Uppland
- is a region in the eastern part of central Sweden, comprising an
extensive Baltic Sea coast, and an inland region of mixed forest
(mostly in the north) and open farmland (mostly in the south);
- has good localities for many species of the northern forests
(grouse, owls, woodpeckers);
- has fine resting localities for migrating ducks, geese, and
waders at, for example, Hjälstaviken (between Uppsala and Enköping, in
the south), and Ledskärsviken (on the north coast near Skärplinge);
- has localities for watching migrating birds in spring and autumn
on the mainland coasts and archipelago;
- has accessible breeding populations of a number of species that
have declined over much of western Europe (corn crake, wryneck,
red-backed shrike, ortolan bunting);
- often receives influxes of northern species during winter
(crossbills, pine grosbeak, hawk owl);
- is readily accessible through Sweden's main international airport
(Stockholm Arlanda, in the south of the region) and a smaller airport
at Västerås, to the southwest of the area, which also has
international flights.
Upplands Ornitologiska Förening (Uppland's Ornithological Society)
- has an extensive annual program, that includes lectures,
excursions, courses and longer trips, togther with public
events. Beginners, more experienced or expert birdwatchers will all
find something that appeals in the program;
- publishes the journal
Fåglar i Uppland (Birds in Uppland), with a total of more than
200 pages of articles about birds each year;
- informs about birds and their living environments, both for the
public and for local and for authorities;
- carries out research in the form of counts, that result in
concrete proposals or actions for bird conservation;
- conducts restoration work of overgrown wetlands, often in
connection with Upplandsstiftelsen and the regions local authorities;
- collects reports about birds and their occurrence in Uppland,
summarized in an annual bird report published within the journal
Fåglar i Uppland.
If you would like to know about the area as a bird-watching region, or
would like to report something of interest that you have seen, please
contact us (English or Swedish)!
Relevant contact details are:
Email: info (at) uof.nu
Phone: (+46)(0) 730 48 34 49
Post: Upplands Ornitologiska Förening, Box 59, SE-751 03 Uppsala, Sweden
English links
Today's bird (current
bird observations, updated continuously and actively)
SMHI (weather forecasts, winter ice conditions, sunrise and sunset times)
Upplands Ornitologiska Förening
