The second half of the week in Beitostølen added a few new
birds with a 2cy male Hen Harrier and Siberian Jays the highlights. I had
another sighting of a Long-tailed Skua and 9 Rough-legged Buzzards one day with
7 in one sweep of the horizon. They were all hunting and I saw 2 take small
rodents so it looks like rodent numbers may be on the way up.
Back
in Oslo dog walks resulted in nice views of Purple and White-letter Hairstreaks
with the later nectaring on a thistle which is the first time I have seen this.
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this male Lapland Bunting (lappspurv) was singing in exactly the same place as the beginning of June and was probably unpaired |
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a Long-tailed Skua (fjelljo) showing off its amazing tail |
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a Meadow Pipit (heipiplerke) which clearly had young nearby |
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a Scarce Copper (oransjegullvinge) - note the tiny rip in the wing. |
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Roughlegged Buzzard (fjellvåk) |
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and another one |
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