Last year we spent a couple of days in the southern Swedish mountains at Grövelsjön. We were surprised to see Siberian Jays on our first walk as it’s a bird I had always associated with parts of Sweden much farther to the north. This year we thought we’d return to the same region, a little further to the south, to visit the national park at Fulufjället. My hope was that the location in the mountains and its proximity with Norway might result in some unexpected species.
Day 1
We arrived in pouring rain at about 5 pm a bit dispirited. Our chalet at the hostel was beautiful though and we were alone there, apart from a nice lady from the Netherlands who left the following day. I think it was just a little too quiet for her. No birding that day but the weather looked a little brighter before we went to bed.