Dire

Today we were back to drizzle and mist and it was bleak in Maridalen. There were more Redwings and Fieldfares than yesterday but Mistle Thrushes have already moved on (next week I expect Ring Ouzels to turn up). I heard Cranes calling in the mist and found a pair feeding on the fields at Nes and I saw 2 Great Grey Shrikes at the same time. The birds were surprisingly close to each other (less than 400 metres apart)

Maridalsvannet this morning

the locations of the 2 Great Grey Shrikes (varsler)

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