https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A tiny, finger-sized bird has proved that looks can be deceiving by completing a near 2,400 kilometre flight all the way from southern Spain to Sweden in just 10 days. https://www.thelocal.se/20170823/this-tiny-bird-just-flew-2400-km-from-southern-spain-to-sweden-at-a-spectacular-speed Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:18:26 +0200 this-tiny-bird-just-flew-2400-km-from-southern-spain-to-sweden-at-a-spectacular-speed The guards at the Drottningholm Palace, home to the Swedish royal family, are under attack from aggressive terns – and the court has applied for permission to shoot the protected seabirds. https://www.thelocal.se/20170426/king-carl-gustafs-guards-are-under-attack-from-aggressive-birds Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:32:20 +0200 king-carl-gustafs-guards-are-under-attack-from-aggressive-birds A Swedish pensioner has launched a protest against a pesky group of local birds because of the overwhelming smell of their poo. https://www.thelocal.se/20160713/bird-poo-problem-plagues-swedish-tourist-town Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:12:47 +0200 bird-poo-problem-plagues-swedish-tourist-town The latest trend among internet-savvy Swedish bird-watchers is to kick back in the comfort of their own homes and observe their feathered friends live-streamed via nested webcams. https://www.thelocal.se/20140718/webcam-ornithology-the-latest-hoot Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:59:00 +0200 webcam-ornithology-the-latest-hoot Eighty birds flew into a glass sound barrier in western Sweden on Sunday, in a mishap that proved fatal for the vast majority of the flock. https://www.thelocal.se/20131118/glass-deathtrap-kills-birds-in-sweden Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:49:00 +0100 glass-deathtrap-kills-birds-in-sweden Three men face up to a year in prison after police found over 2,000 rare bird eggs under a trapdoor in a home in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130319/46808 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:30:00 +0100 46808 Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and other government officials expected to flock to Cyprus during the country's EU presidency have been told to avoid the "dark side of Cypriot cuisine". https://www.thelocal.se/20120713/42004 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:35:00 +0200 42004 A golf club in southern Sweden is planning to hunt the crows on their course after a violent spate of attacks and thieveries have left golfers in fear. https://www.thelocal.se/20120705/41854 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:44:00 +0200 41854 A seizure by Finnish customs of some 10,000 rare bird eggs could reveal the truth behind a trail of thefts stretching across Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. https://www.thelocal.se/20120609/41334 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:14:00 +0200 41334 Thousands of swans were whipped into a chaotic frenzy near a lake in central Sweden at the weekend after being targeted by fireworks. https://www.thelocal.se/20120319/39750 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:04:00 +0100 39750 The 40-year-old Swedish bird enthusiast who caught more than 13,000 wild birds was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in prison for aggravated hunting crimes, animal cruelty, and violating Sweden's protected species laws. https://www.thelocal.se/20111017/36792 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:30:00 +0200 36792 Snowy owls have bred in the county of Jämtland in northern Sweden for the first time in 60 years, as a result of the excess of food available in what experts describe as a great "lemming-year". https://www.thelocal.se/20110713/34906 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:44:00 +0200 34906 Preschool-children at a day care centre in southern Sweden can no longer picnic al fresco due to hordes of hungry and intrepid rooks preying on their packed lunches. https://www.thelocal.se/20110621/34490 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:16:00 +0200 34490 Three Swedish birds have set a new record in long distance flying after travelling 6000 kilometres non-stop from Sweden to West Africa at an average speed of 70 kilometres per hour, according to a new study from Lund University. https://www.thelocal.se/20110526/33992 Thu, 26 May 2011 10:45:00 +0200 33992 A Swedish man has been charged for catching and holding thousands of birds in Hälsingland in eastern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20110304/32402 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:09:00 +0100 32402 A county veterinarian has speculated that the birds that fell from the sky in central Sweden on Tuesday may have been frightened by fireworks, then run over by a car after landing on the road in the dark. https://www.thelocal.se/20110105/31262 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:43:00 +0100 31262 A 12-year-old boy in a community in the Alingsås region in western Sweden accidentally shot his grandmother on Tuesday morning, killing her. https://www.thelocal.se/20100720/27900 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:56:00 +0200 27900 A man who sold a nearly 50-year-old stuffed bird on the internet is being taken to Sweden’s Supreme Court by prosecutors, who claim that he has broken laws designed to protect endangered species. https://www.thelocal.se/20100714/27788 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:49:00 +0200 27788 Karlstad municipality in central Sweden has built a dedicated lavatory jetty to tempt the gulls to perform their avian excretions away from the marina, and the exasperated local yachting set. https://www.thelocal.se/20100708/27674 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:22:00 +0200 27674 The deafening sound hits you way before the sight: piercing shrieks coming from wet marshlands in western Sweden that host one of the world's largest gatherings of migratory cranes. https://www.thelocal.se/20100506/26492 Thu, 06 May 2010 11:57:00 +0200 26492