Lake Kvismare Bird Observatory

Penduline tit. Photo Albin Lundkvist.The ringing in Kvismaren started June 29 at Vallen, Västra Fågelsjön. Despite strong winds some 70 new birds were ringed, and around 20 previously ringed birds were controlled. Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers, and Reed Buntings were most numerous. The effects of this year's advanced spring were noticeable: exceptionally many fledged juveniles, of many different species, were caught, and many adults had already started their complete summer moult.

You can stay overnight at Ängfallet, the cottage of Lake Kvismare Bird Observatory in the centre of the Kvismare area.

From 2008-08-21 to 2008-08-28.

Observations provided by artportalen.se

Photo by Tobias SahlmanBecome a member!

The members are one of the cornerstones for the research and conservation work at Kvismare Bird Observatory. The members are needed to put force behind proposals for conservation activities in the area. The membership fees are also the largest source of income for the Kvismare Bird Observatory Society.

As a member, you will get information on the work of the bird observatory through the annual report and three information letters per year (in Swedish).

Kvismare Bird Observatory needs staff from end of June to September.

Ringer. Oskar Wändell ringing at Rysjön. Photo by Tobias Sahlman.Bird ringing is the most time consuming activity at the bird observatory, starting after midsummer and continuing for the remainder of the season until the end of September. When the weather is favourable, ringing takes place every morning from sunrise to noon.

Marsh harrier. Photo by Anthony Sturbois.On June 6, 1919, the famous Swedish ornithologist Erik Rosenberg, at that time sixteen years old, arrived with the train at Hidingsta together with his biology teacher Sven G:son Blomqvist. They made an excursion through the reeds and marshes of Kvismaren and also visited Sörön and the Resta bog. This trip was the start of modern bird watching in the Kvismaren area. Before, Kvismaren was totally unknown from an ornithologists point of view.

RysjönThe nature reserve Kvismaren consists of two large reed areas, East and West Kvismaren, which have been partly restored to create two shallow lakes, Rysjön and Fågelsjön.

Location of KvismarenKvismaren is situated in south central Sweden approximately 20 km southeast from the city of Örebro. The easiest way to reach Kvismaren is by own car, but it is also possible to go by bus route number 724 from Örebro to Norrbyås.

From Örebro: Follow road 207 towards Odensbacken. Turn right and follow signs towards "Naturreservatet Kvismaren" just outside Örebro.

From road 52: Follow signs towards "Naturreservatet Kvismaren" a few km east from Sköllersta.