My search for a Y-b Warbler or anything siberianish continues in vain and I cannot but regret that I didn’t travel to Værøy. The weather forecast has continued looking bad but this weekend the far wiser soles who travelled despite the forecast were rewarded with both White’s Thrush and Green Warbler and of course a Y-b Warbler or two.
My birding rewards in and around an Oslo that has been bathed in sun have included twitching a Stonechat, many Chiffchaffs, a Smew, Kingfisher and Water Rails but nothing new for the year. I have tried a few times for Tengmalm’s Owl without luck but it is still early in the year and previously I have tried for them only in October so will try again.
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| a juvenile Stonechat (svartstupe) - this is the first time I have seen this plumage in Norway |
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| montage of a male (all black bill) Kingfisher (isfugl) at Fornebu |
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| with a fish |
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| a Water Rail that was unusually visible |
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| Smew (lappfiskand) at Østensjøvannet. The pattern of the white n the wing shows it to be an adult bird. Whether it is a female or male in eclipse is not clear to me |
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| only one Black-throated Diver (storlom) remains on Maridalsvannet. It is an adult bird that has nearly fully moulted into winter plumage |
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| Grey Heron (hegre) |
