Eurasian Jay
Latin: Garrulus glandarius (Linné 1758)
Svenska: Nötskrika
Deutsch: Eichelhäher
Acorn-crazy
In the autumn, Eurasian jays collect acorns and hide them carefully. They will return to their hiding places in wintertime. Eurasian jays can 'dive' through snow to get to their cache!
The Eurasian jay is found throughout Uppland. In 1800, Carl Peter Thunberg, one of Linneaus' students, wrote that this bird tends to be found in southern Sweden's oak forests, and is less common in Uppland and other more northerly cities. Today, you might see one during a walk through Hågadalen.
Eurasian jays are not normally migratory. Occasionally, however, during the autumn there is an unusually large number of these birds gathered in Uppland. These are probably young birds who have come from north of Uppsala.
Photo: Peter Nilsson©
Latest sightings of Eurasian jays in Uppland
NatureGate on the Eurasian jay
Wikipedia article on the Eurasian jay