almost every year
52 Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker Större hackspett Seen every year
53 Dendrocopos minor Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Mindre hackspett Seen almost every year
54 Alauda arvensis Skylark Sånglärka Seen every year
55 Riparia riparia Sand Martin Backsvala Seen every year
56 Hirundo rustica Swallow Ladusvala Seen every year
57 Delichon urbica House Martin Hussvala Seen every year
58 Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Trädpiplärka Seen every year
59 Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit Ängspiplärka Seen every year
60 Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Rödstrupig piplärka Only a few observations
61 Motacilla flava thunbergi Yellow Wagtail Gulärla Seen every year
62 Motacilla alba White Wagtail Sädesärla Seen every year
63 Bombycilla garrulus Waxwing Sidensvans Seen every year
64 Prunella modularis Dunnock Järnsparv Seen every year
65 Erithacus rubecula Robin Rödhake Seen every year
66 Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale Näktergal Seen twice
67 Luscinia svecica Bluethroat Blåhake Seen once
68 Phoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart Rödstjärt Seen every year
69 Saxicola rubetra Whinchat Buskskvätta Seen once, 14 May 1989
70 Saxicola torquata Wheatear Stenskvätta Seen every year until 1990
71 Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel Ringtrast Seen once, 6 May 1995
72 Turdus merula Blackbird Koltrast Seen every year
73 Turdus pilaris Fieldfare Björktrast Seen every year
74 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush Taltrast Seen every year
75 Turdus iliacus Redwing Rödvingetrast Seen every year
76 Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush Dubbeltrast Seen every year
77 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat Ärtsångare Seen every year
78 Sylvia communis Whitethroat Törnsångare Seen once, 4 Jul 2000
79 Sylvia borin Garden Warbler Trädgårdssångare Seen every year
80 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap Svarthätta Only a few observations
81 Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler Lundsångare Seen once, 5 Jul 1989
82 Phylloscopus proregulus Pallas’s Warbler Kungsfågelsångare Seen once, 7 Oct 1995
83 Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler Taigasångare Seen once, 10 Oct 1987
84 Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler Grönsångare Only a few observations
85 Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff Gransångare Seen almost every year
86 Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler Lövsångare Seen every year
87 Regulus regulus Goldcrest Kungsfågel Seen every year
88 Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher Grå flugsnappare Seen every year
89 Ficedula hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher Svartvit flugsnappare Seen every year
90 Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit Stjärtmes Seen once, 14 Oct 2000
91 Parus montanus Willow Tit Talltita Seen every year
92 Parus cristatus Crested Tit Tofsmes Seen once, 13 Mar 2006
93 Parus ater Coal Tit Svartmes Seen every year
94 Parus caeruleus Blue Tit Blåmes Seen every year
95 Parus major Great Tit Talgoxe Seen every year
96 Sitta europaea Nuthatch Nötväcka Only a few observations
97 Certhia familiaris Treecreeper Trädkrypare Seen every year
98 Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike Varfågel Seen once
99 Garrulus glandarius Jay Nötskrika Seen every year
100 Pica pica Magpie Skata Seen every year
101 Nucifruga caryocatactes Nutcracker Nötkråka Only a few observations
102 Corvus monedula Jackdaw Kaja Seen every year
103 Corvus corone cornix Hooded Crow Kråka Seen every year
104 Corvus corax Raven Korp Seen every year
105 Sturnus vulgaris Starling Stare Seen every year?
106 Passer domesticus House Sparrow Gråsparv Seen every year
107 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow Pilfink Seen every year
108 Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch Bofink Seen every year
109 Fringilla montifringilla Brambling Bergfink Seen every year
110 Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch Grönfink Seen every year
111 Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch Steglits Seen once, 7 Apr 1998
112 Carduelis spinus Eurasian Sisikin Grönsiska Seen every year
113 Carduelis cannabina Eurasian Linnet Hämpling Only a few observations
114 Carduelis flammea Common Redpoll Gråsiska Seen every year during the winter
115 Carduelis hornemanni Arctic Redpoll Snösiska Only a few observations
116 Loxia leucoptera Two-barred Crossbill Bändelkorsnäbb Several observations 1998
117 Loxia curvirostra Crossbill Mindre korsnäbb Seen every year
118 Loxia pytyopsittacus Parrot Crossbill Rosenfink Only a few observations
119 Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak Tallbit Only a few observations
120 Pyrrhula pyrrhula Eurasian Bullfinch Domherre Seen every year
121 Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch Stenknäck Seen almost every year
122 Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer Gulsparv Seen every year
123 Emberiza rustica Rustic Bunting Videsparv Only a few observations
124 Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting Sävsparv Only a few observations
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