Gallery : Mixed photos : European Bee-eater Merops apiaster . Photo: Bertil Johansson.
The Chapel Meadow 4.6 2001.
Photo: Bertil Johansson © 2001.
This European Bee-eater stayed in the Chapel Meadow on 4.6 2001 between 7:20 and 7.30 a.m. It was found by Johan Håkans. It first flew back and forth a couple of times and then perched high up in a birch east of the Chapel Pond. It remained there for about 5 minutes and another three birders were lucky enough to get there in time to see it: Bertil Johansson, Mattias Gerdin and Johan Ställberg. The bird moved further east and was found again after a few minutes. After this it disappeared to the south, close to the tree tops and constantly calling. It was not found again.