The sightings and occasional thoughts of an English birder in Oslo
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
On the eve of
I write this on the last day of April and therefore the day
before my favourite birding day of the year – 1 May. This day may not
statistically prove to be that great but it is a national holiday and I
will always be in Maridalen from dawn following the migration. What will turn
up tomorrow? Red Kite? Black-shouldered Kite?? Pygmy Cormorant???.
Since my last post I have added the following to Oslo 2024:
Greenshank #145, Pied Flycatcher #146 and Whinchat #147. So, 150 is definitely
a possibility before the end of April. When I first started noting my Oslo list
I thought 150 for the whole year was a good result!
Migration is delayed this year so we could have some good
days ahead of us but unfortunately there is no rain forecast and just lots of
sun so there will be no big falls of migrants.
In the Dale the swan drama has now settled down with the
Whooper Swans on the nest and presumably incubating whilst the Mutes are on the
other side of the lake. I cannot wait (a month) to see if the eggs hatch.
The male Three-toed pecker was still excavating the nest
hole today and hasn’t come very yet. The entire chamber will probably take him
a couple of weeks.
Svellet is looking scrumptious and now the birds just need
to come. 25 Greenshank today was a 400% increase on the day before so it can
just keep on going like that for a few days and we will all be happy.
variety in the Dale - Common Sand (strandsnipe), Green Sand (skogsnipe) and White Wag (linerle)
Golden Plovers (heilo) at Årnestangen
my first Oslo Greenshank (gluttsnipe) of the year!
I was as surprised as the Snipe (enkeltbekkasin) when I came around a corner and we made eye contanct
the male Three-toed Woodpecker (tretåspett) has not come that much further with his nest hole building
my first toad of the year
first Whinchat (buskskvett)
and first Yellow Wag (gulerle) although not in Oslo yet. A male thunbergii
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