Where to find Pygmy Owls?
For this species we had three locations: Teglstrup Hegn, near Helsingør (Denmark); Næstved (Denmark) and Silvåkra (Sweden). In the early morning of 14th, we tried at Teglstrup Hegn. We tried both places, marked with black dots on the map below. But we didn’t see nor heard the birds. Later we found out that the two Pygmy Owls, already present here for more than a month, had been heard that morning one kilometer away from where we were. According to the Internet, sometimes the birds will call between 7.30 and 8 a.m., when it’s still dark. They are occasionally seen. For instance, on Sun 16th, no less than four were seen and heard here! This is the description of how to get to the site: From the road intersection where road 6 (Hillerod-Helsingør) crosses road 213 (Espergarde- Alsgarde)(Exit no. 3 on the “E 47″/”E 55” highway Kopenhagen – Helsingør) one has to drive on road 213 towards Alsgarde about 5 kilometers. Arrive at a brand new round-about and turn right. The sign reads: “Nygard”.
