Swedish Ornithological Society

Swedish Ornithological Society (Sveriges ornitologiska förening, SOF) is a Swedish ornithological society founded in 1945 and a BirdLife partner. It currently has 11,000 members, 24 regional branches, and a staff of 24.[1]

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

SOF develop an electronic, internet-based bird reporting system called Svalan ("The Swallow") used by thousands of Swedish bird watchers to report sightings.[1][2]

The organization also publishes three magazines: Vår Fågelvärld, Ornis Svecica and Fågelvännen.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Swedish Ornithological Society (SOF)". BirdLife International. http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/national/sweden/index.html. Retrieved 28 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Lindh, Fredrik (26 January 2011). "Räkna fåglar i helgen". Norrtelje Tidning. http://norrteljetidning.se/nyheter/1.1081077-rakna-faglar-i-helgen. Retrieved 28 January 2011. 
  3. ^ "Tidskrifter". Swedish Ornithological Society. http://sofnet.org/index.asp?lev=972&typ=1. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 

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