October
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| The Whooper Swan family succesfully fledged and moved from their tiny breeding lake to the large Maridalsvannet |
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| the invasion of Hawk Owls continued but rodents weren't always easy to find as this frog eating bird demonstrates |
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| a most welcome Østfold Little Bunting was good compensation for a lack of Russian Dunnocks |
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| Tundra Bean Geese with Pink-feet |
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| and a very unexpected Brent Goose |
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| rarest bird of the year in Akershus an Isabelline Shrike at Fornebu |
November
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| a huge arrival of Scaup included a record 18 on Maridalsvannet (here with Tufted and Common Scoter) |
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| Hazel Grouse |
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| 4 1cy male Scaup on Bogstadvannet |
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| unexpcted flyover Bewick Swans at Fornebu |
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| Long-tailed Tits also arrived in very large numbers |
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| another Hawkie |
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| and Bearded Tits once again arrived at Fornebu |
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| my second Norwegian Turtle Dove was this bird in Akershus found by Zak |
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| Pintail at Bogstadvannet |
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| Long-tailed Ducks also arrived in unusually large numbers although were never photogenic |
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| after the succesful breeding it was not surprising that a few Kingfishers were hanging around |
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| Pygmy Ows have been surprisingly difficult to find this year although this bird showed ridiculously well in Maridalen |
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| and a few Pine Grosbeaks turned up close to Oslo including this ringed male |
December
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| Three-toed Woodpeckers can be a bugger to find but when you do find one they can show ridiculously well |
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| Hawk Owl can also be very confiding although seeing them in sunlight and low down is normally a challenge |
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| a single Scaup and Tufted Duck remained on Maridalsvannet until the ice came in mid December |
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| last birds of the year - very confiding White-fronted Geese and Tundra Bean Goose escaping cold weather somewhere further south in Europe |
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