A little bit of birding today in fantastic autumn light and
landscapes gave few birds. Five flocks of Pink-footed Geese heading south had
me thinking that a large passage was taking place but it fizzled out. At
Fornebu there were a handful of Chiffchaffs, a single Swallow and 5 Lapwings as
the only remaining summer visitors and in Maridalen the Whooper Swan family was
still in residence by their nest site. The young must take their first flight
soon and I still have concerns as to how they will cope as they will have to
take off from a field and I am sure that it is normal that they normally practice
on lakes where they can take long run ups and crash land relatively safely.
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| I stumbled upon this snipe and before I saw the bill had hoped it was going to be less than Common |
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| these were the only wing bars I saw today - Siskin (grønnsisik) |
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| the young Whooper Swans (sangsvane) in Maridalen are fully grown but have yet to take their first flight |
And a little highlights video from Mallorca:
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