Ottenby is a nature reserve on the Swedish island Öland. It is one of Sweden's largest and most famous places for birdwatchers. The bird watch station Ottenby fågelstation[1][2] was founded in 1946 together with the Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening. the ringing of birds is one of the main tasks of Ottenby fågelstation.
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The goal of the ringing is to view migration routes of birds.[3] Also the spreading of the Avian influenza is viewed at the station.
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