Two very enjoyable and successful days of guiding different clients (Martin from Edinburgh and Andrew and Merril from New Jersey) have given some very nice birds. There was a large grey owl in the mix on Sunday and today was a morning of Oslo’s finest including Hobby, Rosefinch, Marsh & Icterine Warbler, Wryneck, Hawfinch, and all three species of Flycatcher 😊.

 

As usual when guiding I took very few photos and just used the superzoom so my digital output does not do justice to the two days.

something was watching us

is that a Robin?

no, it is Oslo's first reported Red-breasted Flycatcher since 2019. This species seemed to be on the cusp of establishing itself as a regular breeder and then just stopped appearing