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

^ "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 / 56.1965; 16.3990

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[1] "Ottenby fågelstation". Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-03-27.

[2] "Ottenby Bird Observatory bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

[3] 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.

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