Most interest at Fornebu

Maridalen on Sunday revealed nothing of interest and it has been equally quiet both yesterday and today although there has been a notable increase in thrush numbers as birds are clearly moving towards the coast. Fieldfares dominate with Redwing and Blackbirds less than 10% of the total and Song Thrushes seem to be gone already.

Storm force winds from the south yesterday prompted me to sea gaze from Huk but despite lots of wind and white tips to the waves the only bird to suggest a movement was my first Razorbill of the autumn.

Fornebu has had a bit more to offer although it is the same variety each time with Kingfisher, Little Grebes and up to 4 Jack Snipe topping the bill and my first Waxwings of the autumn today. A Shoveler on Sunday was actually my first EVER there and a near adult White-tailed Eagle today was nice and may be a bird that is prospecting for a breeding territory in the area. With the Shoveler I have now seen 227 species at Fornebu compared to the 212 I have in Maridalen.

my first ever Shoveler (skjeand) at Fornebu

White-tailed Eagle (havørn) at Fornebu. A 4th or 5th year bird I reckon. The head looks adult like but it still has black tips to the tail feathers

Common Crossbills (grankorsnebb) are still numerous but there have been no more sightings of Two-barred around Oslo

there were lots of Fieldfare (gråtrost) moving through today including this bird with leucism

a Hawfinch (kjernebiter) in a near leave less apple tree. Frosts and lots of wind has meant that most trees have suddenly lost their leaves over just the last couple of days

spot the Kingfisher (isfugl)

here it is a slightly close range. Two birds have been ringed at Fornebu this autumn but this male (all black bill) looks to lack bling

an impressive Roe Deer buck

I've saved the snipe to last😇 Here a Common (enkeltbekkasin)

and of course some Jack (kvartbekk)

not a bird in sight but a surfer on some sort of electrically propelled board