Snipes

I have been drawn back again and again to the Jack Snipe at Fornebu and by using the thermal imager they have been easy to find and there are not just two but three birds and also a Common Snipe which is a far rarer mid-winter bird in these parts than its tiny cousin. Interestingly the Jack Snipe are always on floating reeds rather than muddy edges but they may well use other more open areas at night.

I managed to find the King Eider again at 2+km range and Hawkie remains in the Dale. A Greylag Goose at Fornebu was an early spring migrant and the first bird that I can apply that label to so far in 2025.

Jack Snipe (kvartbekkasin) in the open. It must have been feeding here and froze when it saw me

can you see two birds?

close up of detail with flash on

and a Common Snipe (enkeltbekkasin)

only my second sighting of Waxwings (sidensvans) in 2025. 

Hawkie in the Dale

the King Eider (praktærfugl) is a bugger to document at >2km range but is at least identifiable in the video

Shag (toppskarv) and Cormorant (storskarv)

A surprise sighting of a daytime, mid winter Beaver in Maridalen. This stream had been frozen until just a few days ago and the Beaver was presumably using the opportunity to get some fresh food.