We are having a mini
heatwave with temperatures up to 25C this afternoon but in the morning there
was a heavy fog hanging over Maridalen that didn’t lift until nearly noon. Just
after the fog lifted and it suddenly became hot there was a lot of (mosly distant)
Honey Buzzard activity with at least 6 birds around the Dale. I had also heard
one calling in the mist earlier. One male Honey Buzzard was active in the area
where I saw another male on three occasions last week showing that different
birds use the same areas to search for food. I also had three sightings of
Hobby with at least two birds as I saw an adult and a 1cy.
Three Red-backed Shrikes
and a Bluethroat were still present and
a Wryneck was new. I also had my first Wheatears of the autumn and Meadow and Tree Pipits and Willow Warblers were more numerous. Other birds included Crane, Goshawk, Whooper Swan, Red-throated Diver, Black Woodpecker, Whinchat and Nutcracker.
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| Wryneck (vendehals) - always a scarce bird on autumn passage |
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| Bluethroat (blåstrupe) |
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| Red-backed Shrike (tornskate) |
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| Wheatear (steinskvett) |
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| 1cy Goshawk (hønsehauk) |
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| adult Hobby (lerkefalk) |
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| adult male Honey Buzzard (vepsevåk) |
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