{"id":40155,"date":"2016-05-16T15:36:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T13:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/?page_id=40155"},"modified":"2016-05-16T17:32:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T15:32:10","slug":"dec-feb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/birding\/the-rarities\/dec-feb\/","title":{"rendered":"December to February"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The calmest months.<\/h2>\n<p>Not surprisingly, the winter is the season when the least number of rarities is seen on Oland. Only two species, the Little Bustard and the Spotted Sandpiper has findings that are exclusive for this period been made.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>MacQueen&#8217;s Bustard, Iceland Gull, Thick-billed Murre, Oriental Turtle Dove, Water Pipit and Black-throated Thrush are also species with at least half of the findings made in the winter.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"St\u00f6rre Turturduva, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"St\u00f6rre Turturduva, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39825 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll.jpg\" alt=\"St\u00f6rre Turturduva, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll-160x110.jpg 160w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll-260x180.jpg 260w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storreturturduva-1-ll-360x248.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Oriental Turtle Dove, \u00a9 Lars Lundmark[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Klykstj\u00e4rtad Stormsvala, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Klykstj\u00e4rtad Stormsvala, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll.jpg\" alt=\"Klykstj\u00e4rtad Stormsvala, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" width=\"800\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll-157x120.jpg 157w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll-235x180.jpg 235w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/klykstjartad_stormsvala-1-ll-350x268.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Leach&#8217;s Storm Petrel, \u00a9 Lars Lundmark[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes are winter findings of other rare birds made on the island that are date wise unexpected. Examples include the Leach&#8217;s Storm Petrel, Great Skua and Desert Wheatear.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Sm\u00e5trapp, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Sm\u00e5trapp, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll.jpg\" alt=\"Sm\u00e5trapp, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll-153x120.jpg 153w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll-229x180.jpg 229w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smatrapp-1-ll-341x268.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Little Bustard, \u00a9 Lars Lundmark[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Storlabb, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Storlabb, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll.jpg\" alt=\"Storlabb, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/storlabb-ll-357x268.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Great Skua, \u00a9 Lars Lundmark[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Svarthalsad Trast, Markus Tallroth F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Svarthalsad Trast, Markus Tallroth F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt.jpg\" alt=\"Svarthalsad Trast, Markus Tallroth F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt-260x175.jpg 260w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/svarthalsad-trast-mt-okt-360x242.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Black-throated Thrush, \u00a9 Markus Tallroth[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Vitvingad Trut, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Vitvingad Trut, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll.jpg\" alt=\"Vitvingad Trut, Lars Lundmark F\u00e5glar \u00d6land\" width=\"800\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll-156x120.jpg 156w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll-235x180.jpg 235w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vitvingadtrut-2-ll-349x268.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Iceland Gull, \u00a9 Lars Lundmark[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39338\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/olands-faglar-OOF.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d6lands-f\u00e5glar-\u00d6OF \u00d6land\" width=\"275\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/olands-faglar-OOF.jpg 275w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/olands-faglar-OOF-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/olands-faglar-OOF-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/olands-faglar-OOF-83x120.jpg 83w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/olands-faglar-OOF-124x180.jpg 124w, https:\/\/visitoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/olands-faglar-OOF-184x268.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Source<\/strong>: \u00d6lands F\u00e5glar \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oof.nu\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00d6lands Ornitologiska F\u00f6rening \u00d6OF<\/a> \u00a0(authors this chapter: Anders Waldenstr\u00f6m)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translation<\/strong>: Visitoland.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pictures<\/strong>: see each picture<\/p>\n<p><strong>The book<\/strong>: \u00d6lands F\u00e5glar, 496 pages (only in Swedish), can be ordered at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturbokhandeln.se\/sv\/articles\/2.101.5628\/olands-faglar-red-johnsson\" target=\"_blank\">Naturbokhandeln<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>ISBN<\/strong>: 9789188124555[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The calmest months. Not surprisingly, the winter is the season when the least number of rarities is seen on Oland. Only two species, the Little Bustard and the Spotted Sandpiper has findings that are exclusive for this period been made.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] MacQueen&#8217;s Bustard, Iceland Gull, Thick-billed Murre, Oriental Turtle Dove, Water Pipit and Black-throated&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/birding\/the-rarities\/dec-feb\/\">&#8230;Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39783,"parent":39772,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40155","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40155\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitoland.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}