{"id":2948,"date":"2023-01-12T14:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/birding\/en\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2023-01-16T07:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T07:24:15","slug":"ambassadors-answer-christian-cederroth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/birding\/en\/ambassadors-answer-christian-cederroth\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors answer: Christian Cederroth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christian Cederroth, biologist and geoscientist at heart, runs the Segerstads Fyr lighthouse guesthouse in the bird paradise of \u00d6land and is also a licensed birding to<\/em>ur guide.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We visited him recently and were curious to see how he liked the SFL binoculars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZEISS: Christian, what does ZEISS mean to you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Cederroth: <\/em>Oh \u2026 stable top quality in a black package since the seventies for me personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZEISS: What are your thoughts on the new SFLs?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Cederroth: <\/em>For an active birder, your pair of bin\u2019s are not just a piece of equipment, they\u2019re more like a garment or even like a part of your body. A part you don\u2019t want to be hurt by at the end of the day. Zeiss has now managed to cut a groundbreaking amount of weight and size, and added a superbly crisp image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZEISS: What has been your favorite product so far and why?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Cederroth:<\/em> The latest 8×32 SF for field of view, weight and smoothness of focusing. And  of course the Harpia for extreme field of view. And \u2026 the DTI \u201dHeat Bin\u2019s\u201d for finding birds in bushes and at night. \u2014 Oh, can I name only one product you said?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZEISS: What makes Segerstads Fyr and \u00d6land so special?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Cederroth:<\/em> It\u2019s a magnet for birds aiming for the lighthouse and its garden, having crossed the Baltic Sea at night; there are no other trees around! Also the breeding waders around the garden and the massive autumn seabird migration; this place is situated on something of a small point where you can see the one million or so seabirds pass closer than anywhere else.  All in all, I\u2019ve seen more than 300 species from the garden!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ZEISS: Tell us more about your sustainability actions and what you do in Segerstad.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Cederroth:<\/em> I have been awarded \u201dNature’s\u2019 Best\u201d as a green and sustainable bird tour operator around my bird watchers\u2019 guesthouse. More than enough solar panels allows guests to charge their cars in the \u201dgreenest possible way”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZEISS: \u00d6land is a hotspot for waders and shorebirds in general. What is your advice for visitors and which is your favorite wader species?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Cederroth:<\/em> You can either come for all the breeding \u00a0species in spring, when Black-tailed Godwits, redshanks etc. display above your head, or come in July\/August for summer plumaged arctic waders, or August\/September for the juveniles. They\u2019ll be\u00a0one\u00a0the beach, just by the\u00a0furniture\u00a0 and barbecue! \u00a0
Egyptian Plover from Africa I think might be the most stylish wader, followed by\u00a0\u201dDSP\u201d of course, Diademed Sandpiper-Plover from The Andes. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZEISS: We are supporting conservation actions of BirdLife International to save Nordmann\u2019s \/ Spotted Greenshank. Did you have any encounters with this bird so far and what are your thoughts about it in your role as member of the Rarities Committee in Sweden?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Cederroth:<\/em> I was happy to see it in Thailand in the nineties only. I spent 15 years in the Rarities Committee but that was some time ago. Nothing on Nordmann\u2019s there, but I recall that the Finnish Rarities Committee had problems with one reporter claiming to have seen it in Finland not just once, not even twice but three times, ha ha!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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