Ottenby nature reserve
Ottenby is a nature reserve on the southern Swedish island of Öland, in the Baltic Sea, across from the mainland by the Kalmar Strait. It is one of Sweden's most well-known hotspots for birdwatchers and ornithologists. A birdwatching and research centre, Ottenby fågelstation,[1][2] was founded in 1946, together with the Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening (or Swedish Ornithology Association; also called BirdLife Sweden). The identification and ringing of birds is one of the main intentions of the organisation, in order to ascertain particular migration routes of different species.[3] The potential influx and spread of avian influenza (bird flu) and other pathogens is also monitored.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ottenby fågelstation". Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Ottenby Bird Observatory bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Mascher, Jan W.; Marcström, Vidar (1976). "Measures, Weights, and Lipid Levels in Migrating Dunlins Calidris a. alpina L. at the Ottenby Bird Observatory, South Sweden". Ornis Scandinavica (Scandinavian Journal of Ornithology): 49–59. doi:10.2307/3676174. JSTOR 3676174.
56°11′47″N 16°23′56″E / 56.1965°N 16.3990°E