With rain in the air
yesterday I abandoned Maridalen and headed for Årnestangen with a hope of a
wader bonanza. There was rain but no bonanza with a meager 12 Dunlin as the
most numerous species. There was a bit of variety though with Temminck’s Stint,
Grey Plover and Knot the scarcest waders. I had 5 Marsh Harriers (Hen and
hopefully Pallid should also arrive soon) and an adult White-tailed Eagle and
best of all the two Great White Egrets which have now been here for a month.
It rained really hard
today but was far too much (and lots of lightening) to make the prospect of
another trip to Årnestangen appealing. I instead popped into Maridalen where the
Beast and I got soaking wet but did have a couple of Bluethroats and a Hobby as
reward. The hide at Østensjøvannet seemed like a good idea – it might be useless
as a hide but does keep you dry in the rain – although the hoardes of
hirundines and terns and Little Gulls that I had hoped for were not present. I
did however find a Slavonian Grebe (less than annual here) and a couple of
Little Grebes which were first found a couple of days ago.
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| Both the Great White Egrets (egretthegre) |
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| an older (2cy+) female Marsh Harrier (sivhauk) that headed very purposefully south |
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| whereas this juvenile was honing its hunting skills |
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| Cranes (trane) |
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| adult Grey Plover (tundralo) with a Temminck's Stint (trust me) |
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| Bluethroat (blåstrupe) in the Dale |
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| 2 Bluethroats having an altercation |
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| a leucistic Coot (sothøne) at Østensjøvannet - I initially thought a large bird had shat on him! |
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| adult Hobby (lerkefalk) in Maridalen |
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| Little Grebes (dvergdykker). The bird on the right is an adult in summer plumage (not often I have seen this plumage in Norway) and the other bird probably a bird of the year |
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| not ofthen you see them in flight |
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| Slavonian Grebe (horndykker) - I'm not sure whether this is an adult in transitional plumage or a youngster |
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| this bird also decided to fly |
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