BirdLife Sverige

BirdLife Sverige (known as the Swedish Ornithological Society, Sveriges ornitologiska föreningcode: swe promoted to code: sv , or SOF before 2014) is a Swedish ornithological society founded in 1945 and a BirdLife partner. It currently has 16,500 members, 24 regional branches, and a staff of 24.^[1]

Birdwatching in sunrise, a spotting scope with a sticker from the Swedish Ornithological Society

Ottenby Bird Observatory, owned by the SOF at Långe Jan lighthouse on Öland

The main three goals of the organization are:^[1]

bird conservation;
to carry out investigation and documentation;
to promote interest in birds and birdwatching.

BirdLife Sverige develop an electronic, internet-based bird reporting system called Artportalen,^[2] used by thousands of Swedish bird watchers to report sightings.^[1]^[3]

The organization also publishes three magazines: Vår Fågelvärldcode: swe promoted to code: sv , Ornis Svecica and Fågelvännencode: swe promoted to code: sv .^[4]

References

1 2 3 "Swedish Ornithological Society (SOF)". BirdLife International. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ "Artportalen".
↑ Lindh, Fredrik (26 January 2011). "Räkna fåglar i helgen". Norrtelje Tidning. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ "Tidskrifter". Swedish Ornithological Society. Retrieved 29 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Official website

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[birdlife-1] 1 2 3 "Swedish Ornithological Society (SOF)". BirdLife International. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[2] "Artportalen".

[3] Lindh, Fredrik (26 January 2011). "Räkna fåglar i helgen". Norrtelje Tidning. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[4] "Tidskrifter". Swedish Ornithological Society. Retrieved 29 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

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