Pure unadulterated Hawkie and Piney

This post will bring you pure birding dope, all sourced in Oslo from a street side dealer of the highest quality. Draw the curtains, kick back on the sofa and enjoy the rush. 

The doses of Piney are from the 12^th and 13^th and Hawkie from the 16^th when one was still on Maridalen (and long may it stay!).

The Pine Grosbeak invasion looks to be the largest this century in the Oslo area and there must be hundreds if not thousands in the forests around Oslo. My highest day count is 88 which was mostly in an around Oslo and didn’t include a visit to Tryvann where I had 65 the day before. None have gone urban yet although they are getting closer and are no longer just to be found higher up.

We cannot yet describe the arrival of Hawk Owls as an invasion, it is still just a movement but could still gain some momentum.

a young male, probably a 2nd winter

eating birch buds