tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49202134235443582872024-03-17T10:44:28.342+01:00OSLO BIRDERThe sightings and occasional thoughts of an English birder in Oslorixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2637125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-63677518370726227792024-03-17T10:43:00.002+01:002024-03-17T10:43:33.683+01:00Springs blooms briefly then winter returns<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The weather has really changed over the last few days. Spring
really blossomed on Thursday with southerly winds and such warmth from the sun
that temperatures reached 8C and I saw my first Adder in Maridalen. By Saturday
though we were having blizzards with 20cm of snow and temperatures this morning
were down to -9C in Maridalen.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Birds have seemed to realise that spring isn’t here properly
yet and there have been no significant arrivals of birds. I had hoped that
Thursday would bring some raptors on the southerly winds but will have to wait
a while longer. On Thursday the car was at the garage so as I usually do in
these car free circumstances I took the ferry out to Gressholmen. This gave me
my first Lesser Black-backed Gull and Grey Wagtail of the year plus my first
Ringed Plover and Shelduck for the year in Oslo. With a Reed Bunting at
Hengsenga today I am now on 98 species for the year in Oslo and will surely
reach 100 at my earliest ever date.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">In Maridalen Lapwings were absent from 9-14 March with the
overnight frosts making the ground too hard to find food. A single bird did
return on the 15<sup>th</sup> but the snow quickly saw it on its way again. The
snow covered fields have also meant that the flocks of Yellowhammers, Skylarks
and Snow Buntings have had to temporarily find new snow-free pastures and Maridalen
has been a pretty bird free zone except for a few Whooper Swans and my first
Starling of the year there.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlw1R8bGO4OGTdxJb614CwvGg2ce8o4N54Vgp-kOoVWpKmsYJFmbBmMAG5ztpq9494EV2K2_FcLjKKIclkqukFWbpBsdC7x3s75fkJHjEJdfq-Cs7pdczu227D19S81DHWgCDr95kgKZWY5coEAnVpLV7Un5yFwCSFDbABVPTKB1lDEaQ4rnHw3v7xDdM/s3592/adder%20IMG_0675%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2435" data-original-width="3592" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlw1R8bGO4OGTdxJb614CwvGg2ce8o4N54Vgp-kOoVWpKmsYJFmbBmMAG5ztpq9494EV2K2_FcLjKKIclkqukFWbpBsdC7x3s75fkJHjEJdfq-Cs7pdczu227D19S81DHWgCDr95kgKZWY5coEAnVpLV7Un5yFwCSFDbABVPTKB1lDEaQ4rnHw3v7xDdM/w640-h434/adder%20IMG_0675%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my first Adder (hoggorm) of the year in the usual place in Maridalen and quite possibly the same individual I have seen here in previous years. According to those to who know this is an old (7+ years) male</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfb-ZkCLhwxzS1Y8bWosYvOYmjPUcfL0JOh4L6nbfs884p_Uknv9CaK9v5eV2VtV6rLQqnCuyIQpFZJfAfFHx_R9yFhwj9oXT32nGjgXDIBGbiIq7i-GBnmaN7XMeSKmvv4yxNxDVO-F7570mUpcexJ52hpxGdAbb5bPZHt1nkSk5P_qi2YzVkA0rW49X/s4565/adder%20IMG_0676%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="4565" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfb-ZkCLhwxzS1Y8bWosYvOYmjPUcfL0JOh4L6nbfs884p_Uknv9CaK9v5eV2VtV6rLQqnCuyIQpFZJfAfFHx_R9yFhwj9oXT32nGjgXDIBGbiIq7i-GBnmaN7XMeSKmvv4yxNxDVO-F7570mUpcexJ52hpxGdAbb5bPZHt1nkSk5P_qi2YzVkA0rW49X/w640-h474/adder%20IMG_0676%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E1VSRyPf6Tsdj0tmigsVex3-jl5U4aDM9KmCG8IqR4y3yt_eloYhtnrmVtjwXkfwB0LxmySwBLr8N478A6eAbkUANiKLNZOs9ehuBRIYsAXASHCdFtZV4k4F5UVG03M_WaIbNVAIM2XA3xZrVVku2Y789o9ZDtxyZO2DRrd64eqHYnBIQlAWcEbrJLJd/s3935/adder%20IMG_0685%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsrB4ih2VUjQlqvzuCv9-rVfh1s1qEHRWzYunCkzZnXx7jnTIDm2HUqfz1AfPDnn5bk_C0LHJebgkFsyKGI2THLt7aCGTHoFYyd7TN2QBJBgEmBaFkxzwWHH74ZGyv036goa8K4L9hfnRMeyq6qeZ5O5C7R4yTDHTFDzCHCiFEh6jKQmRxC-h4eDTiRiQ/w640-h426/ringed%20plover%20IMG_0648%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this male Ringed Plover (sandlo) was energetically display flighting over Gressholmen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI05wZXCOPOCe3gWOe6hYTE5JZ9pp_GyiLw88WiC3-13A3psYTAxyyruPMeq0r509VdQvVNPDHbW9mkQr1Rmc2awia9W6-Q_OyYSC6rqO_vpOjo7WNZsVvhcC2yJBLj3U2LCl1IdSI73Tbiv9t4Ip1o3LZCYOmu-dHqww8ENpp66C7qA2fyUnM-GJqoDM7/s6000/shelduck%20IMG_0650%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78YIZh_kFihOHIXr-0_NuFmAcFizy_iSiFVlFfbagwapBrgZPaJo7ZI1-Sox_bK5ifU9RFErFTprHcWbOpY8sxGsD7l7LDdQRqDqlotvLFwzqa1TZQkYutMKofkJD1R9mW6N84AYbrVq1jX4ifjFiJ8xn4dn0jo9xHRVN0ZbbHgRftM7ryMi1q0hF7Nnr/w640-h480/FD470F05-4D1F-4400-A62F-85C5871FCD58.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the great Hengsenga flood on Wednesday with a thin layer of ice</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyHQca2d8nqM-C2zFseQIjitQyZChQYFluenR6AI256FWVcYXN9ejpGyWU5t_2rUXVEj0SZBr2-8iSgf9Jo2pd2Ln9_SsY6iIGzvo6mHStkMDPHc4dYEMu2d1ODF4PyGj6Dw1dQ4LsJqV9iQXM5JyllI3qrTHofG-pbxn1u8kpbL1MS8nUJuFWkfT42Xg/s4032/1AA29D81-3858-4632-AE72-71B60EB766B2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyHQca2d8nqM-C2zFseQIjitQyZChQYFluenR6AI256FWVcYXN9ejpGyWU5t_2rUXVEj0SZBr2-8iSgf9Jo2pd2Ln9_SsY6iIGzvo6mHStkMDPHc4dYEMu2d1ODF4PyGj6Dw1dQ4LsJqV9iQXM5JyllI3qrTHofG-pbxn1u8kpbL1MS8nUJuFWkfT42Xg/w640-h480/1AA29D81-3858-4632-AE72-71B60EB766B2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maridalen on Sunday morning - the same fields that had only a few days ago held flocks of Skylarks (sanglerke) and Snow Buntings (snøspurv)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-23432368602390530152024-03-13T21:53:00.002+01:002024-03-14T19:19:12.165+01:00Out Owling!<p>I have previously expressed my worries that this would not
be a good spring for singing owls and my only serious attempt to hear them
earlier in February resulted in zero owls. I have seen a few reports coming in
though so last night I teemed up with Jack to hit Akerhus’s Owl Road and if two
lifers for Jacky Boy is any way to judge success then we were successful.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conditions were nigh on perfect with no wind, a stary sky
and temperatures a few degrees below zero. We were not the only ones to have
noted this weather forecast and we met other birders on a similar mission. When
you go on these owling trips you stop the car frequently and listen for a few
minutes at a time so it is obvious that you can easily miss birds as they do
not sing continuously for the whole night. We stopped at some sites three times
and only heard owls once but our perseverance was rewarded. We finished by hearing
2 singing Tawny Owls, 6 Tengmalm’s and best of all a Great Grey. Jack also
heard a distant Pygmy which my older ears failed to register. The owls were
concentrated in a relatively small area with most of our stops revealing
nothing so it is likely that rodent concentrations are quite localised. As a sign
of how concentrated the owls were we heard 2 Tengmalm’s from the same spot, a
Tengmalm’s and a Tawny from another and another Tengmalm’s and the GG from a
third. The GG was quite distant with it having to have been a minimum of 500m
away but the song carried well although was too low to record. It sang already
at 1930 but was subsequently quiet until after 2200 when it sang almost
continually.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the Tengmalm’s sang close to the road and allowed
itself to be observed and even photographed although I didn’t optimise my
camera settings.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P_wjusiis04a3c5ca8T8cG-pY7taBBEKejmVIqxmaPwvUYojgxDi-1BrSZqQoHC74WliTMVl6UNUzSBeFi5zORmd_xe1-vt83EeX5Jb3m4e4KBXCsnB2ZxtsmUi7le2po5jkhENjUdp6Y-ZvmUI2pDFcUQAzE24HCCpcVTV_NY30DCOZPHz6GaeJoA2i/s4032/8577C997-9A54-4480-8A15-E49295F56BB5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P_wjusiis04a3c5ca8T8cG-pY7taBBEKejmVIqxmaPwvUYojgxDi-1BrSZqQoHC74WliTMVl6UNUzSBeFi5zORmd_xe1-vt83EeX5Jb3m4e4KBXCsnB2ZxtsmUi7le2po5jkhENjUdp6Y-ZvmUI2pDFcUQAzE24HCCpcVTV_NY30DCOZPHz6GaeJoA2i/w640-h480/8577C997-9A54-4480-8A15-E49295F56BB5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18:58 by which time we had heard Tawny Owl and Jack had heard a Pygmy</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZMiyKl-19CFmzpmESCET2mKOsQ4A_ssoy6bhRrpu36Lh1yMT-eu01IfF4C5nvF3w4gb2Q3bwF_G2-tfy2mDVIVElsR1odiOZNws786az12j5prkbiu4Dzz2vqDFjYJIOWq4wEtnqyMuObBgTozH8eALKLhlm2dAPCatb4TE9aNSs7Nrc9Plc_A597zYt/s4608/moose%20IMG_1040%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZMiyKl-19CFmzpmESCET2mKOsQ4A_ssoy6bhRrpu36Lh1yMT-eu01IfF4C5nvF3w4gb2Q3bwF_G2-tfy2mDVIVElsR1odiOZNws786az12j5prkbiu4Dzz2vqDFjYJIOWq4wEtnqyMuObBgTozH8eALKLhlm2dAPCatb4TE9aNSs7Nrc9Plc_A597zYt/w640-h480/moose%20IMG_1040%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a Moose showed well today</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VsNpmjKU2Qs" width="320" youtube-src-id="VsNpmjKU2Qs"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-4844047741530707112024-03-11T19:42:00.000+01:002024-03-11T19:42:01.794+01:00Nothing new<p>It has remained cold with northerly winds so no new migrants
have arrived in Maridalen and the Lapwings have gone presumably as far south as
they need to find soft mud to probe in.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There has been a good congregation of Skylarks (now up to
45) and Snow Buntings (17) though which have proven to be experts at hiding
themselves away.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Sunday I had to visit Jessheim and was able to make up
for that forgettable experience by going on a wild goose chase and finding the
Taiga Beans again. This time the flock numbered 108 including 2 collared birds
and nearby a pair was associating with Whooper Swans and I wonder whether these
were “vagrant” birds from a different breeding area.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The weather is forecast to change from Wednesday with
southerly winds and plus temperatures so we should get a small rush of migrants
and my money is on a Red Kite gracing the Dale.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8bSlrO8TH3i0rBVbtheHLmcamdGw6n2_bjw5M7xjQLcRZXb_i9xX1wFUvWhSGCmeVPPqNUzYFzb7uA-Itom4HNSic1cJjCztYsGNLkFQ1wY-xgDkawE806EVKqlA7GXPtl2bK0UfUqU8ZhZaQ6FvyUf4DzMAWK9IwDU7G0vgeTFfnE5WbydqCoET7hA9/s3296/snow%20bunting%20IMG_0180%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3296" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8bSlrO8TH3i0rBVbtheHLmcamdGw6n2_bjw5M7xjQLcRZXb_i9xX1wFUvWhSGCmeVPPqNUzYFzb7uA-Itom4HNSic1cJjCztYsGNLkFQ1wY-xgDkawE806EVKqlA7GXPtl2bK0UfUqU8ZhZaQ6FvyUf4DzMAWK9IwDU7G0vgeTFfnE5WbydqCoET7hA9/w640-h518/snow%20bunting%20IMG_0180%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Buntings (snøspurv) in flight</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="4370" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6ByYe0iAN59utGRQNSQ3D1SYE2Do8uIqXdrQHtlyhf2gXGoPiCVK5NauWKBjgbrj8mwjgkG0vHm0UMa1KuagmDB1OLuUm5o7kyH6U_DenTffWCWJRpi6pYDUGKQPTTfu-5V8ma-h88AVit2DGassZoW9fjGV3oybwP24oscZQKU-CJVPuOqgqs9vnYNr/w640-h152/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_0258%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">part of Taiga Bean Goose flock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQ7DCRbcyLSe-X_cDJ-s10vVVHqB-snxn74vXb9p_DEmQGexvqgXToT1E6Wu1wMH213c3O-xcGwuiNKe2ftZAl4kO9ubBeHPHVjTKf2GiyyCPPIqOGu4pbsynWhpCHMl2LFdEBdfFaXGk1fvhLAZkBM4F8EMyBDKEH0N55dk4l3vhw87RlTnJfaJNcD25/s6000/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_0262%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQ7DCRbcyLSe-X_cDJ-s10vVVHqB-snxn74vXb9p_DEmQGexvqgXToT1E6Wu1wMH213c3O-xcGwuiNKe2ftZAl4kO9ubBeHPHVjTKf2GiyyCPPIqOGu4pbsynWhpCHMl2LFdEBdfFaXGk1fvhLAZkBM4F8EMyBDKEH0N55dk4l3vhw87RlTnJfaJNcD25/w640-h426/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_0262%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the whole flock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMjyXRo7bmQ2VLDJSdQwuYjBc4rthIr3cwMU7Hkt4CpbqaaRWwm3dNW1TqkdM1-2zWC46NYEWyIbFYJtjQDEXl0iS73P7q1ayKPgdtghem2F3MOztCUhkX_hal4s5wHitCHHaF70lzxdHmyg5-fGm3rpVpUZc0ECJHd3XlHMD1Dr2FF0rCQLPi6uwzkL_/s2851/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_0269%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="2851" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMjyXRo7bmQ2VLDJSdQwuYjBc4rthIr3cwMU7Hkt4CpbqaaRWwm3dNW1TqkdM1-2zWC46NYEWyIbFYJtjQDEXl0iS73P7q1ayKPgdtghem2F3MOztCUhkX_hal4s5wHitCHHaF70lzxdHmyg5-fGm3rpVpUZc0ECJHd3XlHMD1Dr2FF0rCQLPi6uwzkL_/w640-h430/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_0269%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the pair associating with Whooper Swans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoP0Va4QXhvJuec-DbBiaraqK9bhGDToJnUZWiuSQZDHTz3XLZ3XFf6ci28ufJWRUVSvxySuNdiIbY3bD9AAOZo60gLsMvNYOftxZ4VA4IKFBURwhptfSpJfp6HDt-AL8zjaODHcViMCPw1hvvtrkcheSvHzKgfzivSPhc5jCs8ywH1ChyphenhyphenbMMESu_ybWFz/s6000/bearded%20tit%20IMG_0121%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoP0Va4QXhvJuec-DbBiaraqK9bhGDToJnUZWiuSQZDHTz3XLZ3XFf6ci28ufJWRUVSvxySuNdiIbY3bD9AAOZo60gLsMvNYOftxZ4VA4IKFBURwhptfSpJfp6HDt-AL8zjaODHcViMCPw1hvvtrkcheSvHzKgfzivSPhc5jCs8ywH1ChyphenhyphenbMMESu_ybWFz/w640-h426/bearded%20tit%20IMG_0121%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a visit to Fornebu revealed the continued presence of Bearded Tits (skjeggmeis) although all apart from this female were feeding on the ground and only giving their presence away through frequent calling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50PZCgKF8cPJKKjvqhW6sgKEyz_g78y9zjpNB2jhlrmYNEfuOkTanlLCvBYDrSMImA6JugzzSnDbEF3ElADoz_7qKFp8Tgh5bEneNNcE3627ZIt11kqtw17kMDV7FJQnsTKZ-r-6vB0rGXQFuDrykS7ATsOHg_WbjQ7MSFADh-xh3zONezsXhhPBkTIPT/s3435/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_0144%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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The ice is still very thick but I would not feel safe walking on it</td></tr></tbody></table>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-61133708969919019142024-03-07T20:01:00.005+01:002024-03-07T20:01:34.056+01:00Beans r back<p>Cold nights and sunny but still cold days have caused the
thaw to stop and also put a halt to new arrivals of migrants. This morning
there was no wind and the fjord had a thin layer of ice on it!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Taiga Bean Geese have arrived though. The tagged bird
left Denmark on the 4<sup>th</sup> and arrived at the Glomma early on the 5<sup>th</sup>
having spent the night at Årnestangen. A flock of 50 were seen at Glomma on the
afternoon of 5<sup>th</sup> and I visited yesterday and saw ca.100 but they
were at very long range so I was not able to read any collars. Apart from Whooper
Swans there were hardly any other migrants to see and although the fields on
the east side of the river were mostly free of snow the ground was frozen.
Surprisingly the fields on the west of the river were still largely covered in
snow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday and today Red-necked Grebes were reported on the fjord
but both sightings (same bird?) seem to be Slavonian Grebes. I saw todays’ bird
together with a GC Grebe and many Guillemots (all the birds had been
concentrated due to the ice) and it smalls size was enough to rule out RnG
although distance and lighting made plumage details impossible to see.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In Maridalen a Whooper Swan family with three young has now
turned up which must be last years family who have not lost any young over the
winter. 27 Skylarks this evening was I am sure a record count and 2 Snow
Buntings allowed themselves to be photographed. A male House Sparrow was also entering a nest hole so they male well be breeding alongside Tree Sparrows.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The White-fronted Geese and the flood remain at Bygdøy. The
flood waters were frozen this morning and the geese were showing very close to
the path and gave what were perhaps my best ever views of adult birds.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpfTu3TeC3bQ0xd_9rUFonBaTYvBOedbqwx7-zZfWhv-wgaDfMsXfBo25iQhyDqLi2re8TYDGf5k5T4qn-ieyl22B9ImCnco3jQiWQETyO3IglgFWjViUmhVxATouSD_uOKCcKWceycDKtFOYRdFyKmolx2eC-nEoxciMX6Sm8gHCrBa-sP4OMP0KjdN7/s6000/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_9839%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpfTu3TeC3bQ0xd_9rUFonBaTYvBOedbqwx7-zZfWhv-wgaDfMsXfBo25iQhyDqLi2re8TYDGf5k5T4qn-ieyl22B9ImCnco3jQiWQETyO3IglgFWjViUmhVxATouSD_uOKCcKWceycDKtFOYRdFyKmolx2eC-nEoxciMX6Sm8gHCrBa-sP4OMP0KjdN7/w640-h426/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_9839%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spot the Taiga Beans? Distance is about 2.5km</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtWjCtA1Dp3oh_3XWDveRGtFelrrSflf1Y0Blj69AuPD6QwbZQGlTroQrfR9EUFRBKdHfKb7t23NED0B82pqGwFDxcmZMsdiLVpqgorMiuhW_VkSEwwo5AoRGbx4JN7BGh8u3mDrq2L48VyMhUNrcBrN5VpPO_sCV0ZZ5G-1TQMVvTXn43TGQMS3qiRTk/s6000/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_9845%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtWjCtA1Dp3oh_3XWDveRGtFelrrSflf1Y0Blj69AuPD6QwbZQGlTroQrfR9EUFRBKdHfKb7t23NED0B82pqGwFDxcmZMsdiLVpqgorMiuhW_VkSEwwo5AoRGbx4JN7BGh8u3mDrq2L48VyMhUNrcBrN5VpPO_sCV0ZZ5G-1TQMVvTXn43TGQMS3qiRTk/w640-h426/taiga%20bean%20goose%20IMG_9845%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there they are</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1LwPATAEbUM" width="320" youtube-src-id="1LwPATAEbUM"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26Fuj1V1z1kMMHKgyu7y9wOVllfh9Nw2pK75nNnfQ2dLu40KxsRPQgDlrABlACuKFj2W9jBAtASHdgCEO-YoY_18HLrqp2omL5YWRzDgrTwKkMGWzKl2aiPNpHvtw1W3r-h80EsfUnjDzAzE0hyBVCUFUeMWm88BXlzOrU737SN59Gk-UleiatXQDeJKH/s6000/grebes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26Fuj1V1z1kMMHKgyu7y9wOVllfh9Nw2pK75nNnfQ2dLu40KxsRPQgDlrABlACuKFj2W9jBAtASHdgCEO-YoY_18HLrqp2omL5YWRzDgrTwKkMGWzKl2aiPNpHvtw1W3r-h80EsfUnjDzAzE0hyBVCUFUeMWm88BXlzOrU737SN59Gk-UleiatXQDeJKH/w640-h426/grebes.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slavonian Grebe (red), Guillemot (green) and Great Crested Grebe (blue). Faith is required here... Distance is about 3km</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWMfkBgdB6Df9gHwIi7nRCEkeq6RPXz9hlkScpPld0xL-ZyDjN0F_HdjWILgk7ZwAK4wp2Bui6M7MlQVPCeCK59Vg-SBojLrm_l_Mr-LLGDrWPN4zuJIbQvQRJ6B3cAE5muCqcp3NZ_dn9WTspf0nK2Ljp2WZW7YZfZ-XFk8VWCUq9X46IjmOKgJj0-tY/s3102/snow%20bunting%20IMG_9895%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="3102" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWMfkBgdB6Df9gHwIi7nRCEkeq6RPXz9hlkScpPld0xL-ZyDjN0F_HdjWILgk7ZwAK4wp2Bui6M7MlQVPCeCK59Vg-SBojLrm_l_Mr-LLGDrWPN4zuJIbQvQRJ6B3cAE5muCqcp3NZ_dn9WTspf0nK2Ljp2WZW7YZfZ-XFk8VWCUq9X46IjmOKgJj0-tY/w640-h378/snow%20bunting%20IMG_9895%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Buntings (snøspurv) in Maridalen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJcIMVpt7gpLZeBnuxyyRuuVUuQgkvcpv2hjoGVsam2YDFIt-dgvvvbSJvEL7_vcCF_1mDffbymMwmIvbNx1YaM9DNRDu4yyqWpOjLASEIZbKfLq_jT1J11lRsyUrZWBIT3l5q2q-Ne_a-oso2mIFdn0Lxcry1chdXvFk3BFXvC9rWlfChWQfb7wcQqje/s6000/lapwing%20IMG_9797%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJcIMVpt7gpLZeBnuxyyRuuVUuQgkvcpv2hjoGVsam2YDFIt-dgvvvbSJvEL7_vcCF_1mDffbymMwmIvbNx1YaM9DNRDu4yyqWpOjLASEIZbKfLq_jT1J11lRsyUrZWBIT3l5q2q-Ne_a-oso2mIFdn0Lxcry1chdXvFk3BFXvC9rWlfChWQfb7wcQqje/w640-h426/lapwing%20IMG_9797%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a Lapwing (vipe). This was the only one I saw whilst going on a wild goose chase. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDy7Ogvnaux3xqDiLlIsvfnPnL-XDh1qXPjkEvGRTtqqo27s3OmvS8gV2Foz7lJ_b_UaJ-rElBmMGKzJ07XmOhKWUCK58PV3iG0Zf4EeGS9JkcBVdrWl04pMXh7GdWLWoVvedmXXWRMm8f0ScBp2bFwfBROtQRFdbOtFlMVIRuuJZVL5rX47qOByCZEy0m/s2908/lapwing%20IMG_9803%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2315" data-original-width="2908" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDy7Ogvnaux3xqDiLlIsvfnPnL-XDh1qXPjkEvGRTtqqo27s3OmvS8gV2Foz7lJ_b_UaJ-rElBmMGKzJ07XmOhKWUCK58PV3iG0Zf4EeGS9JkcBVdrWl04pMXh7GdWLWoVvedmXXWRMm8f0ScBp2bFwfBROtQRFdbOtFlMVIRuuJZVL5rX47qOByCZEy0m/w640-h510/lapwing%20IMG_9803%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7inFP-LlDOtVB96r0Vpqim9LzaPrOBJCOQBbLlkRbJoSt6K4aMxOjgV_ycAjP8BKxWYiEWCsSdXk0I_XpSYHzIPrzc-ep6ChPtxYGnOBj23UX2u_c3zhZhHs8JbJD-KcuOWQzlsnw4WG9pesJX3udzkgyssLl0emPZSwFATmh-5Xvu98Ck8L7TQ5gdCG/s3240/lapwing%20IMG_9817%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="3240" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7inFP-LlDOtVB96r0Vpqim9LzaPrOBJCOQBbLlkRbJoSt6K4aMxOjgV_ycAjP8BKxWYiEWCsSdXk0I_XpSYHzIPrzc-ep6ChPtxYGnOBj23UX2u_c3zhZhHs8JbJD-KcuOWQzlsnw4WG9pesJX3udzkgyssLl0emPZSwFATmh-5Xvu98Ck8L7TQ5gdCG/w640-h450/lapwing%20IMG_9817%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pEzbsCCTUY4Fxjkig86f3Zws6R_Oz7VPUFEdctWc1NzAjAeC2vtWY-RkzlihG0GYMMFgqeivmS7yi979t17Aj0B2MEMYOknN7gNinByPU17FY7J6XmbOy93U9ORNFNv9qZNEBYgEf0L80VvZYxdWGpfw-fwLLJkg_P-AYYeRPg-F1JYdiSsWnVooc0Nd/s3287/lapwing%20IMG_9819%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="3287" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pEzbsCCTUY4Fxjkig86f3Zws6R_Oz7VPUFEdctWc1NzAjAeC2vtWY-RkzlihG0GYMMFgqeivmS7yi979t17Aj0B2MEMYOknN7gNinByPU17FY7J6XmbOy93U9ORNFNv9qZNEBYgEf0L80VvZYxdWGpfw-fwLLJkg_P-AYYeRPg-F1JYdiSsWnVooc0Nd/w640-h446/lapwing%20IMG_9819%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55kKmkx-nKdEpXh8ohRzijG4WIbunYNIe2mNPSmObPzILJrA05HWolVHKAeR2VJcb5WIckngMnNkuCmka6cWotCfYD5s-QosSapiAcPlk1L8ObPRwXvHfixajYQuHxhuc6bAHQDREtNihk7bglvLCMjxbXyiCTdO6UfShDS8P39xfPmf4QQk_rxWcKBmQ/s1935/white%20fronted%20goose%20IMG_0001%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1935" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55kKmkx-nKdEpXh8ohRzijG4WIbunYNIe2mNPSmObPzILJrA05HWolVHKAeR2VJcb5WIckngMnNkuCmka6cWotCfYD5s-QosSapiAcPlk1L8ObPRwXvHfixajYQuHxhuc6bAHQDREtNihk7bglvLCMjxbXyiCTdO6UfShDS8P39xfPmf4QQk_rxWcKBmQ/w640-h480/white%20fronted%20goose%20IMG_0001%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-fronted Geese (tundragås). The bird on the right has a very extensive blaze </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSblMIksyVu95rNbgYjLQQYC7z1QSSH59gAWifJLnOYlkHRWqpJvvawYzovX6G7HUE4jjLMA4q5QhxMBFLqWR4UPVWiyciMNK2WBhLgBMwVsNU91phnerkWwKjVk4SMam6nWebL448Ue_nXH3xSMfqTkY2aoTFa4cMJs2148OzgBiVXjvXlhGPRcEaYgRn/s4416/white%20fronted%20goose%20IMG_0011%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="4416" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSblMIksyVu95rNbgYjLQQYC7z1QSSH59gAWifJLnOYlkHRWqpJvvawYzovX6G7HUE4jjLMA4q5QhxMBFLqWR4UPVWiyciMNK2WBhLgBMwVsNU91phnerkWwKjVk4SMam6nWebL448Ue_nXH3xSMfqTkY2aoTFa4cMJs2148OzgBiVXjvXlhGPRcEaYgRn/w640-h238/white%20fronted%20goose%20IMG_0011%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a juvenile/1st winter bird in the winter. With scaly feathers, no black barring and a black bill tip</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBxawZms0Q56rjs5C7GkJ9pL2p75Y55IQoGXfhMekYLPog89GwjGR2xK0raKMY9N0HS_Lm0OcP-7ROQ_YkTu8UUc3f34ODb9mXb-pu4kZ0mAZeBeEatKwgYW1prq1M0hhL-umrDXJAyFHNAzb99WCrHQw29CSQ95bDrKreeEDfw7WjOyD5RE1reKLUec5/s2167/white%20fronted%20goose%20IMG_0021%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="2167" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBxawZms0Q56rjs5C7GkJ9pL2p75Y55IQoGXfhMekYLPog89GwjGR2xK0raKMY9N0HS_Lm0OcP-7ROQ_YkTu8UUc3f34ODb9mXb-pu4kZ0mAZeBeEatKwgYW1prq1M0hhL-umrDXJAyFHNAzb99WCrHQw29CSQ95bDrKreeEDfw7WjOyD5RE1reKLUec5/w640-h464/white%20fronted%20goose%20IMG_0021%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZrJ70MmCRzu0QxcwRkhyphenhyphen7DP2eq5XGz9y2T9tye445kEGYXM1cEwH06ZRS1Y6sTenDaVNJUKscGSe181dyaVGMhpVm8QzH7QTe3LxnZZXPPJK9ndrigLjIIk5D_MzOBLYpWD3_yvRlreqiv0Lc1HNalGQfuUVJK9lgel2FbvPofZ-oZRV2swVoazwOklg/s2269/white%20fronted%20goose%20IMG_0042%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaA3xz4A4kHp6XjkM5ELsVYHRHNsTXH5Y2HDn9wWmDia0witJ2bMS17-Sj2CeS0k6l4PYZQn_kP6fMi5ozA1WMLIQoOcBUJZUeXPqsSoaw0od3Wdu4C6XueXmx15wl-gExQCjRYI1yRtFktaWyEujllGH2WZGYU24NijkAm6c6cqHhOEtiNXx9m-FU1Nv/w640-h426/whooper%20swan%20great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_0106%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Whooper Swan (sangsvane) family are easy to see but can you spot the Great Grey Shrike (varsler)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCikWQlu0_L7rTTGTPcanOKoqyoISUOGXPIWb6xwIqvDl69D9Les7wjSHdpbkygC3mLDTEJrJM47KgFSP1Fe6YRLLYggMnqIy31JeHQRTT5Pd9Mt0mlpw5NPSSIlo0yPYeCE9wAT0FX2JJvC3-LY21X6xXCbn11sMdWfEKr80lTCaDOSk0ZWgFTdz0WDF/s6000/house%20sparrow%20IMG_9865%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjSEP-MB3xjsLYKpmCHQJWJVjfg4OQdF6XoLd5BMMFms-fXIWj5Ti5hwegi9vBYRsXwgR9UFdWeI5wa8AYAz2NzlXK3rgCsaJrirGsEntrLOspsr_l4Wi5UGj3VemC_Ss0qifCB4Xo48bdU279GeWE3BO8jPyhdfEw0-Ba6FrZo67HLw-xpcUAKXyAUEp/w640-h426/tree%20sparrow%20IMG_9874%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree Sparrows (pilfink)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ2b-U44HOG3jzCyUPM0FaaSeHz054E3_ZBaQ4I7XCE5efJEsI9y4Jhf4vaWKSUICYLGpnG-TDtsGpi7kDDxY-HUnNFFPsEHzvx5NZ4rhr-geCp57wPqaL3_bDjbeuYOmME_j1Wfn2it63wbvN-7nrB4R3wggiBQV6RkD83-f_Qw9ksTg9BVzj4ZND62s/s4315/roe%20deer%20mistle%20thrush%20IMG_0112%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="4315" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ2b-U44HOG3jzCyUPM0FaaSeHz054E3_ZBaQ4I7XCE5efJEsI9y4Jhf4vaWKSUICYLGpnG-TDtsGpi7kDDxY-HUnNFFPsEHzvx5NZ4rhr-geCp57wPqaL3_bDjbeuYOmME_j1Wfn2it63wbvN-7nrB4R3wggiBQV6RkD83-f_Qw9ksTg9BVzj4ZND62s/w640-h424/roe%20deer%20mistle%20thrush%20IMG_0112%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 Roe Deer and a Mistle Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-33727819860873958082024-03-05T18:09:00.001+01:002024-03-05T18:35:30.518+01:00Lapwings (and more) are back<p>A week or so of plus temperatures and some rain has now made
Maridalen suitable for the first migrants although a lot of snow remains and in
places is still knee deep. The forecast for the coming week though is for
overnight frosts so the pace of the thaw will slow down.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday there were multiple Skylarks and 3 Stock Doves in The
Dale and today the first Lapwings, Snow Buntings and Mistle Thrush plus even
more larks including quite bit of song, displaying Goshawks and drumming Lesser
Spotted Woodpecker. The Great Grey Shrike also performed impeccably.</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-svcgajQLl1S-H8K9mWjGJVOlgVu0Dw5Q1cSSQazU0ICfzmeEDR6QLV4Jp51gK5NvqnJURVFDN5hsTTR7lF4MoR6zIDTt2EAKKLNyQS6YLChNAOQbi3kJ3AGl0ZuCiKxnxjgM1n24I2KGY0prAhB62AUTxAumBM7eE3jdxMTlv1SG44EqgiDI3Ukby0D/s4032/E7EE1BDA-58F6-40A0-8A39-8E3AB0B862CC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-svcgajQLl1S-H8K9mWjGJVOlgVu0Dw5Q1cSSQazU0ICfzmeEDR6QLV4Jp51gK5NvqnJURVFDN5hsTTR7lF4MoR6zIDTt2EAKKLNyQS6YLChNAOQbi3kJ3AGl0ZuCiKxnxjgM1n24I2KGY0prAhB62AUTxAumBM7eE3jdxMTlv1SG44EqgiDI3Ukby0D/w640-h480/E7EE1BDA-58F6-40A0-8A39-8E3AB0B862CC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skjerven today where there were 2 Lapwing (vipe) and a number of Skylarks despite all that snow<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_X5wHM9l9Yo44ZuZinF-032RSbJ6v62Gw_YBOCNlAQK0EOd-eL7XxfAtriq904JursG0Autu0lpvKxE8_2lR8rXuqN5Lb7Hfylpg-kV9Stxmy-qd8DGm9KR3IRJKhhO8sd7rE8eRobyEG-igX_XRKdC1xiH-AcGiF1iMb06gqimY2MSf08HYiGQ7_5Sx/s904/lapwing%20arrival%20date%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="904" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_X5wHM9l9Yo44ZuZinF-032RSbJ6v62Gw_YBOCNlAQK0EOd-eL7XxfAtriq904JursG0Autu0lpvKxE8_2lR8rXuqN5Lb7Hfylpg-kV9Stxmy-qd8DGm9KR3IRJKhhO8sd7rE8eRobyEG-igX_XRKdC1xiH-AcGiF1iMb06gqimY2MSf08HYiGQ7_5Sx/w640-h544/lapwing%20arrival%20date%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there seems a definite trend for the Lapwings to arrive earlier and 5 March is the second earliest date I have recorded</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSmkotnDTHQSkI-0piBb5X5cr0PZslGj-5evue0v3T4eMypcj9yEy2lNlzPVB01v-FnZTQhcdNWZq6QoefhvRUU7CICMAhDWn3bzAqFCRvEUQoZQfojaIf4-tPFteVOWUdL-76mLsshyFjpJOf8Sv82tfnJPt7HQ0SIMIfyLkjmDdlGC02Ew7KU8d74ce/s6000/lapwing%20IMG_9653%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSmkotnDTHQSkI-0piBb5X5cr0PZslGj-5evue0v3T4eMypcj9yEy2lNlzPVB01v-FnZTQhcdNWZq6QoefhvRUU7CICMAhDWn3bzAqFCRvEUQoZQfojaIf4-tPFteVOWUdL-76mLsshyFjpJOf8Sv82tfnJPt7HQ0SIMIfyLkjmDdlGC02Ew7KU8d74ce/w640-h426/lapwing%20IMG_9653%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lapwing #1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPPgeBfPFJ6Kh_NjytNX7PTZVFwQHG8zlOfA5wz1YDh4bHIAySgEFhjGaTfwOz-my4jHg8moIpht-oLewzdVg4Qhtncbvsh7oqovqP6MiWsI8-0x3eHGmPAEEIb2LXzkhZ1pjTNSQUH9_Qolgr8lsgQWVS2MhESJJwfmES-ONRpsErUezRrt4psGofFO6/s6000/lapwing%20IMG_9656%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPPgeBfPFJ6Kh_NjytNX7PTZVFwQHG8zlOfA5wz1YDh4bHIAySgEFhjGaTfwOz-my4jHg8moIpht-oLewzdVg4Qhtncbvsh7oqovqP6MiWsI8-0x3eHGmPAEEIb2LXzkhZ1pjTNSQUH9_Qolgr8lsgQWVS2MhESJJwfmES-ONRpsErUezRrt4psGofFO6/w640-h426/lapwing%20IMG_9656%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zuqCMXcnPW3gu3vvUhfJ88SIs6kjJ6tSnbHWZbCylDGikmXv9ImlWD0Kft-Pnbruu3IFuOpzpXwZgWOEqVEnLKUCWzuKWR_7v_XBgNUFDu9xvRKQh5fp0hvfKsxubRRVfyookkLEjwf5PkZr61zGDPuu64I3VWgDUs-MZD-j94rfbL0QQRu74jVnNFl1/s1185/lapwing%20skylark%20IMG_9655%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="1185" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zuqCMXcnPW3gu3vvUhfJ88SIs6kjJ6tSnbHWZbCylDGikmXv9ImlWD0Kft-Pnbruu3IFuOpzpXwZgWOEqVEnLKUCWzuKWR_7v_XBgNUFDu9xvRKQh5fp0hvfKsxubRRVfyookkLEjwf5PkZr61zGDPuu64I3VWgDUs-MZD-j94rfbL0QQRu74jVnNFl1/w640-h480/lapwing%20skylark%20IMG_9655%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#1 with a Skylark</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG8n07K3yXBJtz8kN643y18ezhXjvgknTPCCB1-z0BLaPoB7_eyhNNpbFJNv41km0ueOBqQK7Tbpde5WZT5m3D8k0ncAfg7ArmAZRxpqHpw-Uzhz4a-ZA2uq6YM34Y25hkTV38WeqnS5nJjy7178xx5L2UKh0AkaWJojgACeDh_CDH2ZrhKPN-k6dTCAR/s4032/4D2C1A33-0041-49F5-988E-0558F53D4627.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG8n07K3yXBJtz8kN643y18ezhXjvgknTPCCB1-z0BLaPoB7_eyhNNpbFJNv41km0ueOBqQK7Tbpde5WZT5m3D8k0ncAfg7ArmAZRxpqHpw-Uzhz4a-ZA2uq6YM34Y25hkTV38WeqnS5nJjy7178xx5L2UKh0AkaWJojgACeDh_CDH2ZrhKPN-k6dTCAR/w640-h480/4D2C1A33-0041-49F5-988E-0558F53D4627.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fields at Nes yesterday (4 March) which already held Skylarks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelqZN0slXDS4tLXHqGtU9mK3yEhskdgYOxo-XCEecg5jj1P6DnIag74nC_v0ZXIolyM2XqSuO6SEqxIOuW4XVcuXNdN7Dd6-Yc1PwkFvM9xnhoZLPQOEt3t58qDXcDS7ziuUAKFVkr_MA2chhVz-VxKaOFyTXoTKclPdp-9rxxS7Y1AnliXDAfvLSSptH/s1945/skylark%20IMG_9543%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1945" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelqZN0slXDS4tLXHqGtU9mK3yEhskdgYOxo-XCEecg5jj1P6DnIag74nC_v0ZXIolyM2XqSuO6SEqxIOuW4XVcuXNdN7Dd6-Yc1PwkFvM9xnhoZLPQOEt3t58qDXcDS7ziuUAKFVkr_MA2chhVz-VxKaOFyTXoTKclPdp-9rxxS7Y1AnliXDAfvLSSptH/w640-h478/skylark%20IMG_9543%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">singing Skylark</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq46ufdroZ3erfgPfUiL73k4CV6un4PnEy2vsxeTuB6dQY8iGxTXQKgVSMYeXw0HN_EuNvykDUmlHa2i7pXJYmfGkLxcQuq-aF-aTSgGk9EWePCvInQezmWB62UfWEyS91ovMrN119US36ejzs_qL9pBBvbatlolKbY_hf7uQMDeoWODRzPxsrWZzeVpF5/s1648/goshawk%20IMG_9635%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1648" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq46ufdroZ3erfgPfUiL73k4CV6un4PnEy2vsxeTuB6dQY8iGxTXQKgVSMYeXw0HN_EuNvykDUmlHa2i7pXJYmfGkLxcQuq-aF-aTSgGk9EWePCvInQezmWB62UfWEyS91ovMrN119US36ejzs_qL9pBBvbatlolKbY_hf7uQMDeoWODRzPxsrWZzeVpF5/w640-h460/goshawk%20IMG_9635%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">displaying adult male Goshawk (hønsehauk)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdn-mWUz4eHgqbFxbmYdL6VFNMhXwTbcOcBELzMj56NeBgP6pLCjKQ59UsU1Mvk7cj0ZjBaBCeheTLEjZQaAAv1OF8oPEFac5C5ebI9qS9Gtlxz_jcyZAHq2QdDaMKBMv3f0UczifNuYtoYrXLSNS4WV3JQ9p2SLUCz4iDnIHUhmClVdOVHpuyjr51vVv/s1833/lesser%20spotted%20woodpecker%20IMG_9623%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1833" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdn-mWUz4eHgqbFxbmYdL6VFNMhXwTbcOcBELzMj56NeBgP6pLCjKQ59UsU1Mvk7cj0ZjBaBCeheTLEjZQaAAv1OF8oPEFac5C5ebI9qS9Gtlxz_jcyZAHq2QdDaMKBMv3f0UczifNuYtoYrXLSNS4WV3JQ9p2SLUCz4iDnIHUhmClVdOVHpuyjr51vVv/w640-h504/lesser%20spotted%20woodpecker%20IMG_9623%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Lesser Spttoed Woodpecker (dvergspett) which was drumming quietly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vB21nFGeIZhv0Vi30chVZTO2xcH7fkHbFxrXFs6SVwoQUVX9N2rrvhDlIFp1rhUQE2LlF7sfTpgSGe6XrsNhPVw81x3S0QL_xWitn9eb3cCyCpCKPKH11cncFUM60fCpujN6-JfzJpVMu5u-hbXyKuPdcjAb3Cdq5Hwv4ODPXmiSbSgUvhz_Y-zpFTye/s6000/mistle%20thrush%20IMG_9648%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vB21nFGeIZhv0Vi30chVZTO2xcH7fkHbFxrXFs6SVwoQUVX9N2rrvhDlIFp1rhUQE2LlF7sfTpgSGe6XrsNhPVw81x3S0QL_xWitn9eb3cCyCpCKPKH11cncFUM60fCpujN6-JfzJpVMu5u-hbXyKuPdcjAb3Cdq5Hwv4ODPXmiSbSgUvhz_Y-zpFTye/w640-h426/mistle%20thrush%20IMG_9648%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first Mistle Thrush (duetrost) of the year</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStTdvsKk5EHAXKQinlGfQOHAeN0FTGtPZFXHkY3Zuu-OLXiNYMY0L-jjMH65LCB_cVEwgdephNPRbDCgZbx6wQRgkNUo2O8-YcfzpPLQDwzl_UqGY9FkTnNhvVD6LrXrUr6qD91wtHqsGiIzhvMpANizmZyh4UoLW5lTXFcC-yX6LjyzLGmzAByV3EPqX/s3074/starling%20IMG_9498%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="2741" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStTdvsKk5EHAXKQinlGfQOHAeN0FTGtPZFXHkY3Zuu-OLXiNYMY0L-jjMH65LCB_cVEwgdephNPRbDCgZbx6wQRgkNUo2O8-YcfzpPLQDwzl_UqGY9FkTnNhvVD6LrXrUr6qD91wtHqsGiIzhvMpANizmZyh4UoLW5lTXFcC-yX6LjyzLGmzAByV3EPqX/w570-h640/starling%20IMG_9498%20copy.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starlings (stær) have not arrived in Maridalen yet but these were at Fornebu yesterday and were clearly finding insects to eat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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migration. We get a very large passage of Pink-footed Geese over Oslo with some
stopping to rest and always the chance of something scarcer amongst them (in
the coming weeks we will be hoping to find the <a href="https://www.birdguides.com/news/canadian-ringed-rosss-goose-reaches-europe/" target="_blank">famous Ross’s Goose pair</a> amongst
them). And we also, of course, have the Scottish Taiga Bean Geese which I do
not appear to have turned up yet but will do so soon.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In Oslo itself there are few places where one can find
resting migrating geese. Østensjøvannet attracts lot of Canada, Greylag and
Barnacles but is still frozen. Maridalen can have the odd flock of resting
Pink-feets but perhaps the best place is on Bygdøy where the agricultural
fields can attract quite a few geese although disturbance is a big problem here.
Bygdøy’s big asset is its location at the head of the Oslo fjord so any
migrating geese looking for a place to land will see the fields with local
Greylags and Barnacles on and be tempted to land. Another pull factor is that
every now again there can be big floods when melt water and rain outgun the
pumps and drainage ditches. When this happens then a fantastic wetland is
created which has you dreaming of it being a permanent feature (but those sort
of (wet) dreams never come true in anti-nature Norway).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A visit to the fields at Hengsenga on Saturday revealed
amazing flood waters. Two Whooper Swans were the first birds I saw but then I
noticed the geese and there were grey geese of two sizes – the expected Greylags
but also smaller birds. There were not one, not two but EIGHTEEN White-fronted
Geese which is by far and away an Oslo record. With so many geese having been
seen further south (see my last post) then we can hope for more to come here in
the coming weeks especially if the flood waters persist. The longer they do
then we can also look forward to dabbling ducks and even wader – LONG LIVE THE
FLOOD!<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbilE82beMjEExidiMYQIslt4VLLmLoHr6U_DcEtIHux5F3Vx3YF9Lo6wt68Gah0BJag9r6A_RMF8CRQ8d_JzggePW8bYVjPPS8A-36F57zu5a0hJWTE8dMyt4JeQFRkSBjadtki9dK6OaJLIpIH_mQ-gtgcNsJ1VAT6rnFwJMvsNJS9-wMloeJ3ePpz2g/s4032/9D94EA8A-3433-4C77-9B28-AA13BAE59226.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbilE82beMjEExidiMYQIslt4VLLmLoHr6U_DcEtIHux5F3Vx3YF9Lo6wt68Gah0BJag9r6A_RMF8CRQ8d_JzggePW8bYVjPPS8A-36F57zu5a0hJWTE8dMyt4JeQFRkSBjadtki9dK6OaJLIpIH_mQ-gtgcNsJ1VAT6rnFwJMvsNJS9-wMloeJ3ePpz2g/w640-h480/9D94EA8A-3433-4C77-9B28-AA13BAE59226.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the flood waters looking from the south</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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surburban Rook. This less than annual species in Oslo has attracted a bit of
attention since then and has been added to a few Norway/Oslo/year lists since
then. Despite its propensity to sit in tall trees and call a lot I have failed
to see it again despite regularly driving through the area which is where Jr
Jr’s school is. Today though I had to pick her up and made sure I got there a
bit early so I could scan for it and this time I relocated it right by her
school!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was raining a lot (and is forecast to do so for a number
of days) and I was not inclined to get out of the car but was able to get a few
shots from within the car. I always feel very uncomfortable using the camera by
a school but no one called the police on me<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😉</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I had been unsure as to the age of the bird previously but
its darkish (although not black) bill surely makes it a 1st winter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The coming rain will cause lots of melting and floods so
fields around Oslo will soon be suitable for migrants although predominantly
northerly winds from Sunday onwards will unlikely lead to a big rush<span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoTuO0egui2sreJoTyGR93LQuUP3AdVjwtrwzavhGe-Y_jyAJISbc5Vy_hIt5h5j15xoRU4aw19xCBubLlOmv3eVM1H5BxRRsHJDxLcLK27IcVMsuzDi-mzyWjjx_0ILAVWpK1afoinbuPQ1kuFvVqgBsvNSNMKfYcFJ8otibiUKxNF_d6Av7f5pm6vU4/s3509/rook%20IMG_9387%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="3509" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoTuO0egui2sreJoTyGR93LQuUP3AdVjwtrwzavhGe-Y_jyAJISbc5Vy_hIt5h5j15xoRU4aw19xCBubLlOmv3eVM1H5BxRRsHJDxLcLK27IcVMsuzDi-mzyWjjx_0ILAVWpK1afoinbuPQ1kuFvVqgBsvNSNMKfYcFJ8otibiUKxNF_d6Av7f5pm6vU4/w640-h466/rook%20IMG_9387%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rook (kornkråke)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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about. I have not been to see the Smew again but it has apparently been
standing room only with up to 40 photographers filling their memory cards.
Having been through the (many) images I took I am rather happy with the ones I
got on Saturday so have no need for more.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>On Sunday Jack discovered Oslo’s second Stonechat of the
year on Bygdøy and I chose to visit there on Monday and then found the third (a
female) and then Anders found the fourth later in the day! Prior to 2021 there
had only been 5 records in Oslo but it has been annual since then but 4 in a
year is a new record and it isn’t even spring yet!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bygdøy also gave me very up close and personal views of 16
Purple Sandpipers which appears to be an Oslo high count. I have also added
Skylark and Chaffinch to my Oslo year list which now stands at 85 species.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today Jack and I headed to Østfold and it was a visit that
reminded me I should go more often as the 1 hour drive is well worth it. The
fields around Kurefjorden were already free of snow and packed with geese and
Skylarks. A lot of different geese have been seen here in the last few days
including both Beans and both subspecies of White-fronted. Greenland
White-front is a species that has eluded me before so I was really hoping to
see it but we only found Russian birds but a count of 48 was very good. Taiga
Beans also eluded us but we did see 2 Tundras.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Other new birds for the year included Lapwing, Ringed Plover
and Shelduck as well as Slavonian Grebe and Scaup.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the way home we witnessed a new experience with a Great
Grey Shrike. I have seen this species hover occasionally before but only for a
few seconds at a time but this bird was hovering in Kestrel style and was
changing height and position for many tens of seconds at a time. It was
hovering over an area if rough grass that was full of vole holes so there was
clearly food there for it.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg6M6LKyP4AjKMHvI40yogE04zruCvlPeQ3eoKRbABU_uSrQb4ejs_MFlWfNIKv2s5bIHH_Pq93GrZ_gXQ-_n-GZAhQzi8AMWKPS9BKn-COHm-Hpt5VLguZbf6Q-Fy8oLUOQyyMcfnVpKT236tDgoLNeCp_JxyL-ifNDMZvbD0uZs9xlOuqIgi1WHz73g/s4500/smew%20IMG_8565%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="4500" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg6M6LKyP4AjKMHvI40yogE04zruCvlPeQ3eoKRbABU_uSrQb4ejs_MFlWfNIKv2s5bIHH_Pq93GrZ_gXQ-_n-GZAhQzi8AMWKPS9BKn-COHm-Hpt5VLguZbf6Q-Fy8oLUOQyyMcfnVpKT236tDgoLNeCp_JxyL-ifNDMZvbD0uZs9xlOuqIgi1WHz73g/w640-h402/smew%20IMG_8565%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Smew (lappfiskand)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Three of the adults had such extensive black barring on their bellies that it became solid</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFvSxPBUZ1bUqQdo_jOk8Is5zDfYEzKupP7LR4v8zcCI9Ak_24USUYCoAzaiUfwmnzrqHatVIzwBfe0MXvtJcXrJ58-BbD4xmUCyPW_mBQMVVMuWLZeVcxIn2-0BPXehyA6vohv-Bvm8_r1C5WEzliV2QkixNTSWANTHQ3aMxQm9ki1YcZigagek2K7HH/s1472/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_9295%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1472" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFvSxPBUZ1bUqQdo_jOk8Is5zDfYEzKupP7LR4v8zcCI9Ak_24USUYCoAzaiUfwmnzrqHatVIzwBfe0MXvtJcXrJ58-BbD4xmUCyPW_mBQMVVMuWLZeVcxIn2-0BPXehyA6vohv-Bvm8_r1C5WEzliV2QkixNTSWANTHQ3aMxQm9ki1YcZigagek2K7HH/w640-h460/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_9295%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hovering Great Grey Shrike (varsler)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="3972" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCosHL0eD-Jmn5fxZX1dWEITVnoKnol_XZ3RW7pQO5OEoauIBzYsovH_ls5_YC146jub4Ta7vEftTKIxfC5PHe8XEPF7ZJik8v91Z9XGDL56GLQ8Gqp7H75H6xox_8iwPBvGR9FfOtzvWG7vyaOKrZ-POOGKw6_FubqGj2Zq56rndmjcCHRO4vusuWm9t-/w640-h440/mute%20swan%20IMG_8643%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finally coming to a stop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />This spring seems to be terrible for singing owls in southern Norway but there is at least some activity from Tawny Owl (kattugle) in Maridalen<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/btkNrXFZvok" width="320" youtube-src-id="btkNrXFZvok"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ekRPYbF3AjU" width="320" youtube-src-id="ekRPYbF3AjU"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-16189202667090865102024-02-24T20:46:00.007+01:002024-02-24T20:46:39.109+01:00Thawing?<p class="MsoNormal">The last few days (and nights) have seen temperatures just
above zero and combined with rain this has resulted in quite a thaw starting.
Rivers and streams are suddenly running again and there is flood water forming
above the snow many places. There is even the odd patch of bare ground to be
seen and with the forecast for the next week to be much of the same we can
expect the first migrants to start turning up. Today the first Skylarks, Snow
Buntings and Ringed Plovers were recorded although the lark was the only one I
was lucky enough to jam in on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">My birding day was very succesful though as I joined a twitch at
Østensjøvannet to admire a male Smew (aka the White Nun) at very close range. A
male Smew has been seen on and off around the islands off of Oslo this winter
and yesterday I was able to see it in the scope from Huk. I had hoped that it
would turn up at Østensjøvannet as the spring progressed as this species often
turns up there in March. They are always redheads though so an adult male would
be something else.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I was definitely not expecting it to turn up this early though. There is
only a tiny area of ice free water at the moment which holds a 100 or so bread
eating Mallards, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Mute Swans, 1 Coot and the Smew. Views were
unsurprisingly good!<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">I have a lot of photos and video to go through and expect I will have even
more if it hangs around a few days so will just post 3 pictures for now.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiog12-j11Q5o4rJaUnM2jlMoPeVgA8LmMWoPpNgxE-xpv6HQLNB66mvVGS1YSLZ4nLsApH1BhU7lsCJ62zpq38wH96FkBT3AgCn_HVuSQaYVOSFUQTD4TlYZ2b-N4rNLfCZy6F0zGAgA6Zmi9CGzN49U429-Kr3TP0Fs0byDFoPUuiL6jq-q5WJ25jCa3_/s4032/8AB49801-3631-4F25-A259-5100F3E855E7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiog12-j11Q5o4rJaUnM2jlMoPeVgA8LmMWoPpNgxE-xpv6HQLNB66mvVGS1YSLZ4nLsApH1BhU7lsCJ62zpq38wH96FkBT3AgCn_HVuSQaYVOSFUQTD4TlYZ2b-N4rNLfCZy6F0zGAgA6Zmi9CGzN49U429-Kr3TP0Fs0byDFoPUuiL6jq-q5WJ25jCa3_/w640-h480/8AB49801-3631-4F25-A259-5100F3E855E7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spot the Smew (lappfiskand)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuFfsNTQPWGrM3c1MG-3Q9oZd5vA4DUlFwtsgmRA95xF_IAUBQiuM_ntLY8EPVvlbUKXkeMAMf0BwXsLMSKqE4N_dbgyg2gptiGDtZcol2ec9GJFcAdTXvQKkbJ5EUiJzh8PIAhvTq0F0emH0QoFd3fAcBfBR6hBBAowHVA2iXy7EmyN1f0xYee0vuWXD/s4032/56D4261F-9CB6-4ED5-BB5F-25E4403C9FFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuFfsNTQPWGrM3c1MG-3Q9oZd5vA4DUlFwtsgmRA95xF_IAUBQiuM_ntLY8EPVvlbUKXkeMAMf0BwXsLMSKqE4N_dbgyg2gptiGDtZcol2ec9GJFcAdTXvQKkbJ5EUiJzh8PIAhvTq0F0emH0QoFd3fAcBfBR6hBBAowHVA2iXy7EmyN1f0xYee0vuWXD/w640-h480/56D4261F-9CB6-4ED5-BB5F-25E4403C9FFD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2WSDmihzSXNQKa-c835GecoHIPnMYh55Kh4IfZH7IiSk2QNc7jypEP_wd7RTyaR8GwaEVEDxvJvH3-BqCwL9oZrq4nh3KKLxQ6PgBICdbS4w-XrkghuF1piSKBDjNZn6G2k0H9IKisOwMfm1c9n-qUA_90USbUqgf8bw0vuK31elONz8QwJpHVSSt9bc/s4903/ED4E5A84-D137-4F0E-BF82-288B2D18FE39.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3471" data-original-width="4903" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2WSDmihzSXNQKa-c835GecoHIPnMYh55Kh4IfZH7IiSk2QNc7jypEP_wd7RTyaR8GwaEVEDxvJvH3-BqCwL9oZrq4nh3KKLxQ6PgBICdbS4w-XrkghuF1piSKBDjNZn6G2k0H9IKisOwMfm1c9n-qUA_90USbUqgf8bw0vuK31elONz8QwJpHVSSt9bc/w640-h454/ED4E5A84-D137-4F0E-BF82-288B2D18FE39.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The White Nun</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-25512407433660585242024-02-23T17:09:00.002+01:002024-02-23T17:09:10.898+01:00First spring migrants<p class="MsoNormal">I have not considered this to be a particularly good winter
for birds in Oslo. We have had a lot of snow and very cold temperatures which
generally means fewer birds and there have been no unusual invasion species. I
was therefore very surprised when I compared the number of species I had seen
so far this year (83) to previous years and discovered that only once before,
in 2019, have I seen more by this date (85). In 2019 I went on to see 191
species in Oslo which is my record and which had me thinking that 200 could be
possible - maybe 2024 will be the year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Over the last two days I have added 4 species so timing is of course
important but only two of these were early <i>expected</i> spring migrants
(Stock Dove and Oystercatcher) and one (Stonechat) is a very early but <i>unexpected</i>
spring migrant (only my fourth in Oslo). In addition to the chat I have already
seen 5 less than annual species (Shag, Rook, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Arctic
Redpoll and Brunnich’s Guillemot) so 2024 is actually shaping up well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Yeaterday’s Stonechat had been found the day before on the same day that
the first bird of the year was seen on the island of Utsira and it is likely it
was also a spring migrants but given how wintery it still is here makes me
wonder whether it has been around a lot longer and had just found a site where
it could eke out a winter existence. It was along a stretch of Oslo coastline I
have never previously visited but which looks very good for migrants and
deserves more attention.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44nXpIYBUcY5b_5GjnZY7DcjtVZnh5OBy6IEzHE-ocamwLPDHtJBqCubPUE_C2e5S04rBmPv7KXzRdZ08YhjY_JvDDMeS5olsx79lfpgbGqdrJ575uZPUJGit2jVaebu0pXqcklE0dDFfZO7F2zsvIbRdCpxLQ005d_4gkQFoswbIQMj65sxkTaCmiFUm/s6000/stonechat%20IMG_8329%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44nXpIYBUcY5b_5GjnZY7DcjtVZnh5OBy6IEzHE-ocamwLPDHtJBqCubPUE_C2e5S04rBmPv7KXzRdZ08YhjY_JvDDMeS5olsx79lfpgbGqdrJ575uZPUJGit2jVaebu0pXqcklE0dDFfZO7F2zsvIbRdCpxLQ005d_4gkQFoswbIQMj65sxkTaCmiFUm/w640-h426/stonechat%20IMG_8329%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Stonechat (svartstrupe)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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For what it's worth I think it is a <i>hibernans</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBkkoG75cPR9fhYp5YuCWGrmtDv4J5Mk-6we_GId2QhweaubIJP1va_g4R4NkD7KZbFK8e8UWEA7kM-86OPMHlqEqf17rLz7NBM5qbua1QUFQmt9Af54UdpBjmIBx9OlIDiBNCTnpJzofchQRYvceeWs6DUShwFSDWLlb9_alNGZwYTjiaU8ZVr0rx2sj/s2389/sparrowhawk%20IMG_8215%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="2389" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBkkoG75cPR9fhYp5YuCWGrmtDv4J5Mk-6we_GId2QhweaubIJP1va_g4R4NkD7KZbFK8e8UWEA7kM-86OPMHlqEqf17rLz7NBM5qbua1QUFQmt9Af54UdpBjmIBx9OlIDiBNCTnpJzofchQRYvceeWs6DUShwFSDWLlb9_alNGZwYTjiaU8ZVr0rx2sj/w640-h484/sparrowhawk%20IMG_8215%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a male Sparrowhawk (spurvehauk) that made an attempt at the sparrows in the garden but left empty clawed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw04GZZjlxDINzfCUiA2mEVFPa9a8hJaY1c5WK_4LvLsBCYiP6ev44h5_faN7Uat0GMnMR8pXWWdHqKbQB-gYlKbKxD1zI7_k9SKX_yvEHEyLGFoz-hEfA2j7QFUtHiKk3LgP0DYjAwpLXZ6d3yobZZCiV04436xiq6e38CMBiFnACcUDaUriZY8il7rYi/s6000/oystercatcher%20IMG_8426%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw04GZZjlxDINzfCUiA2mEVFPa9a8hJaY1c5WK_4LvLsBCYiP6ev44h5_faN7Uat0GMnMR8pXWWdHqKbQB-gYlKbKxD1zI7_k9SKX_yvEHEyLGFoz-hEfA2j7QFUtHiKk3LgP0DYjAwpLXZ6d3yobZZCiV04436xiq6e38CMBiFnACcUDaUriZY8il7rYi/w640-h426/oystercatcher%20IMG_8426%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first Oystercatcher (tjeld) of the year at Huk, Bygdøy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghe18GUGqaCR4LS2Vkllz6J6RzODHD9VkwgeR6bL8p8Yf18MIwhQ1rl63THwGhkTG0cjFtpOy7_VdCKJrMK76BCCYoXL3xjrSYAN6IF-d-ieR5F3dpV4iZpmgrrM1Aqc75VIrgKn8VbQz_LGauf4slvUx4tCugv86oZakfCQnJpZkbydLuVe_60NiD35tb/s6000/oystercatcher%20IMG_8427%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghe18GUGqaCR4LS2Vkllz6J6RzODHD9VkwgeR6bL8p8Yf18MIwhQ1rl63THwGhkTG0cjFtpOy7_VdCKJrMK76BCCYoXL3xjrSYAN6IF-d-ieR5F3dpV4iZpmgrrM1Aqc75VIrgKn8VbQz_LGauf4slvUx4tCugv86oZakfCQnJpZkbydLuVe_60NiD35tb/w640-h426/oystercatcher%20IMG_8427%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a bit closer</td></tr></tbody></table>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-15547789510438307052024-02-18T20:03:00.005+01:002024-02-18T20:06:29.585+01:00Otter close to Oslo<p>Otter is a species I have seen a number of times in Nordland county either close to our cabin or more often on Værøy. I have often seen them well at some range and on <a href="https://oslobirder.blogspot.com/2018/09/vry-2018-day-2.html" target="_blank">Værøy have occasionally surprised animals at close range</a> and managed acceptable pictures before they have run off. I have only once seen an Otter in the south of the country and that was a complete surprise when one ran over a marsh in the mountains at over 900masl.</p><p>Around Oslo there are very few records that I am aware of and most seem to be of tracks or droppings with very few photographed animals and the species does seem to be genuinely very scarce in this part of Norway. Yesterday, a picture of two Otters popped up in my Facebook feed that was on an icy freshwater river with reeds and Whooper Swans which looked very familiar and I wondered if it could be a site I know of close to Oslo. Checking out the profile of the photographer suggested that was the case and further checking online showed that there had been observations from this same site since at least March 2022.</p><p>Today then when Jr asked to get some driving practice I hatched a plan to take us there as even if we didn’t see Otter (which seemed very unlikely) it is a good place to see Whooper Swans and Goosander at close range. Well, unlikely things do often happen in the world of birds and animals and amazingly enough the two Otters were quite easy to find and even better they allowed close approach as they hunted for food in the water which they brought up onto the ice. To watch them like this was quite incredible and I assumed that it was a mother and young. I did not think too much over why they were so confiding and was just thankful that they were. Looking at my picture afterwards though has revealed why – the mother seems to be missing both her eyes. In all my pictures there is just pink skin whereas the other animal has “normal” eyes. The same feature is also visible in the other pictures I have found from the same site in both 2022 and 2023 when only a single animal was seen and in 2024 when there have always been two. So, it seems that a blind female has been here for at least 2 years and has thrived enough to be able to raise a single young this year!! I also noticed that it seemed to come up with vegetable matter to eat which strikes me as unusual and might be a result of not being able to see.</p><p>I look forward to visiting again in better weather (it was snowing today) so that I can hopefully get better pictures to document this interesting animal.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdvVrdxkgSki4HSh6dE4Oju5Fbdi4uAIxEC-Hki3IV1s8Vh6iKUiZ5ez6kQ01fF6LB89P_ru5thhgiR5_zE8TctDgnk2edxl9UJTSsjef2OnpzVCXK-NxpbgfhYtG0KxJMdVixobGIY3y_lqOW1-X1v4Z5F0JsUAhnKMxELPnRMxU3Mwmt_SzbJxNSUrO/s1482/otter%20IMG_8138%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1482" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdvVrdxkgSki4HSh6dE4Oju5Fbdi4uAIxEC-Hki3IV1s8Vh6iKUiZ5ez6kQ01fF6LB89P_ru5thhgiR5_zE8TctDgnk2edxl9UJTSsjef2OnpzVCXK-NxpbgfhYtG0KxJMdVixobGIY3y_lqOW1-X1v4Z5F0JsUAhnKMxELPnRMxU3Mwmt_SzbJxNSUrO/w640-h588/otter%20IMG_8138%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adult female Otter seemingly lacking eyes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Charles Tyler from GB and we have had some great birding and photography and I
was exhausted by the end of it. The purpose of their trip to Oslo was solely to
get good photos of “my” Hazel Grouse with anything else a bonus after the target
bird was bagged. So, no pressure then…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Giving it three days was a wise move as weather at this time
of the year can vary a lot and of course birds being birds then they may not
play ball. I feel I know my boy well enough that I can find him with enough
time but when the snow away from the ski tracks is thigh deep then one is very
restricted on where within his territory one can walk. On day 1 which had the
best weather (sunshine) of the trip but we called it quits after 4 hours and 11,000
steps walking back and forth along the ski track without being able to locate him.
Day 2 though was thankfully a completely different story with us locating him
less than 5 minutes after arriving and then watching him for two hours as he
rested in a spruce, preened and then clambered around in an alder tree eating
catkins. Relief and joy were palpable!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On day 1 after giving up on the grouse we had good views of
Pygmy Owl which we saw again on day 2.
We also had amazing views of Bearded Tit, Hawfinch, Dipper, Great Grey Shrike
and all 3 Redpoll species plus Waxwings and Nutcracker. Not everything I had
wished to show played ball though with woodpeckers being happier to call or fly
over rather than perch at close range and for inexplicable reasons Crested and
Willow Tits were only heard calling and didn’t visit feeders.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bird of the 3 days for me though was a Rook which rather
amused Richard and Charles but this is a species I see less than annually in
Oslo and then on passage rather than as in this case hanging out with a gang of
urban Hooded Crows.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here are some (ok, too many...) of my pictures but much, much
better ones will surely appear on <a href="https://richardtyler.zenfolio.com/" target="_blank">Richard’s website</a> soon.<o:p></o:p></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDnhofWKxAnx3J5tRrTQLRbwFBs7rrIZpQxnRxvADIFu1Ec1c6KZBBPHZnfjU7MEkuTvfZQw5Ts_mFSsPklqMIrau8vBAAX6mnx7AFXdTvPIenunqs9lbG68b5gihy56hrWwxpMjGOk8QQDEBysEqjxJydKEuRHgaYJWhitYIfelKiE53nZpU2sys9rJj/s6000/hazel%20grouse%20IMG_7072%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDnhofWKxAnx3J5tRrTQLRbwFBs7rrIZpQxnRxvADIFu1Ec1c6KZBBPHZnfjU7MEkuTvfZQw5Ts_mFSsPklqMIrau8vBAAX6mnx7AFXdTvPIenunqs9lbG68b5gihy56hrWwxpMjGOk8QQDEBysEqjxJydKEuRHgaYJWhitYIfelKiE53nZpU2sys9rJj/w640-h426/hazel%20grouse%20IMG_7072%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Hazel Grouse (jerpe) eyeing up an alder catkin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This time it stood out like a sore thumb unlike <a href="https://oslobirder.blogspot.com/2023/11/hazel-grouse.html" target="_blank">in November</a> when I cold hardly locate it in the imager when it was on the ground only metres from me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b9ot6n-kkkdM0XdOXSsUj5OLT-pAUZZ-nIqbgrmUPmCU2s7ofmCucB9jhpJiQDJpPkawC7zIiKgXAMfA8C3-4cPIxhp5qS5Zaa_tczzM3W9uv8DW9bafnd-y9Ud1FFEw4l5EMAaJHa3rdrAaNV0OsuWFQO-lVHWB8yjmqwWQ3qu7uuYhLMHU4AjK_-l_/s6000/pygmy%20owl%20IMG_7051%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b9ot6n-kkkdM0XdOXSsUj5OLT-pAUZZ-nIqbgrmUPmCU2s7ofmCucB9jhpJiQDJpPkawC7zIiKgXAMfA8C3-4cPIxhp5qS5Zaa_tczzM3W9uv8DW9bafnd-y9Ud1FFEw4l5EMAaJHa3rdrAaNV0OsuWFQO-lVHWB8yjmqwWQ3qu7uuYhLMHU4AjK_-l_/w640-h426/pygmy%20owl%20IMG_7051%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and Pygmy Owl (spurveugle)</td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="1843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j3EcO7LmUFR20WnH-h0EdKOqQvo3X-m2jGwM545Tusn44GuKF47oQbDSmhZk8hzLEI5-RUDVnyaSiy20TWhQIxV58HZrJurMEFh83CeX4maU5YWNkfus9Ik7gEhSjjzGMaWKiSv72PoD703LH2abwcBwa-7ItrYbOwppAV9G4QQKdEb2IFEV-rF0-kCR/w548-h640/hawfinch%20redpoll%20IMG_7677%20copy.jpg" width="548" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hawfinch with a Common Redpoll (gråsisik) - note the size difference</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEoqpvFXgNiojdkaIvXd-kZ-eZifa2tX3nHP6aPKIbUQ8-BM9VhqI6jqychROeHharQHlTaZO_0EtVygehsMzYF4irJ17U8tIxmGX482CW-Cs5NGDKCmQlahKlqPT2646lIo0KNGQ6N8W-mbbBGIGalGC0lSKIV8OryzQAa9w26WVX6Vk2X8CS5pu_3SO/s3111/hawfinch%20lesser%20redpoll%20IMG_7581%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="3111" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEoqpvFXgNiojdkaIvXd-kZ-eZifa2tX3nHP6aPKIbUQ8-BM9VhqI6jqychROeHharQHlTaZO_0EtVygehsMzYF4irJ17U8tIxmGX482CW-Cs5NGDKCmQlahKlqPT2646lIo0KNGQ6N8W-mbbBGIGalGC0lSKIV8OryzQAa9w26WVX6Vk2X8CS5pu_3SO/w640-h452/hawfinch%20lesser%20redpoll%20IMG_7581%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a Lesser Redpoll (brunsisik) with a Hawfinch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVguiEsMjgSKURChqJSi2afvXcTaYpT_ZksFMYiN8RqGpoS1hbjQFDeGVjUWtp0Ids6-vz3lL1au-dk3JPAEvvxwjDrx7dTAEWSLn68QJaAeMFQ3kFB7YEN6hQqmoV2e3UCOUbRqr6ldYN5S-77ea1m5evxmS_4DIQyTTBQQWl7TqgDKAtg3rzKiMSPER7/s2768/hawfinch%20redpoll%20IMG_7585%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="2768" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVguiEsMjgSKURChqJSi2afvXcTaYpT_ZksFMYiN8RqGpoS1hbjQFDeGVjUWtp0Ids6-vz3lL1au-dk3JPAEvvxwjDrx7dTAEWSLn68QJaAeMFQ3kFB7YEN6hQqmoV2e3UCOUbRqr6ldYN5S-77ea1m5evxmS_4DIQyTTBQQWl7TqgDKAtg3rzKiMSPER7/w640-h484/hawfinch%20redpoll%20IMG_7585%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and with the company of another Common Redpoll</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpcgfmwttjUHl_9gQGp9DB3q9cWCJpKcxlLONcy6uDSYORVpV_IHwigtyAjnkHWwrGJmRihurDzdPh4vxsgXhnTSypso8sdHIIy40RC-DxlhGOOkxEF-URZAjg13VKlF5uv9sAgogqG68BjSD54rLeOu8W4RAv0uko9PIIlI7Mze92VXSVvW03nDGEyt8/s3065/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpoll%20IMG_7651%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="3065" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpcgfmwttjUHl_9gQGp9DB3q9cWCJpKcxlLONcy6uDSYORVpV_IHwigtyAjnkHWwrGJmRihurDzdPh4vxsgXhnTSypso8sdHIIy40RC-DxlhGOOkxEF-URZAjg13VKlF5uv9sAgogqG68BjSD54rLeOu8W4RAv0uko9PIIlI7Mze92VXSVvW03nDGEyt8/w640-h482/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpoll%20IMG_7651%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hawfinch, Greenfinch (grønnfink) and a redpoll sp (I am unsure whether it was one of the Arctic we saw or a Common)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWM5VCs2quqeHUgXrlDw37ef_ticGVDBK0ZiuPlLjPgtdCH7r67GL-NZqz0P3KnPQACQImBDCAy_cucitviBb9ZxTlJLsjKVUKg5x3EwTCLtCtjMgL-rYyeOVaI3n80WOFraY92NXqMCDtbMX76WlWx5FX51Jx3P1WxNYI52pmFUae6IeKvi38w6mQmNj/s5509/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpolls%20IMG_7653%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="5509" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWM5VCs2quqeHUgXrlDw37ef_ticGVDBK0ZiuPlLjPgtdCH7r67GL-NZqz0P3KnPQACQImBDCAy_cucitviBb9ZxTlJLsjKVUKg5x3EwTCLtCtjMgL-rYyeOVaI3n80WOFraY92NXqMCDtbMX76WlWx5FX51Jx3P1WxNYI52pmFUae6IeKvi38w6mQmNj/w640-h392/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpolls%20IMG_7653%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this picture has all three Redpoll (sub)species with a Lesser on the left, Arctic in the middle and Common on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKb010aYenKTAfjlaNQGg-e84r47f0svIjj3m20-071Ee5kzVzRs_3La1FGLPaj1n6eWzy7ECIdwgwLw4d2BxZNUAhgK8zwt6tNfQN3nX8wwOTDNcWNZdeBdr1qwMCB6uK0qDVCRp7nAJe9dWjFvjMYYV3od_focYZtYVTPFD7JpkW1m8yTtrIxXqLHRH/s4629/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpolls%20IMG_7655%20copy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="4629" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKb010aYenKTAfjlaNQGg-e84r47f0svIjj3m20-071Ee5kzVzRs_3La1FGLPaj1n6eWzy7ECIdwgwLw4d2BxZNUAhgK8zwt6tNfQN3nX8wwOTDNcWNZdeBdr1qwMCB6uK0qDVCRp7nAJe9dWjFvjMYYV3od_focYZtYVTPFD7JpkW1m8yTtrIxXqLHRH/w640-h410/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpolls%20IMG_7655%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55m6DrkXI1QuWgGTeg-W3mh-Jc-3nDShRnvie6QsWodaGS6D8pRkXcJ3qhakJjR2ujcotS2vyOvkMq95dJefdrkvRlosDod-6zp46ubxCWRpKbMD-BSaN7qONrkeX6Z_5ReGH9BwCFdfMJD_Gzghb740tp8xWA5gUU1quOL6i9NaQ3nXqlw6kCY95rvPw/s5157/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpolls%20IMG_7657%20copy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3537" data-original-width="5157" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55m6DrkXI1QuWgGTeg-W3mh-Jc-3nDShRnvie6QsWodaGS6D8pRkXcJ3qhakJjR2ujcotS2vyOvkMq95dJefdrkvRlosDod-6zp46ubxCWRpKbMD-BSaN7qONrkeX6Z_5ReGH9BwCFdfMJD_Gzghb740tp8xWA5gUU1quOL6i9NaQ3nXqlw6kCY95rvPw/w640-h438/hawfinch%20greenfinch%20redpolls%20IMG_7657%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9whrYkXrhwlXb-CgcdNSEfTHDaZ9kXErmJsaQXOToxzVdcNllRcwb7ewiVhQj23xHZpzBy94OghjptEgWRfV5iqf7t30oRNsDXgO_WvVUKmqsT_GUuIfyiSxmioWK9EF8GXVHw7_qmeZuspoXMUqiTuLlFn9Iya37Jk4mbq0eWCb6KA8NYunTOcQ2vlW/s2185/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7601%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2185" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9whrYkXrhwlXb-CgcdNSEfTHDaZ9kXErmJsaQXOToxzVdcNllRcwb7ewiVhQj23xHZpzBy94OghjptEgWRfV5iqf7t30oRNsDXgO_WvVUKmqsT_GUuIfyiSxmioWK9EF8GXVHw7_qmeZuspoXMUqiTuLlFn9Iya37Jk4mbq0eWCb6KA8NYunTOcQ2vlW/w640-h474/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7601%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic Redpoll (polarsisik). I am unsure whether there was more than one bird in the flock but this bird at least was very distinctive. Note the white rump, white undertail coverts, broad white wing bar and general frosty appearance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE_DW_QHM09ufm4iro2IlqkbWP6a5jCwEJ8z6NFyV5oxQ2gG7i8Q4sG7GbFfUJm3JP-SNZr-FdpMWxNgv15bfRHNFiu1CPqoqlDdSIJvNudn5HU0z1sM028Ng7-Qkkd5bXlewWImmDRFQqOwlTQ-mJrghzLmvSdDuyCeum9mX1YB71eyTWl5l1LfaNiYS/s3185/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7611%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="3185" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE_DW_QHM09ufm4iro2IlqkbWP6a5jCwEJ8z6NFyV5oxQ2gG7i8Q4sG7GbFfUJm3JP-SNZr-FdpMWxNgv15bfRHNFiu1CPqoqlDdSIJvNudn5HU0z1sM028Ng7-Qkkd5bXlewWImmDRFQqOwlTQ-mJrghzLmvSdDuyCeum9mX1YB71eyTWl5l1LfaNiYS/w640-h468/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7611%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the same individual</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXCAGSvetV-72GXTTU4RkLInfT9L8e33nk3LMnG159sJlEqUFdfg0aEgHaqVfRstvw2fpkCIoygXIiqMrPPbtSAFx3JXrRPfAYGXW3TkcWm9tyJpg7XSr0e7nMuTf5QxyFUJWyKUwGr5vyl-TYNGL4D8ln5s4HpvS9WwILQUSGCKvhJ1XFNBSBlHHqSdp/s1537/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7668%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1537" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXCAGSvetV-72GXTTU4RkLInfT9L8e33nk3LMnG159sJlEqUFdfg0aEgHaqVfRstvw2fpkCIoygXIiqMrPPbtSAFx3JXrRPfAYGXW3TkcWm9tyJpg7XSr0e7nMuTf5QxyFUJWyKUwGr5vyl-TYNGL4D8ln5s4HpvS9WwILQUSGCKvhJ1XFNBSBlHHqSdp/w640-h474/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7668%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the same bird again</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62wCKRyyO3FVVin0fBDt8oxrjmQKuso5hzOO1F3-zwAi3Qwq6YGxTwNmNbjE5L8b45RfY_n8k6fgspIh82vKkci92jZgB2Jziimh9mVZXQuND-IvvYtvwChbBgUG63CF6V2mtH7EJqWgFxB7zwzu4rDPazkO2vYY472j8vVBY_QjwhQ6xfiFrkIuG3qu2/s1556/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7670%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1556" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62wCKRyyO3FVVin0fBDt8oxrjmQKuso5hzOO1F3-zwAi3Qwq6YGxTwNmNbjE5L8b45RfY_n8k6fgspIh82vKkci92jZgB2Jziimh9mVZXQuND-IvvYtvwChbBgUG63CF6V2mtH7EJqWgFxB7zwzu4rDPazkO2vYY472j8vVBY_QjwhQ6xfiFrkIuG3qu2/w640-h464/arctic%20redpoll%20IMG_7670%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGIL9IXBlVfZ5pD5urs0UouCkGCmskRJd3eGcjdMx7zl2u9ZctfAMoqgWvv0dHBfnAfcfCHLoWuU_oP-jMcVOyCwU2G3WSBj3tO-nOFiyqpzhE-R4YdgIbspHPCR0fYZ49mEq-04nTd6-IdKxIYyLINHZxfCm6Ze-QrgHF10cfzOVeUt2cxG2uYC41xK0/s2305/arctic%20redpoll%20redpoll%20IMG_7646%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2305" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGIL9IXBlVfZ5pD5urs0UouCkGCmskRJd3eGcjdMx7zl2u9ZctfAMoqgWvv0dHBfnAfcfCHLoWuU_oP-jMcVOyCwU2G3WSBj3tO-nOFiyqpzhE-R4YdgIbspHPCR0fYZ49mEq-04nTd6-IdKxIYyLINHZxfCm6Ze-QrgHF10cfzOVeUt2cxG2uYC41xK0/w640-h440/arctic%20redpoll%20redpoll%20IMG_7646%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is the same Arctic on the left with a Common Redpoll</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfzl1LTg3HzHyIfdt7znffRLmBnz1m-lYJfDTn5DFGJePhaqEeMSpfgpPMPvvE_8p_M5oOR8itAwJiVvIKXG5RFO8jquaKcTuttHMSuUiNsYj1SmaKZtQywE1SicY22NY_UHLT2eNs_rOV3nJOyWKsMcwy3TLoArIMYwflIhyphenhyphen1IvP7nz-T3l5wly0P2Fj/s1657/lesser%20redpoll%20IMG_7671%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1657" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfzl1LTg3HzHyIfdt7znffRLmBnz1m-lYJfDTn5DFGJePhaqEeMSpfgpPMPvvE_8p_M5oOR8itAwJiVvIKXG5RFO8jquaKcTuttHMSuUiNsYj1SmaKZtQywE1SicY22NY_UHLT2eNs_rOV3nJOyWKsMcwy3TLoArIMYwflIhyphenhyphen1IvP7nz-T3l5wly0P2Fj/w640-h462/lesser%20redpoll%20IMG_7671%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a very brown Lesser Redpoll (brunsisik)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHI_OkOI43ZkQtPLwmWxBrlEFs6NLi37oz2mBve62P9gMRjiIzC15Kmn6jrDKAsEUi3SPLIvsrhvYpQib57anleQ3iFyOihXEtaa2SgT2JmdTJsh4HPuD0YQkzZ0BoFC4EQ1JJ6koS2z8nT6lXpcJFj7hig9A1yoAugt585Sow8v9K2gVIlKHNdfv88gcg/s2352/lesser%20redpoll%20redpoll%20IMG_7623%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="2352" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHI_OkOI43ZkQtPLwmWxBrlEFs6NLi37oz2mBve62P9gMRjiIzC15Kmn6jrDKAsEUi3SPLIvsrhvYpQib57anleQ3iFyOihXEtaa2SgT2JmdTJsh4HPuD0YQkzZ0BoFC4EQ1JJ6koS2z8nT6lXpcJFj7hig9A1yoAugt585Sow8v9K2gVIlKHNdfv88gcg/w640-h494/lesser%20redpoll%20redpoll%20IMG_7623%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser and Common Redpoll - when they are like this it is easy to tell them apart</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Lty5ftI-x8HvYD9ATC565J3ZgXt5XEfNPof7ffKJeLAU4NZ-4vL1cItGw0yS8jSI9PLzs1Z_RAfj7uctQTNEog_svhpaOTegCpYub1xudIgZn1q2wPenrnSYQ1S6SxP9ft37zf9tBPed3x4qGP4OWtHhluuwWUVlM1xayTeiG0HUaB_G4GNmYu-9Y88B/s3824/redpolls%20IMG_7647%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="3824" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Lty5ftI-x8HvYD9ATC565J3ZgXt5XEfNPof7ffKJeLAU4NZ-4vL1cItGw0yS8jSI9PLzs1Z_RAfj7uctQTNEog_svhpaOTegCpYub1xudIgZn1q2wPenrnSYQ1S6SxP9ft37zf9tBPed3x4qGP4OWtHhluuwWUVlM1xayTeiG0HUaB_G4GNmYu-9Y88B/w640-h410/redpolls%20IMG_7647%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Arctic coming in from the left with 2 Common</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOeopV07h-cUejrTJLdn-UPcsNjem-ZylM3ix0y0YgYA1CkC8dyuqNDaZI7PwSikmx18WWq562iEoSF62YKFAgcFnA8q3oO_yojYJh0aQuxW-ea7n_3zqEBrgJVs3LjHOFhj-BR0FFLYUos86603-siyt1ucIbzXAL5Vmk2q310cu2W9WM7lQRM60W6UA/s3546/redpolls%20IMG_7648%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="3546" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOeopV07h-cUejrTJLdn-UPcsNjem-ZylM3ix0y0YgYA1CkC8dyuqNDaZI7PwSikmx18WWq562iEoSF62YKFAgcFnA8q3oO_yojYJh0aQuxW-ea7n_3zqEBrgJVs3LjHOFhj-BR0FFLYUos86603-siyt1ucIbzXAL5Vmk2q310cu2W9WM7lQRM60W6UA/w640-h414/redpolls%20IMG_7648%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here the all white undertail coverts of the Arctic are clearly visible</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxyuJffu-u7vNGM5TyjU-EHoALDZuGCWKsBwyiepQCC-5joLIbhSSZewHtiT11KCPiGW4JNKa49eHLcaW14YZRkx90FKVqE5Nw0yAfypp3DkNNIKQUx_2GBgb-2UfsBWmu2xe_V1paAtl_fjH-mozzmBG0XHVI5Z5XW3ZG7n83mvUMVuhXjVXAf0AgLUO/s4078/waxwing%20IMG_7955.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="4078" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxyuJffu-u7vNGM5TyjU-EHoALDZuGCWKsBwyiepQCC-5joLIbhSSZewHtiT11KCPiGW4JNKa49eHLcaW14YZRkx90FKVqE5Nw0yAfypp3DkNNIKQUx_2GBgb-2UfsBWmu2xe_V1paAtl_fjH-mozzmBG0XHVI5Z5XW3ZG7n83mvUMVuhXjVXAf0AgLUO/w640-h414/waxwing%20IMG_7955.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">part of a flock of 60 Waxwings (sidensvans) that played cat and mouse with us and didn't let themselves be viewed well</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-5vRwF6t3drz0Fjj-CieYhd12NZ1JEE7CW3MS5ELqe9N3TjDPAgEhyphenhyphenlM6v0iinNVz0cxZtz5_EwaxdcCLuzv03-9KdkGzi3FcrdieU8jyCKh4mbRrujcCfbC7WqRfxZ6c2lTVeX__AxvVJ6RLdkDXxwPQDmL-eGpvedcIk35KlJTV60JGptpzNR0mrn8/s6000/rook%20IMG_7978%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-5vRwF6t3drz0Fjj-CieYhd12NZ1JEE7CW3MS5ELqe9N3TjDPAgEhyphenhyphenlM6v0iinNVz0cxZtz5_EwaxdcCLuzv03-9KdkGzi3FcrdieU8jyCKh4mbRrujcCfbC7WqRfxZ6c2lTVeX__AxvVJ6RLdkDXxwPQDmL-eGpvedcIk35KlJTV60JGptpzNR0mrn8/w640-h426/rook%20IMG_7978%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my star bird - a Rook (kornkråke)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6uUE6HKDFWUXivsLPn20mClk6udWdQdXm1ERjQpXcirY8ow4Qjeu8d4DARx4nGPyTyQSDkym7OG_qbLUHxha0-2FPUpbYH6LIAwgV4mNe0N6NWmYG-MoQWBNYRaCHlFhjBmPIENaXVI3gYf3YOJe3JO9BDQVPMm9QVjGixlf2VWkpEq_DMUfcbGUJilp/s6000/rook%20IMG_8007%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6uUE6HKDFWUXivsLPn20mClk6udWdQdXm1ERjQpXcirY8ow4Qjeu8d4DARx4nGPyTyQSDkym7OG_qbLUHxha0-2FPUpbYH6LIAwgV4mNe0N6NWmYG-MoQWBNYRaCHlFhjBmPIENaXVI3gYf3YOJe3JO9BDQVPMm9QVjGixlf2VWkpEq_DMUfcbGUJilp/w640-h426/rook%20IMG_8007%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it was even calling at times</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7nlQ6OMWMw4ZG1qu3Ua2hqByIaSLgA8UebKIac37HKnw2AOaH7bHq2ABajh9h6IXi07uowJSlcrZCKKCEMeTuhUX4OW9AZHbIsApuhJCkneUW0FGuAhYYy8nrM2cWp5BbKCNfDufA6CqFf16C8pe8X8TzytGF8FNbWZ7N9Z98uzP4KlbrQ58kvmrRWCr/s4032/398897EC-B65C-47E8-8B61-F0183C25E862.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7nlQ6OMWMw4ZG1qu3Ua2hqByIaSLgA8UebKIac37HKnw2AOaH7bHq2ABajh9h6IXi07uowJSlcrZCKKCEMeTuhUX4OW9AZHbIsApuhJCkneUW0FGuAhYYy8nrM2cWp5BbKCNfDufA6CqFf16C8pe8X8TzytGF8FNbWZ7N9Z98uzP4KlbrQ58kvmrRWCr/w480-h640/398897EC-B65C-47E8-8B61-F0183C25E862.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not seeing woodpeckers in the forest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmjGykNpFtVEQYeEnbZnizw7NRtdIscczu8qIOIjpgCPw8_5l2Hmxeu2jWdJxe5BGS3w8O6_z2ewV-m6L6WcOrtk_ppCylH_JsVJz3zPIgMEtrK6GWX3TCeQ_sTcJ0ZA8pJJs0kMvlQCaes5nujWEUq51iVYhGgLudWyshOPIslNRRyZW2iAqHJ2VQypw/s4032/A9134001-1F78-41FF-9495-A0112668FE21.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmjGykNpFtVEQYeEnbZnizw7NRtdIscczu8qIOIjpgCPw8_5l2Hmxeu2jWdJxe5BGS3w8O6_z2ewV-m6L6WcOrtk_ppCylH_JsVJz3zPIgMEtrK6GWX3TCeQ_sTcJ0ZA8pJJs0kMvlQCaes5nujWEUq51iVYhGgLudWyshOPIslNRRyZW2iAqHJ2VQypw/w640-h480/A9134001-1F78-41FF-9495-A0112668FE21.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spot the Dipper?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYRdtlwc-ygFAebmyNYRFooZz6Im9nAzNJCLaQNNuo1ccrGjIkYFEC9rN4wm-mOHnm5wQSNy9qp9VSpe81zZLlEyWajyCCPpF_ISGtMt-je3Ogck1POnkrvm_9jkIcySaZdKrTeTbWoJwZ_TK1QfcUCkzlGePzO3z69UkAxZdAIhcGEqtOj3xXKVgSVPB/s4032/EE50D4B7-15FC-4386-88ED-9A6466842EC7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYRdtlwc-ygFAebmyNYRFooZz6Im9nAzNJCLaQNNuo1ccrGjIkYFEC9rN4wm-mOHnm5wQSNy9qp9VSpe81zZLlEyWajyCCPpF_ISGtMt-je3Ogck1POnkrvm_9jkIcySaZdKrTeTbWoJwZ_TK1QfcUCkzlGePzO3z69UkAxZdAIhcGEqtOj3xXKVgSVPB/w480-h640/EE50D4B7-15FC-4386-88ED-9A6466842EC7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">braving the snow for Hazel Grouse</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-19757248547942004142024-02-10T09:48:00.005+01:002024-02-10T09:48:29.045+01:00Tree top birding<p>I have always said that one of the things I like so much in
Norway is that there are 4 very distinct seasons rather than one and half the
south of England now has and that these seasons bring about very noticeable
changes in birdlife. In recent years the length and severity of winter has
become quite variable but this year we are having a “good old fashioned” winter
with lots of snow and very cold temperatures although it is interspersed with
periods of warmer weather. When such a proper winter combines with absolutely zero
invasive bird species (such as owls or Pine Grosbeak) then it does become very monotonous
though, and one can’t but look forward to spring migration.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At the moment with there being so much snow and so few birds
then I find that my birding is often confined to driving around and looking for
anything interesting sitting atop a tree. Walking to find something is confined
to walking on roads or prepared ski tracks and whilst giving some exercise
doesn’t normally result in any more being seen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday in Maridalen was just such a day. It was sunny but
a cold -15C and a walk to look and listen for woodpeckers drew a blank but then
a drive around resulted in both Great Grey Shrike and Pygmy Owl.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9zs2CIr6rnw8t21canjYU_V6HbrFZX-MLkROjIpU4FdEnGeKEvhuRTuCmM1LfnkQaZQCxBy3nLE-09OC6Ex3jlg40hAxbtwnXbKaILwwN-zNlcPGd5zKlg8_X8fjAgHoZUEgTKKy0K4Fc517VrBH11L8dHFTUst8wu7smHnEY9hvB-5HiTEV1rm8VB6-/s2296/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_6768%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="2296" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9zs2CIr6rnw8t21canjYU_V6HbrFZX-MLkROjIpU4FdEnGeKEvhuRTuCmM1LfnkQaZQCxBy3nLE-09OC6Ex3jlg40hAxbtwnXbKaILwwN-zNlcPGd5zKlg8_X8fjAgHoZUEgTKKy0K4Fc517VrBH11L8dHFTUst8wu7smHnEY9hvB-5HiTEV1rm8VB6-/w640-h478/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_6768%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maridalen's overwintering Great Grey Shrike (varsler) is moving around a lot and must be struggling to find food</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This one had a high pitched call meaning it is a female (I believe)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpS1leKFpCBMhrQiODDonA1wtOLT2aRI-RHNlIiw7xzxLrQZcCTHxk9R80nqGUzefCXrA5Odk834mStJ4ERkHN-Zvm6uoVeBA_QqqzlO1yHGMi4rY-yr97KwYHQG0SE8pvBAHbwTG2D0_ubwnYy51zeu-oarCg3zkDyYyZPDKmKTafnO2qGjLFb37ngA4/s6000/pygmy%20owl%20IMG_6908%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpS1leKFpCBMhrQiODDonA1wtOLT2aRI-RHNlIiw7xzxLrQZcCTHxk9R80nqGUzefCXrA5Odk834mStJ4ERkHN-Zvm6uoVeBA_QqqzlO1yHGMi4rY-yr97KwYHQG0SE8pvBAHbwTG2D0_ubwnYy51zeu-oarCg3zkDyYyZPDKmKTafnO2qGjLFb37ngA4/w640-h426/pygmy%20owl%20IMG_6908%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-49148204653833996722024-02-06T19:04:00.007+01:002024-02-06T19:04:50.562+01:00Hazel Grouse and Moose<p> Temperatures have dropped to -15C again but the days are now
noticeably longer and we are marching towards March and the first arrivals of
migrants.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have some guiding for Hazel Grouse coming up so went
looking for my bird yesterday. I located him at the first attempt but with the
snow in the forest being knee deep it was a bit of a slog to get close to him.
I also made a lot of noise in the process but this bird is something special
and just hung around as I slogged through the snow. Nutcrackers were also in
the area but otherwise the forest was quiet.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maridalen is not throwing up any new birds although the
Great Grey Shrike shows every day and Moose are also often to be seen.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQg4zEpnVg1mmhuCa6iV-q5EBzTlxNk2mDKvRCeNspVBFEgp4qILX-pkdNVfwH3Em3XMnAdjsDHAG2gZncU0v2Vv1msBKYHL5jMED3VMaDuk6mMd7mm73-HLawogUa8w5bJkwe-_gyfKAeZSAV_aqgglx2iWw9CH8wVU9wwzxyxZBBE3mskjVMyh4YyKR/s6000/hazel%20grouse%20IMG_6607%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQg4zEpnVg1mmhuCa6iV-q5EBzTlxNk2mDKvRCeNspVBFEgp4qILX-pkdNVfwH3Em3XMnAdjsDHAG2gZncU0v2Vv1msBKYHL5jMED3VMaDuk6mMd7mm73-HLawogUa8w5bJkwe-_gyfKAeZSAV_aqgglx2iWw9CH8wVU9wwzxyxZBBE3mskjVMyh4YyKR/w640-h426/hazel%20grouse%20IMG_6607%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Hazel Grouse (jerpe)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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event that is an Oslo tick. Never-the-less it didn’t leave me feeling in an
especially celebratory mood because the views were not that great and the
photographic evidence leads much too be desired. The bird in question was my
first Oslo Brunnich’s Guillemot. This is a species that breeds in the far north
of Norway but is a very infrequent sighting anywhere in the country away from
the breeding sites as its wintering areas are far out in the Arctic Ocean. On
Wednesday the fjord was very calm off Huk, Bygdøy and lots of ice had formed.
The result was that birds were easy to see on the sea and also concentrated in
a smaller area than normal. The recent southerly winds had pushed in quite good
numbers of Guillemots which were now easily outnumbering the Razorbills which had
previously (and unusually) been the commonest auk this winter. Most of the auks
were resting in small groups on the open water but a few were feeding on their
own amongst the ice. One of these birds, and a relatively close one,
immediately caught my eye as it had a lot of black in the face. I had already
noted an adult Guillemot in summer plumage (most of the birds that get pushed
in are immatures that do not acquire summer plumage) but this bird was
different. It was a stubbier, more angular bird than a Common Guillemot and
seemed to have cleaner, white flanks. This was interesting and my thoughts went
immediately to Brunnich’s. I cranked up the magnification on the scope and
immediately felt able to confirm that it was one even though range and lighting
were not the best. I could just about make out the diagnostic white line over
the short bill but in the only picture I managed that shows the bird in any way
that might approach a record shot it is not visible. It started diving and
swimming away from me and joined a small group of Common Guillemots on the open
water. This group contained an adult in summer plumage and he Brunnich’s was
clearly separable even at long range due to its different jizz with a shorter
bill and more angular head. Also the white flanks (lacking obvious barring)
were visible.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, a tick but not of the “here look at my great picture of
it” variety.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In Maridalen Brambling was a new bird for the year and the
Grey-headed Woodpecker turned up again after an absence of 3 weeks or so and
finally showed in nice sunlight. I also <i>saw</i> my first Green Woodpecker of
the year (had previously only heard them calling) with a “singing” female. With
all the snow I have been looking for mammal tracks in the snow. I have seen
numerous Moose and Roe Deer, Red Squirrel, Beaver, presumed fox and Pine
Marten. Pine Marten is a species I have only ever seen once but I think is a
reasonably common species around Oslo and perhaps even in the city.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPkjQ3qpq-fbdqNROa7h3dbMCld3aogLUb1EZ7oAX1Xxp26qTfQqSHVO2url6kYE-lbEDOIbklR4ke9ZIkGZbJYgmAuJ8cUnpOjP1vlrS2FdNwCY6TgdsZVeapDtKYqunKj6WhH5iZb3KGk7tkQVI697V7L7HC68HqmjogA8CpgqSdhCPSSGVD8HNs_Pf/s6000/brunnichs%20guillemot%20IMG_6343%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPkjQ3qpq-fbdqNROa7h3dbMCld3aogLUb1EZ7oAX1Xxp26qTfQqSHVO2url6kYE-lbEDOIbklR4ke9ZIkGZbJYgmAuJ8cUnpOjP1vlrS2FdNwCY6TgdsZVeapDtKYqunKj6WhH5iZb3KGk7tkQVI697V7L7HC68HqmjogA8CpgqSdhCPSSGVD8HNs_Pf/w640-h427/brunnichs%20guillemot%20IMG_6343%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brunnich's Guillemot (polarlomvi)...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9p6c_qZJf7d27dwX5knMqtjz-hkNNgCwm-Kptf6VKpIEtjpQ4h7V7AK95emROhQgTZ7fw9SY8Q_1UyK88aV4t-dK0Mx5Ba37da6a6g2Ed1WcQVse7omr687PhB84mRqi6_QrBAorre0by7LYCUAQ98-aJoNZ_8SISt_EGSrwtjkI62TEfXhZwW4PTvlEq/s3787/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6431%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2769" data-original-width="3787" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9p6c_qZJf7d27dwX5knMqtjz-hkNNgCwm-Kptf6VKpIEtjpQ4h7V7AK95emROhQgTZ7fw9SY8Q_1UyK88aV4t-dK0Mx5Ba37da6a6g2Ed1WcQVse7omr687PhB84mRqi6_QrBAorre0by7LYCUAQ98-aJoNZ_8SISt_EGSrwtjkI62TEfXhZwW4PTvlEq/w640-h468/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6431%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maridalen's female Grey-headed Woodpecker (gråspett) with the red feathers in the crown is still here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG8zcRJ4gg1Ijgibb_mn8CxTrlHudQm4qpfDjLBxGR7C4SCQWpHtT9vEF7HgjwnVlYc9iBhsKsQyjatwwWJhKreoaEpau8OIqDuzkwNw9a0ykD0eE8Skq1WK009UR7sLtKT5I2zMH8gtYz7zcNp5jKrkXnmV2hEO5JQTx8soPWfWngFAczEkIrd5lwWC2/s3963/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6464%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="3963" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG8zcRJ4gg1Ijgibb_mn8CxTrlHudQm4qpfDjLBxGR7C4SCQWpHtT9vEF7HgjwnVlYc9iBhsKsQyjatwwWJhKreoaEpau8OIqDuzkwNw9a0ykD0eE8Skq1WK009UR7sLtKT5I2zMH8gtYz7zcNp5jKrkXnmV2hEO5JQTx8soPWfWngFAczEkIrd5lwWC2/w640-h430/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6464%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1oSbMVOyzj0j3W6aI-TPh-sHTXBcazAKBIzkAQH6p5kgAXHEPAdHPTM_rScecRAF3SsUAWdt8Vp-Av1_By3MuGZ7u2lqlZAzY80IwRULpiWjT-pp5AJ0WnHqwrN8j8-3WFyxd_BxVFUS_jd36ZgkYlisVyTDjOe3vnWKiRLjoBDqCxu8Pi9mtaWCaXgs/s3407/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6502%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDTI2mJZOZhp-bRHe45UJ28-Gw_S1bjF-iZFPOjY2dQZTTOeoCR6hijIT9ahCqqJpewzQI9ZvUBD4h9MDQbtDyNNa4cxvTKg-FBovg3R7hPiRgLzo_D3V9tqP3Rrwwoduk24iSC98p-L1kaXD_bdbWb1u-qTKC1H5uh9-moUJXhmoDyE0W87rHvBj_pqx/s6000/brambling%20IMG_6364%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDTI2mJZOZhp-bRHe45UJ28-Gw_S1bjF-iZFPOjY2dQZTTOeoCR6hijIT9ahCqqJpewzQI9ZvUBD4h9MDQbtDyNNa4cxvTKg-FBovg3R7hPiRgLzo_D3V9tqP3Rrwwoduk24iSC98p-L1kaXD_bdbWb1u-qTKC1H5uh9-moUJXhmoDyE0W87rHvBj_pqx/w640-h426/brambling%20IMG_6364%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my first Brambling (bjørkefink) of the year</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGlbWT746d4jbZPOqH1AapkBznOfpokvZm_cwioTSgx6rXhk-aw4oN6CIop-iXNYxsyyzSatfctf-R1eaEjVpgeWtFrfdkXd8lMqbPInEqNXjinca67aXsNlqPy_tMumxVEibBW7sM5UgkCX5FECVjaO_XpAQhf1SJ2xK2SbII0_V1CCD0JKrTIkHwEkk/s5075/bullfinch%20IMG_6371%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3148" data-original-width="5075" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGlbWT746d4jbZPOqH1AapkBznOfpokvZm_cwioTSgx6rXhk-aw4oN6CIop-iXNYxsyyzSatfctf-R1eaEjVpgeWtFrfdkXd8lMqbPInEqNXjinca67aXsNlqPy_tMumxVEibBW7sM5UgkCX5FECVjaO_XpAQhf1SJ2xK2SbII0_V1CCD0JKrTIkHwEkk/w640-h396/bullfinch%20IMG_6371%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and some Bullfinches (dompap) which seem to be very numerous this winter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="3882" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZvErOjHMPuMNDtupcCzo-Gz6jlPBKjj4I2d7M84aBmTHV-3Gq4gvs4Zy4qfxkHXTZn4WXOsPPApDJQvSUSWyIcAHQcGUeVPDf1eMQ04E_piVyEet6eHKf8V4K4jQWZN-bFTZyeF6W1xmSgk86d1bWT6mjLGoE5QYsdxGSVzOYFlhyRmvlRbeBGBXYC35/w640-h466/D7A87634-134B-47D7-A131-2EE06961C54B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-90670827396165487532024-01-30T13:54:00.004+01:002024-01-30T13:54:26.531+01:00Goshawk<p>Over the weekend it turned warm again and we had strong
southerly winds and rain which has of course made it treacherous to be out and
about. The conditions were clearly spring like for some species though and
there has been a small arrival of Greylag Geese in Oslo and two Wood Pigeons
flying over Maridalen looked very usure as to where they should go.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In Maridalen the male Three-toed Woodpecker was drumming
again yesterday when it briefly turned sunny. I have yet to see or hear a
female so it will be exciting if he stays in the area to see when and if a
female turns up. In previous years I have<a href="https://oslobirder.blogspot.com/2020/01/three-toed-woodpecker-reunion.html" target="_blank"> two female that have fought over amale</a> so there is much potential excitement to be had.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Otherwise a Goshawk astride a freshly killed Hooded Crow was
the highlight of otherwise quite birdless conditions.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSAypuMuzuhEKaWu3-cP0RUuIr_35ULdokQ1HwW6AXPVimgpXvme_LNoHnrPniYhxBdlo6GQewXs7VrDUBSnmNxEb5WkPrYFwDZwiHj0EAUgaEbA8NKfadiTX8qBZDn-5xBdRmHffsq0zRc2J5ijD4xYkuB_l_iLJhTfV0KSYa9AdCr2D5b66F7RHDhIR/s1676/goshawk%20IMG_6328%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1676" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSAypuMuzuhEKaWu3-cP0RUuIr_35ULdokQ1HwW6AXPVimgpXvme_LNoHnrPniYhxBdlo6GQewXs7VrDUBSnmNxEb5WkPrYFwDZwiHj0EAUgaEbA8NKfadiTX8qBZDn-5xBdRmHffsq0zRc2J5ijD4xYkuB_l_iLJhTfV0KSYa9AdCr2D5b66F7RHDhIR/w640-h434/goshawk%20IMG_6328%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goshawk (hønsehauk). The large size of the bird should make it a female and the brown feathers mean it is a 2nd winter/3cy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DRniNa9Pr7Gj9BVhdYwvGBUYEjY6y2C4UdD_IZoOFPcKbNzB8XTDKoSkXKON9er1MHvRhYWHQeIcpklo6Z0HWbluNKxkeyM03qHsoD-fuO5ulQRQ1rRsduHqdFttqz0PQjTz3LJt6tNjVmlytyo26GGbyUdrMvW0i5KhyCAvVv_iaXaWfV0ER8K1GMhe/s1842/goshawk%20IMG_6332%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1842" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DRniNa9Pr7Gj9BVhdYwvGBUYEjY6y2C4UdD_IZoOFPcKbNzB8XTDKoSkXKON9er1MHvRhYWHQeIcpklo6Z0HWbluNKxkeyM03qHsoD-fuO5ulQRQ1rRsduHqdFttqz0PQjTz3LJt6tNjVmlytyo26GGbyUdrMvW0i5KhyCAvVv_iaXaWfV0ER8K1GMhe/w640-h464/goshawk%20IMG_6332%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jYF9GjQ98xg" width="320" youtube-src-id="jYF9GjQ98xg"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i-bYh5SGKQomlxHTwwjIiV5lAQJMjJQr5TENbFSiAhPNZOB3ic2n2wm03XPGBrBXWAHH7KdMyL47Rh9BUZYZtPuMXDc3wNuXfyzpl7czhgXxnQ-fms-9rtnKDphXUeMj5n87PhHZb45qOcZlh7GigGv5JStLXe2DOgQL14WMZTPUYj1mGCmei0lfOuR5/s6000/three%20toed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6314%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i-bYh5SGKQomlxHTwwjIiV5lAQJMjJQr5TENbFSiAhPNZOB3ic2n2wm03XPGBrBXWAHH7KdMyL47Rh9BUZYZtPuMXDc3wNuXfyzpl7czhgXxnQ-fms-9rtnKDphXUeMj5n87PhHZb45qOcZlh7GigGv5JStLXe2DOgQL14WMZTPUYj1mGCmei0lfOuR5/w640-h426/three%20toed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6314%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Three-toed Woodpecker (tretåspett)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mle3JNJzB4aAkSbCTcZqwvnHiFk9ZUxyeUvPcBkBXycAwmakLymHT22tCdjwQSkYhP2KMytkDq4Y-_5lS-uKDsCtQHU2rJ9yTU91ohyFJN7N2hiHrwqG4JETnSf7gC7vT5JOWyFCnvRIdEJJGNBwlzWVJ1102yl844n8HTDMYljCekEX9Q9JICygbdM5/s6000/three%20toed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6320%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mle3JNJzB4aAkSbCTcZqwvnHiFk9ZUxyeUvPcBkBXycAwmakLymHT22tCdjwQSkYhP2KMytkDq4Y-_5lS-uKDsCtQHU2rJ9yTU91ohyFJN7N2hiHrwqG4JETnSf7gC7vT5JOWyFCnvRIdEJJGNBwlzWVJ1102yl844n8HTDMYljCekEX9Q9JICygbdM5/w640-h426/three%20toed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6320%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-55151224438273138762024-01-26T17:00:00.002+01:002024-01-26T22:37:32.370+01:00Drumming Three-toed pecker<p>When the sun shines now then more and more species celebrate
the longer days and prospect of spring by singing. I have heard various tits,
Greenfinch and Goldfinch singing, Ravens displaying and on Thursday woodpeckers
suddenly started drumming. I heard 3 Great Spotted simultaneously but best of
all was a male Three-toed that showed very well and at times a Great Spotted
could be heard in the background which allowed for a good comparison of their subtly
different drumrolls.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday was very exciting when I discovered one of the
Pygmy Owls atop a spruce tree. That in itself wasn’t so exciting but was made
it so was that a weasel was running around (and disappearing in holes in the
snow) right under the owl. The owl had clearly seen the weasel and I was
wondering whether it would attempt to take it. Size wize a weasel is large but
is it too large? Or does the owl recognise that it is not a rodent but rather a
ferocious killing machine? Either way the owl whilst intently following the
weasel did not make any attempt on its life and I expect both were attracted to
just that area because there were mice/voles to be found. It is even possible
that the weasel attracts the owl as the weasel may scare mice into the open?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The owl was in the same place for a good half an hour and a
couple of times Hooded Crows and Magpies flew over which caused the owl to
radically change posture and become much thinner and taller and with its tiny “ears”
raised. I am not sure as to whether it was trying to appear large and more
menacing or whether it was trying to become invisible to the corvids.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fdGHFOJZjeQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="fdGHFOJZjeQ"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qDvidQ2LaAk" width="320" youtube-src-id="qDvidQ2LaAk"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6fHlXM8q5QHvnig0aPAC4jwIIQGV0EnpMht7BkdAJfaS8I47j4u336s5ITWhPj1YetgZzO98B9c2yhifI130MFYVYzFSc-0sY7PrmN7hVqTPiD4fHIzXkZHl1SYHR5kxMDrrFIa3weGAMOYouRSKmIbY0Z5KTYNs5hCDuelhYlF7rSNGsdkFznM1z-oV/s6000/three%20toed%20woodpecker%20IMG_6156%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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This picture is photoshopped</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cO0w7qaVvPkFZJaUvfXS2Ykeg13vo3ivLU0O4mQmJvW_xpdt7pkqYmpwt8LTpBZa3EvOgCdSBlc2-ycBTMz5PdgBq1hYMvsVc1jjDwzyLXRj4bSwjv3CmEJm2YyiwwBfI_u5uy2BzeID_wfRtvLnJ7TjGFHt8Z_6dzLxgpxBuFXqOdR-H4DZpgRf-qdf/s2481/raven%20IMG_6244%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="2481" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cO0w7qaVvPkFZJaUvfXS2Ykeg13vo3ivLU0O4mQmJvW_xpdt7pkqYmpwt8LTpBZa3EvOgCdSBlc2-ycBTMz5PdgBq1hYMvsVc1jjDwzyLXRj4bSwjv3CmEJm2YyiwwBfI_u5uy2BzeID_wfRtvLnJ7TjGFHt8Z_6dzLxgpxBuFXqOdR-H4DZpgRf-qdf/w640-h430/raven%20IMG_6244%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">displaying Ravens</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-20975295347790190872024-01-24T09:25:00.007+01:002024-01-26T15:48:27.031+01:00Beaver in January<p>On Saturday temperatures were down to -19C in Maridalen and
yesterday they were+6C. It had also rained on Monday so wherever the snow had
been compacted (roads, footpaths and tracks in the forest) had turned into ice.
These are the worst winter conditions we can have and even in a country which
is used to winter there are lots of problems on the road and with public transport
and people are urged to stay at home.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The change in the weather had some effects on bird and animal
life. Strong southerly winds had pushed seabirds into the Oslofjord and I had
an adult Kittiwake off Fornebu yesterday although a lot more were seen further
south. In Maridalen three Fieldfare were new in and seemed to be optimistic
birds thinking spring had sprung. The most interesting observation was a couple
of Beavers! All waterways including streams and rivers in Maridalen have been frozen
but the rain has caused water in places to run over the ice. I was looking for
Three-toed Woodpecker (which I did see) when I noticed a fresh Beaver activity
and then I saw two animals floating in the water. As they were over the ice the
water was shallow and also very clear and I had unusually good views.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Otherwise the Dale gave up to of its Pygmy Owls and the Great
Grey Shrike but generally it is very birdless at the moment.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fRmJYqdfKFU" width="320" youtube-src-id="fRmJYqdfKFU"></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwqdUQFtwwLlDgI55PmkiaHygJWJf9XCjkCqq1wAv2aFi9nxG40P2ppA0mZTRrWoB5Ayj7QC9miuuyiQjkqp0hjlNlF8lpL56_V8nbr7KBH695s6faDVe-4ItDYjSU7BuhaeCViu9sD0ks5ffhX9ItLmUPv0wZ4AAFFPkecjUvP1xBy6LUgJtx3h0jDCh/s6000/beaver%20IMG_5866%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwqdUQFtwwLlDgI55PmkiaHygJWJf9XCjkCqq1wAv2aFi9nxG40P2ppA0mZTRrWoB5Ayj7QC9miuuyiQjkqp0hjlNlF8lpL56_V8nbr7KBH695s6faDVe-4ItDYjSU7BuhaeCViu9sD0ks5ffhX9ItLmUPv0wZ4AAFFPkecjUvP1xBy6LUgJtx3h0jDCh/w640-h426/beaver%20IMG_5866%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaver - I think this was a young animal as it seemed quite small</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Earlier in the week
we had blizzards and snow is now around a half metre deep and even more where
it has drifted. Today and yesterday we had blue skies, no wind and temperatures
dropped to -21C in Maridalen creating magical conditions to be out in. We are
forecast more snow on Sunday before temperatures then turn positive and we will
have a lot of rain before it again goes below zero and everything will turn
into an icy hell!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday I was at Fornebu for sun rise and felt my inner
togger bursting to be set free. I was hoping to see the Beardies and as I
looked over the reedbed the reeds were covered in snow, the sun was just rising
creating an amazing golden light and the tits were not too far out. The low
golden back light just looked magnificent and in my head I was seeing amazing,
indeed prize winning, images with the icy breath of the birds visible, snow
flakes flying through the air as they fed and amazing halos of light around the
birds. Of course things didn’t turn out quite as imagined with a lack of skill,
freezing fingers and a camera that was struggling but the best pictures do
capture how it was to be there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There were a least 8 Beardies and they gradually came closer
and closer until some eventually came through the fence and were feeding less
than 5 metres away. At one stage it became clear that a predator had been
sighted and the birds all called and flew down just as a young male Sparrowhawk
whizzed past me and ended up crashing into the fence. It seemed unharmed by the
fence and flew off to a nearby tree with empty talons. The tits went quiet for
a long time and were clearly hiding on the ground (in the snow) within the
reedbed but eventually started making some noise although seemed reluctant to
return to feeding exposed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A week ago in the garden a Blackbird was taken presumably by
a Sparrowhawk and this resulted in an exodus of all things feathered.
Blackbirds which had previously numbered at least 7 birds have now only
numbered, at most, 2 and the 30 strong mixed flock of House and Tree Sparrows
was completely absent for 6 days and whilst most of the House Sparrows have
returned I have only seen a single Tree. I am surprised the effect this single
act of predation has had but assume that when they fled they found another
garden in the neighbourhood with a better menu (and cover?) than mine.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1bKXE8Chd09XgnG4j9OYdIewgDRlomWRQ_zdjZB9ct2c9R_jHL1ZBw44HkxTgLdhKSYZP_McYt0JehyphenhyphenwJbxuBvfmM51jj7kevyerBGCQZccBChUJf_pcBIANsGpL7qfmbc31vf3kSZK0e3lLfE2KZTFdqHILS-zAhIyvnoRa7pzZCv3tI_vJDspE1yNm/s6000/koksa%20fornebu%20IMG_5485%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1bKXE8Chd09XgnG4j9OYdIewgDRlomWRQ_zdjZB9ct2c9R_jHL1ZBw44HkxTgLdhKSYZP_McYt0JehyphenhyphenwJbxuBvfmM51jj7kevyerBGCQZccBChUJf_pcBIANsGpL7qfmbc31vf3kSZK0e3lLfE2KZTFdqHILS-zAhIyvnoRa7pzZCv3tI_vJDspE1yNm/w640-h426/koksa%20fornebu%20IMG_5485%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the light over the snow covered reedbed was fantastic and,,</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgVrrDZyKK_h9PngE8bcsTFozbb7y6X0lbOYbFNFxDht4WtkMi9fHLkTO1WyRKfSk0Z9c1j0meLcqkxT64ev_wh-vADnmGmHGAIYIHmzvG4IeLrDa03hUPmwARryxO8EhksDhyhwUteqBAX42UktGzw_LkC9dwQujCJkNpVIG0pm9KLLlM9CHGl-5y3su/s6000/purple%20sandpiper%20IMG_5186%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgVrrDZyKK_h9PngE8bcsTFozbb7y6X0lbOYbFNFxDht4WtkMi9fHLkTO1WyRKfSk0Z9c1j0meLcqkxT64ev_wh-vADnmGmHGAIYIHmzvG4IeLrDa03hUPmwARryxO8EhksDhyhwUteqBAX42UktGzw_LkC9dwQujCJkNpVIG0pm9KLLlM9CHGl-5y3su/w640-h426/purple%20sandpiper%20IMG_5186%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Purple Sandpipers (fjæreplytt) at Huk are tough little fellas and this one had blobs of ice on its feathers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgVrrDZyKK_h9PngE8bcsTFozbb7y6X0lbOYbFNFxDht4WtkMi9fHLkTO1WyRKfSk0Z9c1j0meLcqkxT64ev_wh-vADnmGmHGAIYIHmzvG4IeLrDa03hUPmwARryxO8EhksDhyhwUteqBAX42UktGzw_LkC9dwQujCJkNpVIG0pm9KLLlM9CHGl-5y3su/s6000/purple%20sandpiper%20IMG_5186%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntXd3eq0VOr6N2-APju3FFhObmbAf3MpHMjSctSsnlhBbd-qu9wS84VKdPtTAEuSZ4RNlWArOAXEpTy1QUh-_sPm9620qr88l7utbN2KOUeb1VsRsBVuGfKnqgA6srbSsaWE010_Ri6npIV1nXRRejdXSyxIQg_KsIZN9yWQ2wKkukrTL2721271eom_E/w640-h426/sandpiper%20IMG_5218%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-65169184324797384952024-01-17T18:16:00.003+01:002024-01-17T18:16:35.178+01:00Bug Year 2023<p>My interest in bugs remains focused on butter, dragon, and
damselflies although any large day flying moth will also be noted. I do however
remain committed to not getting a light trap and getting any more into moths <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">😉</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2023 was a good year for butterflies. I noted 61 species
with 4 being new and taking my Norway list to 71, of, I believe, 100 possible
species. The new species were Northern Wall Brown (bergringvinge), Northern Grizzled Skipper (moltesmyger), Frigga’s Fritillary (friggs perlemorvinge) and Northern
Grizzled Skipper (moltesmyger). In addition I finally saw Poplar Admiral
(ospesommerfugl) well enough to take pictures meaning I now have photos of all
the species I have seen in Norway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have now seen pretty much everything I could expect to just bump into so will
need to make more specific butterfly trips. I still have plenty of northern
species to get and at least three of these are still possible in day tips from
the cabin in Bodø and there are at least five species which I should be able to
get easily enough less than an hour’s drive from Oslo: Essex Skipper (timoteismyger),
Scarce Heath (heroringvinge), False Heath Fritillary (mørk rutevinge), Meadow
Brown (rappringvinge) and Chequered Skipper (gulflekksmyger).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I must admit that my interest in <i>odonata</i> wained
during the year. I think this is because damselflies at least can be quite hard
work and that I have also seen pretty much all I can expect around Oslo without
making specific trips. I did add three species though taking my Norway list to
33 species of a possible 52 - Subarctic Darner (torvmoselibelle) gave itself up
when I checked a suitable bog in Maridalen (and was able to get good enough
pictures), White-legged Damselfly (fjærbeinvannymfe) when we walked along a
suitable river near the cabin at Hulvik and Lilypad Whiteface (vannliljetorvlibelle)
which required a specific trip to the only known site in Oslo.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My first butterfly in 2023 was on 8 April so only 12 weeks or
so until my next blog post that includes a bug.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Pictures of my new species first and then some other random shots that I like</p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjywchBq3VHx6MRZglI262wODfBsGxLiVwXH-1HbnY7qG5ZGOq1b2uZItrGVvz9o1OKWapBZHua0PcCveNMr7Xt0_e7BUtAV2amskMiHzn38n5ELJfSDDlJmyu5MCyKJsjHGH_RLJHU6yNr2GRcWaQpejxJXr62vmLdg31urOrpVquW2xyg2SsosarEltt6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="1349" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjywchBq3VHx6MRZglI262wODfBsGxLiVwXH-1HbnY7qG5ZGOq1b2uZItrGVvz9o1OKWapBZHua0PcCveNMr7Xt0_e7BUtAV2amskMiHzn38n5ELJfSDDlJmyu5MCyKJsjHGH_RLJHU6yNr2GRcWaQpejxJXr62vmLdg31urOrpVquW2xyg2SsosarEltt6=w640-h619" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Frigga’s Fritillary (friggs perlemorvinge) </span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCo60syTqCyVMfhF3woKPytuh1Eo92OD7cV7hKPQvrDeRt8HAeq9E4szkRZqEy1q3UzM9A0elGvPNU6M6pW3TxcqjNc0xJ2LisWOELv5TKm9TPiHsJf2lgkvY1vkBy0vxdE9iH5qrqZGwwyXhgrE8AbuRMIulofdUMyui6ZshGZTsW0UU5wSNJWPnJknK6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1660" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCo60syTqCyVMfhF3woKPytuh1Eo92OD7cV7hKPQvrDeRt8HAeq9E4szkRZqEy1q3UzM9A0elGvPNU6M6pW3TxcqjNc0xJ2LisWOELv5TKm9TPiHsJf2lgkvY1vkBy0vxdE9iH5qrqZGwwyXhgrE8AbuRMIulofdUMyui6ZshGZTsW0UU5wSNJWPnJknK6=w640-h464" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Northern Grizzled Skipper (moltesmyger)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkdmZE95nBzTDnrEp64l6Xx_f1UiG-ye4s98j2oZ1gv0vseA16lVVoydGje75_Y3esi52v_sKZppjKJPfqQB0qaAks7Zg3hrN8Ol9MJZH6JJPZH2i9svcKbaWgh7Zp0Wm-IxNvt0LEDJvP6FPFfbUZhZDVrmTVWn1jKfMmhNHTddYXTarzjjpjB2swuWgA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1638" height="591" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkdmZE95nBzTDnrEp64l6Xx_f1UiG-ye4s98j2oZ1gv0vseA16lVVoydGje75_Y3esi52v_sKZppjKJPfqQB0qaAks7Zg3hrN8Ol9MJZH6JJPZH2i9svcKbaWgh7Zp0Wm-IxNvt0LEDJvP6FPFfbUZhZDVrmTVWn1jKfMmhNHTddYXTarzjjpjB2swuWgA=w640-h591" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Northern Grizzled Skipper (moltesmyger)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg51-8isgqR4BFnc8KVNE0k7B9yBZyINbQKqLGE9PmmvnsmTV-ujGsbLC1An510XKhqo51DPWn_0oeg6V8hLhG0u54o2wpM0f2dUcobnFkJrqFilDRZ3alSxoX2LD2JsVxOraanrAgyO8UiRlmc03zEbVakSHTMQ0Ri9XeDoCJES9QaS4rjfM2n68iwUsRW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1213" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg51-8isgqR4BFnc8KVNE0k7B9yBZyINbQKqLGE9PmmvnsmTV-ujGsbLC1An510XKhqo51DPWn_0oeg6V8hLhG0u54o2wpM0f2dUcobnFkJrqFilDRZ3alSxoX2LD2JsVxOraanrAgyO8UiRlmc03zEbVakSHTMQ0Ri9XeDoCJES9QaS4rjfM2n68iwUsRW=w640-h514" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Northern Wall Brown (bergringvinge)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOQSpjQ7MFAtSpRo51mg5zkPWeBk_olor2io9dDatbQr6eLSQNRCemyCIlVggUZLOIOZEt5s3urVKKdz-Ee2IdxDgx8ikuIHlzr59oQ4QhvBeJ_elveRem3r0uF4zZZd3K6awURL7Z_4ETRCstczON2PFlU8UUu2lb7pv--JiTILvWu6G7rKuPQdNkuzV_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1970" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOQSpjQ7MFAtSpRo51mg5zkPWeBk_olor2io9dDatbQr6eLSQNRCemyCIlVggUZLOIOZEt5s3urVKKdz-Ee2IdxDgx8ikuIHlzr59oQ4QhvBeJ_elveRem3r0uF4zZZd3K6awURL7Z_4ETRCstczON2PFlU8UUu2lb7pv--JiTILvWu6G7rKuPQdNkuzV_=w640-h499" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Poplar Admiral (ospesommerfugl)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_fDB6EdTualWOmcaJDTsbetPd2OSBURFupsh9maxb3DkEMCQDYC-885c-OQ23L920X6W-fzOeeat54AHDim463HCQ3_vZ_gOMbkiqd5Y4EpQgvBlc1dT3BuyRSkOiMysM97-ifTmU0_flpkux851SUbHKYfu3wzgDs6lwaYb254F_yTSz-AayLy1_gtRW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1753" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_fDB6EdTualWOmcaJDTsbetPd2OSBURFupsh9maxb3DkEMCQDYC-885c-OQ23L920X6W-fzOeeat54AHDim463HCQ3_vZ_gOMbkiqd5Y4EpQgvBlc1dT3BuyRSkOiMysM97-ifTmU0_flpkux851SUbHKYfu3wzgDs6lwaYb254F_yTSz-AayLy1_gtRW=w640-h507" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and one of those large moths that I notice - my first ever Green Forester (grønn metallsvermer)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7QhfE7wv6zTwDtZffsmbEklADU4SNz4R7XWK51H0XcdHdNmGwOE3whLcsAyXZq0JBXse3r6S1lU8whYcWvtWR2n2rH3yQtwnVl6dVOukng8YlCwYL8Mfh9JfbXosTgz3pGeo8gtNesw-mCBIsUxJZ_yK36v53ejKAErF9UL5sBn1Xm1-Fb1LbibTz_6du" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="2147" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7QhfE7wv6zTwDtZffsmbEklADU4SNz4R7XWK51H0XcdHdNmGwOE3whLcsAyXZq0JBXse3r6S1lU8whYcWvtWR2n2rH3yQtwnVl6dVOukng8YlCwYL8Mfh9JfbXosTgz3pGeo8gtNesw-mCBIsUxJZ_yK36v53ejKAErF9UL5sBn1Xm1-Fb1LbibTz_6du=w640-h507" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">difficult to get tired of Swallowtails (svalestjert)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXwTT2YixKOSv2zAmMsmifU6nOqWyFteUKUKVbNQzwDETqMdmztECzZHYpRtbV0cN0J0cjRp3YcRVJBII3gHlXr9npskPDVzUQFxVoRQCHDV_YhepYHtanBZ6plHrygZmoqNkXIAZxCyzCRj-p2sslB7HnyqxDu_talNvyM_UbfuhEQfmgmdx2BgsMdmGd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1991" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXwTT2YixKOSv2zAmMsmifU6nOqWyFteUKUKVbNQzwDETqMdmztECzZHYpRtbV0cN0J0cjRp3YcRVJBII3gHlXr9npskPDVzUQFxVoRQCHDV_YhepYHtanBZ6plHrygZmoqNkXIAZxCyzCRj-p2sslB7HnyqxDu_talNvyM_UbfuhEQfmgmdx2BgsMdmGd=w640-h440" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">or Northern Chequered Skippers (svartflekksmyger)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6J_QiJnYrJLP0HcQfulRfoc9PgCZQGAdzE9EBaqaltxiWzOhBuKd_1dOLtYnxwiJ-w_fpaLaeadyVfRyZpvKN1UICFCN98H00AB2chfQu9sD5CsZkhb6wz1Hduno7RImkDP0MF4egsCQa0H8WJEmK_XafCXJqrGENt0Mn9vfwGqMDaB0Qs0gbQfQ222qc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1203" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6J_QiJnYrJLP0HcQfulRfoc9PgCZQGAdzE9EBaqaltxiWzOhBuKd_1dOLtYnxwiJ-w_fpaLaeadyVfRyZpvKN1UICFCN98H00AB2chfQu9sD5CsZkhb6wz1Hduno7RImkDP0MF4egsCQa0H8WJEmK_XafCXJqrGENt0Mn9vfwGqMDaB0Qs0gbQfQ222qc=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Subarctic Darner (torvmoselibelle)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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surprisingly arrived on the back of northerly winds. From temperatures in
Maridalen of -27C less than a week ago the thermometer showed +5C today!
Interestingly it was also warmer the higher up one came. We will return to
below zero tomorrow and after forecast to once again have double digit minus next
week.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I paid a visit to Huk, Bygdøy early in the morning and was
entertained by the flock of overwintering Purple Sandpipers running around on
the frozen rocks nearly at my feet. On the sea there was more variety than my
last visit with Shag, Little Auk, Razorbill, Guillemot and both scoters.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maridalen gave a duo with Pygmy Owl being the missing trio
member.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IJuAu_Y8xaE" width="320" youtube-src-id="IJuAu_Y8xaE"></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE16XdCZPIK4Q_SutHoGAmZTK4WuztPGYK6Qh4dQUBDuRbjW80WEM_idAJSzFvJ3zUGIzSa4GIaIpr3U2Qhc6bDJGXPiDG2BO_vml37mFIXU2JzD7U_WB4s48yad49UFJRr5-M1bve3-Y4nuQl7Tuhfrpy0hJbEppD_x0FjnSMIag4p2pIqwQfKpL6gqeg/s6000/purple%20sandpiper%20IMG_4934%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE16XdCZPIK4Q_SutHoGAmZTK4WuztPGYK6Qh4dQUBDuRbjW80WEM_idAJSzFvJ3zUGIzSa4GIaIpr3U2Qhc6bDJGXPiDG2BO_vml37mFIXU2JzD7U_WB4s48yad49UFJRr5-M1bve3-Y4nuQl7Tuhfrpy0hJbEppD_x0FjnSMIag4p2pIqwQfKpL6gqeg/w640-h426/purple%20sandpiper%20IMG_4934%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Sandpiper (fjæreplytt), 1 of 9 I saw</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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With all the snow it must be difficult for it to find food</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifq8Wvoj6qyTD45ydOaKTTHRR5PtX457AL-88GvUBdXn0eJZbf5iVS0W7S6WqwSWU-mr-65gQeQIX4npAh8rYGOrR-6N2j2Qw3E4rnHAi8czkfUXNY8YbLgksCVwPEJ_5FNp4roAW_rSWuk6yKbblzbIcE4lZC8B50d0LfuZcAEHqBukAy_O102GXJOcN/s3509/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_5108%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2435" data-original-width="3509" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifq8Wvoj6qyTD45ydOaKTTHRR5PtX457AL-88GvUBdXn0eJZbf5iVS0W7S6WqwSWU-mr-65gQeQIX4npAh8rYGOrR-6N2j2Qw3E4rnHAi8czkfUXNY8YbLgksCVwPEJ_5FNp4roAW_rSWuk6yKbblzbIcE4lZC8B50d0LfuZcAEHqBukAy_O102GXJOcN/w640-h444/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_5108%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_y2hOOjjNrTxc0UoAGNTBMzbvP4WF1vtiCrrx6j9uuRX_klQfc4R5gMtr86ZQM-7lDpo-wo2z2hWtRy9ZPyVI5Ux1wUtQqs3MkIx0sVucAA0tmm8VNzJTKVMGWAidRZNAJ5x6GWqBY9ObgJLzqPvgiG9QHRFL_ZLjdw-OSEBs6fAzAjZezKR3b4pw6ga/s6000/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_5121%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_y2hOOjjNrTxc0UoAGNTBMzbvP4WF1vtiCrrx6j9uuRX_klQfc4R5gMtr86ZQM-7lDpo-wo2z2hWtRy9ZPyVI5Ux1wUtQqs3MkIx0sVucAA0tmm8VNzJTKVMGWAidRZNAJ5x6GWqBY9ObgJLzqPvgiG9QHRFL_ZLjdw-OSEBs6fAzAjZezKR3b4pw6ga/w640-h426/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_5121%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey-headed Woodpecker (gråspett)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mlDNR0dseoH3i_20FW56UlyNNII0YgyHCnbDYNBRm5rFDwYtUXJdLBTJ-0kbB_5VYYNMUN48qNaZ19v3f4I7W1mz8PEudFKz4-AUqVUZzA7m-QxfYeFlxmwJ8PAXuaixzxlPU082ARC6CJku2Sq3Is2mBtG9zjZR4mg-_WCUSwPcEsj2krCGFK4kk2vS/s1658/peregrine%20IMG_4870%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1658" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mlDNR0dseoH3i_20FW56UlyNNII0YgyHCnbDYNBRm5rFDwYtUXJdLBTJ-0kbB_5VYYNMUN48qNaZ19v3f4I7W1mz8PEudFKz4-AUqVUZzA7m-QxfYeFlxmwJ8PAXuaixzxlPU082ARC6CJku2Sq3Is2mBtG9zjZR4mg-_WCUSwPcEsj2krCGFK4kk2vS/w640-h486/peregrine%20IMG_4870%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adult (female) Peregrine seen yesterday at is usual winter spot on the top of a mobile mast</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-28287863182023228952024-01-09T19:55:00.005+01:002024-01-09T19:55:24.412+01:00Beardies<p>If you can withstand the cold then it is fantastic to be out
at the moment with blue skies and no wind. It is slightly warmer now with temperatures
staying above -20C and we are forecast to have a brief period with plus
temperatures on Thursday before it gets cold again.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are still very few birds to see though and a long walk
in the forest today in perfect listening conditions was very poorly rewarded
although I did hear my first Black Woodpecker and Hazel Grouse of 2024. I also
finally had a Pygmy Owl in Maridalen and with both Great Grey Shrike and
Grey-headed Woodpecker yesterday then the trio of interesting birds remains.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A visit to Fornebu yesterday gave fantastic views of the
Bearded Tits but again Wrens were absent and it wouldn't surprise me now if I don't see or hear one until the spring,<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliPxONlA-4ITQ836G64yli9m5c3sEHrrOFnkZSHsS_9wqdou8Nk_LxuP-xYIiB1bxBSHo9-AdCwaQ8FsxDb6Fhu-OUG1l_ffBOchBxIx4EjeuyDf23McUuJyQGcbA3KWGnIA1LJqXHOzaa-wfBEY6N1lpGXmUC8ZykcfhyphenhyphenMSSL1L9rnWPXAK0jGeSzvEg/s3232/bearded%20tit%20IMG_4503%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="3232" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliPxONlA-4ITQ836G64yli9m5c3sEHrrOFnkZSHsS_9wqdou8Nk_LxuP-xYIiB1bxBSHo9-AdCwaQ8FsxDb6Fhu-OUG1l_ffBOchBxIx4EjeuyDf23McUuJyQGcbA3KWGnIA1LJqXHOzaa-wfBEY6N1lpGXmUC8ZykcfhyphenhyphenMSSL1L9rnWPXAK0jGeSzvEg/w640-h472/bearded%20tit%20IMG_4503%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Bearded Tits (skjeggmeis) were feeding on the edge of the reedbed and often went into bushes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="2314" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAAnU3cuZUdOGtqNoBV88Hqgp6FVTQfKu14lj5xqSV1RIMpMhgW1vsfS0DqPT34saeYHm3HmajsIGUvhwtTzHCtCAT9thWS7jJHRuWFO1Nzjv7UAUbXnsTBEGwgO4Qw7ILRSHdciKWcKUeHKQ3nBVEDI4-xJjyfWRUcM2U1UkpyyvkwmH48DUYmu0O2Dy/w640-h468/pygmy%20owl%20coal%20tit%20IMG_4820%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pygmy Owl (spurveugle) and an angry Coal Tit (svartmeis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeftQRQqHGYq6UYKhSKT-KAOkc4Yf_ran6droCPnWQR2CsToPaSl9Gqt7g1oxUitinszKbSShpdKqGe-HTbJeI1YTIPubx-c8fTvqb4ESdxetDK9QUwCLfm_SLYv88js07fhgXgg5alkGJ6G4CqY3bwbJXwMCYh6oohKB0Bp2Hm87R69o9t3r1DhRmfEOv/s2176/lesser%20spotted%20woodpecker%20IMG_4681%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="2176" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeftQRQqHGYq6UYKhSKT-KAOkc4Yf_ran6droCPnWQR2CsToPaSl9Gqt7g1oxUitinszKbSShpdKqGe-HTbJeI1YTIPubx-c8fTvqb4ESdxetDK9QUwCLfm_SLYv88js07fhgXgg5alkGJ6G4CqY3bwbJXwMCYh6oohKB0Bp2Hm87R69o9t3r1DhRmfEOv/w640-h450/lesser%20spotted%20woodpecker%20IMG_4681%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (dvergspett) was a welcome sight in Maridalen </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1KvglXiy7PUMcIPU4HDyw0rEu56p-_KfW6MdkQpF0rbhbJ-dFtN-LDuAvoInPARm4P8Y2l2_avVR0JMFEetymXzWuStvvNZTXXjbdsQu94pyYhhaNLm2Iv-wVxeUxyqGjwJsUdeWiYMwCiZNrEYs5Mu6rTHyTdL4MS-SpLyE3UMKhi3zjKNh4hyphenhyphenQD2Ek/s6000/maridalen%20IMG_4782%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1KvglXiy7PUMcIPU4HDyw0rEu56p-_KfW6MdkQpF0rbhbJ-dFtN-LDuAvoInPARm4P8Y2l2_avVR0JMFEetymXzWuStvvNZTXXjbdsQu94pyYhhaNLm2Iv-wVxeUxyqGjwJsUdeWiYMwCiZNrEYs5Mu6rTHyTdL4MS-SpLyE3UMKhi3zjKNh4hyphenhyphenQD2Ek/w426-h640/maridalen%20IMG_4782%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the setting sun reflecting off windows south of Maridalsvannet and a sky with a lot of pollution from wood burning stoves adding to the colours</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8QLYkSayl3r-9Rf6_lGEJutAIPYYkvDlsxICd5ennrk-NEoUVRUwePJ57a_0yc_yOsi51D5crq-fS_u2UiBdbdI8pjkfyy8EehyphenhyphenEhPh1hXGB-MroZ3-gIZKWtSnDNxXwf9Q3UZCZxn2x9umljP31-2qeWiSom8dnsbHm-ngZAwkql6UwtGP4czkM6WdP/s6000/pygmy%20owl%20IMG_4827%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8QLYkSayl3r-9Rf6_lGEJutAIPYYkvDlsxICd5ennrk-NEoUVRUwePJ57a_0yc_yOsi51D5crq-fS_u2UiBdbdI8pjkfyy8EehyphenhyphenEhPh1hXGB-MroZ3-gIZKWtSnDNxXwf9Q3UZCZxn2x9umljP31-2qeWiSom8dnsbHm-ngZAwkql6UwtGP4czkM6WdP/w640-h426/pygmy%20owl%20IMG_4827%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Pygmy Owl</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-43258974009571188112024-01-06T17:00:00.005+01:002024-01-06T17:05:38.300+01:00FREEZING!<p>It is properly cold in Oslo and I actually cannot ever
remember it having been so cold before, global warming bah humbug <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">😉</span>.
This morning the thermometer at home showed -22C and in Maridalen a drive around
last night at 8pm showed -27C and at midday today in bright sunshine and no
wind it was -24C.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The drive last night was with Jr looking for moose of which I
had seen lots of tracks earlier in the day. Driving around with the window open
(so as to use the thermal imager) meant that we never managed to get any heat
in the car and it was a cold way to spend a Friday evening. A Moose at point
blank range did make it worthwhile though. Today’s walk with Mrs OB and The
Beast resulted in just 3 birds and a Moose seen so the cold is definitely
having an impact. I have yet to record Wren since New Year despite visiting
sites where I had them in December and fear that this will be one of those
winters when the population crashes. Pygmy Owls have also been absent so far in
January although I suspect this is because they are now making use of their
larders and are perhaps just hanging out in a hole to preserve energy.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDcPivBKQK6htwZNewUxFVgbyNRGUHPUb-1fqDP8ictZqr32fdLs3RBCC6YFyNA57qAMkhWu5L7z2VrXVNDNXvJokB7F3Sb0ueGfqaCIlbcqBC7PsSFuaAM9UDhOg103K0ZtTQWIiovo-OZxVxRtEOFXw8AuuEG0cb5DSx1FhyphenhyphenWzhDSOSjAfkxE7bv-Nj/s6000/maridalen%20IMG_4352%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDcPivBKQK6htwZNewUxFVgbyNRGUHPUb-1fqDP8ictZqr32fdLs3RBCC6YFyNA57qAMkhWu5L7z2VrXVNDNXvJokB7F3Sb0ueGfqaCIlbcqBC7PsSFuaAM9UDhOg103K0ZtTQWIiovo-OZxVxRtEOFXw8AuuEG0cb5DSx1FhyphenhyphenWzhDSOSjAfkxE7bv-Nj/w640-h426/maridalen%20IMG_4352%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view from Maridalen yesterday</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTmWewgjIMbDzWtK93WsotN3lU8dUAjzVr9wA_6Urb6nHrTgqOYMRdvIOGFZHNZK1CWYAHXGOqoZY2LDz6b3WXNQbQZJbcKzEzNWX7F1SIC4iegv9-ygyDM4zQ5seHb6HBsNC_7RkWaopB10DN1Wu12qZm71CvaMd0O3_uolxv72sjnbj9Z45CLvpNApE/s6000/maridalen%20IMG_4389%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTmWewgjIMbDzWtK93WsotN3lU8dUAjzVr9wA_6Urb6nHrTgqOYMRdvIOGFZHNZK1CWYAHXGOqoZY2LDz6b3WXNQbQZJbcKzEzNWX7F1SIC4iegv9-ygyDM4zQ5seHb6HBsNC_7RkWaopB10DN1Wu12qZm71CvaMd0O3_uolxv72sjnbj9Z45CLvpNApE/w640-h426/maridalen%20IMG_4389%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSsZ5Y-KE_tWo-ciEC66Z9lPm6Cianom50w3zCVZw39VP1FVsY2tWfmHlbdKHGUo0EowFyDQwdikPIGo-CudMdAVbs3cJqKIADh2MFB6BYuw-LRX8aogs_OFec8uZg_MiuE07dPenqVHa5rfxlflB5lshj9VZWYlmMCKvdlDEfFdKRUNYGVUqJ02dmdx9/s6000/teal%20IMG_4349%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSsZ5Y-KE_tWo-ciEC66Z9lPm6Cianom50w3zCVZw39VP1FVsY2tWfmHlbdKHGUo0EowFyDQwdikPIGo-CudMdAVbs3cJqKIADh2MFB6BYuw-LRX8aogs_OFec8uZg_MiuE07dPenqVHa5rfxlflB5lshj9VZWYlmMCKvdlDEfFdKRUNYGVUqJ02dmdx9/w640-h426/teal%20IMG_4349%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an unexptected overwintering Teal (krikkand) at Fornebu on a ting patch of (mysteriously) open water</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRT74L9SS3Gxc5bjo3fdyQriAMF6fP88xSNOGFfFh1ZIkznixNbqpqdBAbzh7i1Sw-NTlnxF_q2E6Qpf4XdWH0UITmXnZkEb1Lsh5VO_jxH2Cgfm17PDpNRH6iLq_8iD8dYAngOHOomIP_vo8aI-LmkfKOXeaDaXmnnCo9-3plIh9KxIFr0nCn_zs49HY/s6000/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4417%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRT74L9SS3Gxc5bjo3fdyQriAMF6fP88xSNOGFfFh1ZIkznixNbqpqdBAbzh7i1Sw-NTlnxF_q2E6Qpf4XdWH0UITmXnZkEb1Lsh5VO_jxH2Cgfm17PDpNRH6iLq_8iD8dYAngOHOomIP_vo8aI-LmkfKOXeaDaXmnnCo9-3plIh9KxIFr0nCn_zs49HY/w640-h426/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4417%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grey-headed 'pecker (gråspett) showed again in Maridalen. Note how from this angle no red is visible on the crown</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_9esMGxSle6yg-PQOS9klnH6g7FvOA-eGn1yYqmp30g9Hnzu7fN64BXNB4ZCBK2y8xEtpc2ksrF_MUES7xqQ8DYiHK1qkk02dqhg-ZZZ2_UXZV0awt8aPXLYuGhGIi-arB6r8RarlLmoJ4PHsh-MyopgdK3rbdPUuEbbQOWafLCmwiXYb9Anb1sjurcP/s3907/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4430%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3222" data-original-width="3907" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_9esMGxSle6yg-PQOS9klnH6g7FvOA-eGn1yYqmp30g9Hnzu7fN64BXNB4ZCBK2y8xEtpc2ksrF_MUES7xqQ8DYiHK1qkk02dqhg-ZZZ2_UXZV0awt8aPXLYuGhGIi-arB6r8RarlLmoJ4PHsh-MyopgdK3rbdPUuEbbQOWafLCmwiXYb9Anb1sjurcP/w640-h528/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4430%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but is clearly visible here</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFKd-yVv2x-oN8-cV4hhm3FR097NH1DhGHAgDCGYz3vqdZMz9v5tqRYbPkgujaNTCUs7xddAkGxCwFlw917W9XJNF65rv08MS2aeDtffSEgg3gbjBOienKIsnmVXM1zG-rPB2MseGckSUhEr5orvMA0qAFtJWwd9PJ-LPVvktiMOB84-P9tSaRdPgY2pR/s4032/38F560AA-EBB5-4159-8AAF-7D7B4E283065.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFKd-yVv2x-oN8-cV4hhm3FR097NH1DhGHAgDCGYz3vqdZMz9v5tqRYbPkgujaNTCUs7xddAkGxCwFlw917W9XJNF65rv08MS2aeDtffSEgg3gbjBOienKIsnmVXM1zG-rPB2MseGckSUhEr5orvMA0qAFtJWwd9PJ-LPVvktiMOB84-P9tSaRdPgY2pR/w640-h480/38F560AA-EBB5-4159-8AAF-7D7B4E283065.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">roadside Moose</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmIt_F_92Xlz61_dKgia-cqhTOzo44q5JcbbDsdTHWMUkcUfTu1Jnu79-e9lU2rKHXyBaQa-B3WDiGHNP7t_6Nj8STOYXZPy-a5AY08t8HBJm4pW3KUHsTW9WnX_zoJPwUqqIT1R3BZYYrX1kjPQkxflv3zh-UvGq6JhV9Nr9mGf9mDH2y_pI0vVktkvL/s720/moose%20thermal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="720" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmIt_F_92Xlz61_dKgia-cqhTOzo44q5JcbbDsdTHWMUkcUfTu1Jnu79-e9lU2rKHXyBaQa-B3WDiGHNP7t_6Nj8STOYXZPy-a5AY08t8HBJm4pW3KUHsTW9WnX_zoJPwUqqIT1R3BZYYrX1kjPQkxflv3zh-UvGq6JhV9Nr9mGf9mDH2y_pI0vVktkvL/w640-h484/moose%20thermal.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and in thermal imager where it can be seen to emit surprisingly little heat but this is what you would expect from a species that has evolved to live this far north</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSF2MtC0tkk9cBryC1IQPw5ApNo54qLwESNQPIC4yQfLZFUaBw0QgFlGs0BPEYokWdK1VTsgTxNXjg9znS3JogKYf5Cv3LStAqEzw0uEZRpjx9x-5y9vsHt7FacUe4atJlPDYG7uEp3BqOuaYbZF-MKh8lEOorw0lp879sKM8Jqz_DkN1kZiel6qMhX4N/s6000/moose%20IMG_4463%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSF2MtC0tkk9cBryC1IQPw5ApNo54qLwESNQPIC4yQfLZFUaBw0QgFlGs0BPEYokWdK1VTsgTxNXjg9znS3JogKYf5Cv3LStAqEzw0uEZRpjx9x-5y9vsHt7FacUe4atJlPDYG7uEp3BqOuaYbZF-MKh8lEOorw0lp879sKM8Jqz_DkN1kZiel6qMhX4N/w426-h640/moose%20IMG_4463%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a Moose running over the lake today</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1Ill5GHrAFsgYb-KFFGA60d4eOgTYTYnLwEhYFW9hrfTWeUQC_s3UGS9j2O4EdqVbpIbhIvOsExffexumhJWEGU5oijaPzipXU1MeSIp64U_0WX6iSmKuOEF0qC1ghDCHfCgFGw5zDzvDqq9FVx4S_KWPp5EF61juW5SaLnIrL6Hz0_7x5QkiKWl00FO/s6000/moose%20IMG_4475%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg110j3Nd_AG7iar3_QGtqYilB0XY3eB-nvhONjajaz9wzK5NSN4kNOlx2LctRc60HMA6XW5mbfHN4nNn6039I8PWrlQkxdDBRUd5IaLnXZ5dTQL2Z6myOEQHuhpXgY_wjc2bZsTu1YtdgrlGtb-M4E6OAU6du5OmsUnEhqZWVVUykP_7Uzq7nBajWCSHMW/s4032/B1E492A4-28DC-4985-83F9-FF90EB3239BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg110j3Nd_AG7iar3_QGtqYilB0XY3eB-nvhONjajaz9wzK5NSN4kNOlx2LctRc60HMA6XW5mbfHN4nNn6039I8PWrlQkxdDBRUd5IaLnXZ5dTQL2Z6myOEQHuhpXgY_wjc2bZsTu1YtdgrlGtb-M4E6OAU6du5OmsUnEhqZWVVUykP_7Uzq7nBajWCSHMW/w640-h480/B1E492A4-28DC-4985-83F9-FF90EB3239BE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the fjord again</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-27974227235099845892024-01-04T19:52:00.005+01:002024-01-04T19:52:25.685+01:00Snowy start to 2024<p>The period between xmas and New Year was spent in Sussex,
England where it was warm and damp. I had hoped to find Waxwings when walking
around but had to make do with Red Kite. Back in Oslo it is very cold with lots
and lots of snow making it hard just to get out and bird.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A few visits to Maridalen have revealed that the Grey-headed
Woodpecker and Great Grey Shrike are still going strong but there is little
else to keep motivation levels and most importantly body temperatures up.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7uOv6It1u12tfXUwCIFzxYj82PzLOUNROcLtlxnvgPeoSOaTCgyvmqDl-qn8czKZtu8JWEkbltAH6emLPKg71EQubsUr92VL_IHpAIzqtHVq7TeFsW1VKYEOfi80NRs9zolcMX4d-yvXo3CRXTWIt3kf0BdV1UOaegy6riQuoXbTJa272G1UNopPi6ut/s6000/maridalen%20IMG_4283%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7uOv6It1u12tfXUwCIFzxYj82PzLOUNROcLtlxnvgPeoSOaTCgyvmqDl-qn8czKZtu8JWEkbltAH6emLPKg71EQubsUr92VL_IHpAIzqtHVq7TeFsW1VKYEOfi80NRs9zolcMX4d-yvXo3CRXTWIt3kf0BdV1UOaegy6riQuoXbTJa272G1UNopPi6ut/w640-h426/maridalen%20IMG_4283%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some landscape shots of the snow covered hills around Maridalen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U8v_HkJT-XeuXuQI1xXMa7lSIgFJQZtk4TjMMdkKUV4BKqEFqJOOI3Uqdx1SET6_vU_gzfDDBa9b2YgrhfpvijvZjqTDF9YtZoUAEeKP8u2g8BqW_Zs87XK9gGqIDtUqHfAEnaRH_JHp6k-K8qVZFHMMbh3dm93xWIT6hyZnoRuz53QfGsQDNyMMPsMw/s6000/maridalen%20IMG_4330%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U8v_HkJT-XeuXuQI1xXMa7lSIgFJQZtk4TjMMdkKUV4BKqEFqJOOI3Uqdx1SET6_vU_gzfDDBa9b2YgrhfpvijvZjqTDF9YtZoUAEeKP8u2g8BqW_Zs87XK9gGqIDtUqHfAEnaRH_JHp6k-K8qVZFHMMbh3dm93xWIT6hyZnoRuz53QfGsQDNyMMPsMw/w640-h426/maridalen%20IMG_4330%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq3jt3qEDaH3QeovvxSZT4DEQrB7v1FzhIO7aCmEhFP2nGRja1ylWqGEQxOiDB2CgzYoKxbRACVnywrEH8X0zL5s_VamOPkK7S7GxmFeUnV3B2mpm8drDYCCHxgN9Y4fFpeUXRUvF3oXIP9-ZEWt14ToJsXVknLRKnJKrQrBu2oKivZIuWvNt7PgrOFN9/s6000/maridalen%20IMG_4335%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq3jt3qEDaH3QeovvxSZT4DEQrB7v1FzhIO7aCmEhFP2nGRja1ylWqGEQxOiDB2CgzYoKxbRACVnywrEH8X0zL5s_VamOPkK7S7GxmFeUnV3B2mpm8drDYCCHxgN9Y4fFpeUXRUvF3oXIP9-ZEWt14ToJsXVknLRKnJKrQrBu2oKivZIuWvNt7PgrOFN9/w426-h640/maridalen%20IMG_4335%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-kBWzpiRPG1ALmJU9qUc3TJnnS-3u2zDfeNxkQgxvuR3osCFNTS10bYLqvrxt24KdWlMcqUCzvK0dh-yDB2VTlpTGc8rb7J_WBoz0huJY6PfawayIHT-aS65B5Vyo_UJnPL13dU5VLabOKSZ6otHGisofPJMteWnwJJMYk7xQDhWOmZNp11flASG7h2P/s6000/mute%20swan%20%C3%B8stensj%C3%B8vannet%20IMG_4182%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-kBWzpiRPG1ALmJU9qUc3TJnnS-3u2zDfeNxkQgxvuR3osCFNTS10bYLqvrxt24KdWlMcqUCzvK0dh-yDB2VTlpTGc8rb7J_WBoz0huJY6PfawayIHT-aS65B5Vyo_UJnPL13dU5VLabOKSZ6otHGisofPJMteWnwJJMYk7xQDhWOmZNp11flASG7h2P/w640-h426/mute%20swan%20%C3%B8stensj%C3%B8vannet%20IMG_4182%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Østensjøvannet is of course covered in ice but the remaining wildfowl keep a small area of water open where they are fed. The 3 orphan Mute Swans (knoppsvane) remain here although as this picture shows they are capable fliers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD5m1WRRk5GVF-v4uAbH5rx8fft2rWaAX4hQ5qwMcYFu-6OXX7jLAblhvVnPIbBgMYFu75f0tglziaN7OqRt1ef1gJcacYaXmgbpKoao_DsDT9gzGxRX_crMXOCK_fvoYwpxgkj0h4JzU5fLTSU7xjhQSgFn3jkoQUWYnjk73cMGEwuRGGq28GEE7TA0_/s6000/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_4265%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD5m1WRRk5GVF-v4uAbH5rx8fft2rWaAX4hQ5qwMcYFu-6OXX7jLAblhvVnPIbBgMYFu75f0tglziaN7OqRt1ef1gJcacYaXmgbpKoao_DsDT9gzGxRX_crMXOCK_fvoYwpxgkj0h4JzU5fLTSU7xjhQSgFn3jkoQUWYnjk73cMGEwuRGGq28GEE7TA0_/w640-h426/great%20grey%20shrike%20IMG_4265%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Grey Shrike (varlser) in Maridalen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMeTfHDT5LWaHbcKLYP8Zb6ifANPFtNSTA_mQYSRnZO9tvMSP4cjyhrI7wvvc0VJs2RSr1SD3t4zaCEd5Z4m27yaQxP15GyGnMz4qGV0kGChCSAg-1oK3zxCq0-uYB3JVd4IVNUH-aJ1n9qLS9vBr1YCU_B5BrN6iaeCTvzJ-TF47Xsb1R_KnWTx3YJh4/s3870/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4227%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="3870" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMeTfHDT5LWaHbcKLYP8Zb6ifANPFtNSTA_mQYSRnZO9tvMSP4cjyhrI7wvvc0VJs2RSr1SD3t4zaCEd5Z4m27yaQxP15GyGnMz4qGV0kGChCSAg-1oK3zxCq0-uYB3JVd4IVNUH-aJ1n9qLS9vBr1YCU_B5BrN6iaeCTvzJ-TF47Xsb1R_KnWTx3YJh4/w640-h470/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4227%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and "red top" the female Grey-headed Woodpecker (gråspett) also remains although is reported very infrequently. This is the first time I have seen one eating peanuts - it is normally fat that attracts them to feeding stations</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafrX7DPh1umnMpfrFh-L9SIyOwhFYxgfkbcdyKaML6QPSQC8LpLoO3T5U5ajVSWqwwLAU9DGfFkIFViEjnqSjHufHVr5XNpkM7u9Y6AjQtfgCANRJ3CqjscasxsPgKVPdd98qqgSsDOjSY2ZfU9n_yzJduX1KmdJuxXyCsi9udxyX51Nn1zVkaom95vxh/s3347/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4239%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3347" data-original-width="2722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafrX7DPh1umnMpfrFh-L9SIyOwhFYxgfkbcdyKaML6QPSQC8LpLoO3T5U5ajVSWqwwLAU9DGfFkIFViEjnqSjHufHVr5XNpkM7u9Y6AjQtfgCANRJ3CqjscasxsPgKVPdd98qqgSsDOjSY2ZfU9n_yzJduX1KmdJuxXyCsi9udxyX51Nn1zVkaom95vxh/w520-h640/grey%20headed%20woodpecker%20IMG_4239%20copy.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a long tongue</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0szWOwMhNSI" width="320" youtube-src-id="0szWOwMhNSI"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1hKGlCmY_X3Tu9giDNqo0gJIqUDm44fkB6TevWAPa1bjDL7dsGCyk7MnWNQplxXaWoiMkxTNnzHxKWRVq67mgz0lCeK7LdnQjwpCzMqz2LTo6cPMaPiW7dlD8fjr5Yv7eJCcyi09r6B6QuEo_8PoveL6HkmiqC8rkxCBKTKVsXUeqHTwfIC_wgY2dHxk/s6000/little%20grebe%20IMG_4287%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1hKGlCmY_X3Tu9giDNqo0gJIqUDm44fkB6TevWAPa1bjDL7dsGCyk7MnWNQplxXaWoiMkxTNnzHxKWRVq67mgz0lCeK7LdnQjwpCzMqz2LTo6cPMaPiW7dlD8fjr5Yv7eJCcyi09r6B6QuEo_8PoveL6HkmiqC8rkxCBKTKVsXUeqHTwfIC_wgY2dHxk/w426-h640/little%20grebe%20IMG_4287%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't get a Shag down the docks but there was a Little Grebe (dvergdykker)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNynpUlgaNWhrH0SctPdYxmGsIDle5t-Pz8JnCzra23_0Fg1Lm_0fPaDWHgZWEb69fQNj7zr9gelym386GhRJchyLdy9c2Z91kWPDbRIKVHGBDWrH4rlsixBl8HvUs-dBc9x6ddix5G2G_9CqkGeMhDHpSbkpv4fnlWN2b2-4NXDBZvegF5NJ0kvRVbSz/s6000/purple%20sandpiper%20huk%20IMG_4300%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNynpUlgaNWhrH0SctPdYxmGsIDle5t-Pz8JnCzra23_0Fg1Lm_0fPaDWHgZWEb69fQNj7zr9gelym386GhRJchyLdy9c2Z91kWPDbRIKVHGBDWrH4rlsixBl8HvUs-dBc9x6ddix5G2G_9CqkGeMhDHpSbkpv4fnlWN2b2-4NXDBZvegF5NJ0kvRVbSz/w640-h426/purple%20sandpiper%20huk%20IMG_4300%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have also visited Huk, Bygdøy for some year ticks including this Purple Sandpiper (fjæreplytt)by</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2Q51Qym7QVwVfNIU-WSGIqAlwmvNhKXx26REu35pBNf0wRYoyVntPWoig_UTMquclIFoqzDce_eONmOE5WwEpdHxBcHk0YDuzZTstnPH7FMXEFppMkLqOsD3Mflb2BexvkaGY-HfmuhVS3FpR5E5S4gOQuUWMrg6uyXBlq-3QrM4zFtvvXYt4USFtUrw/s3083/eider%20IMG_4326%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="3083" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2Q51Qym7QVwVfNIU-WSGIqAlwmvNhKXx26REu35pBNf0wRYoyVntPWoig_UTMquclIFoqzDce_eONmOE5WwEpdHxBcHk0YDuzZTstnPH7FMXEFppMkLqOsD3Mflb2BexvkaGY-HfmuhVS3FpR5E5S4gOQuUWMrg6uyXBlq-3QrM4zFtvvXYt4USFtUrw/w640-h464/eider%20IMG_4326%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a few Eider (ærfugl) were also present but there were generally very few birds on the sea</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920213423544358287.post-73616720854647981192023-12-31T15:50:00.000+01:002023-12-31T15:50:59.446+01:002023 The Year That Was part II<p> <b><u><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">July</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">July is high summer and this year I was even more
focused on bugs than ever before (the bug year will get its own post later on)
and seem to have recorded very few birds although I did spend a lot of time
with the breeding Hobbies. At the end of the month Red-backed Shrike families
became very visible and I found 4 pairs with young which is I think the best
ever result.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp-MuMi4St_YkF7n9nM0eQQCnMj1cDfzCc2qZ--PoCshqdeRSXNcyLYrQQoDK89tGhmdloQ1735UCUJglCahtFfh3DsnQt-gFPvs261cFH_6Plql1t4nVr-01lNSpQoPtd7jZ-aqHS2rNoQ-vOt5k6sPBlVaqIVsPQkOKWMG4_O0vGOwPJCGWmy7z61QcM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="640" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp-MuMi4St_YkF7n9nM0eQQCnMj1cDfzCc2qZ--PoCshqdeRSXNcyLYrQQoDK89tGhmdloQ1735UCUJglCahtFfh3DsnQt-gFPvs261cFH_6Plql1t4nVr-01lNSpQoPtd7jZ-aqHS2rNoQ-vOt5k6sPBlVaqIVsPQkOKWMG4_O0vGOwPJCGWmy7z61QcM=w640-h472" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">juvenile Red-backed Shrike (tornskate)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtJDaJhPVIUD0e6bKqPTZ2PRsocmydPwvgpRshH8kAaIJkl1vLdtXaT9tvNrkbDxixHT0YviDBq8h0fwzUpAaETKoeZHOB26XpBBKvZu0bgrjCuade5tUU-wSqg3RoEnO3YaLzIIl8L1YwP4lp-962gJd6V3i5GZjRALM-Ij00QMuDvgMEvgYFB4GlaYLV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="640" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtJDaJhPVIUD0e6bKqPTZ2PRsocmydPwvgpRshH8kAaIJkl1vLdtXaT9tvNrkbDxixHT0YviDBq8h0fwzUpAaETKoeZHOB26XpBBKvZu0bgrjCuade5tUU-wSqg3RoEnO3YaLzIIl8L1YwP4lp-962gJd6V3i5GZjRALM-Ij00QMuDvgMEvgYFB4GlaYLV=w640-h488" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">female Hobby (lerkefalk) on the nest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">August<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">August was taken up primarily with the breeding
Hobbies and Honey Buzzards but I did fit in plenty of other birding. August is
always good month in Maridalen for returning migrants and birds like Bluethroat
and Yellow Wagtail were regular. A juvenile Cuckoo was a rare sighting here and
when it got chased by a juvenile Sparrowhawk I was lucky to get a much
acclaimed picture of the two together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Undoubted rarity of the month was a family of House
Sparrows in Maridalen which was my first sighting ever (and I’ve been going
there for 22 years!).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Årnestangen was flooded most of the month so had
little to offer in the way of waders although Fornebu picked up the slack
slightly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At the end of the month the Taiga Beans returned and
it was suddenly autumn!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihfkiX0j9lZOctcKW7c7DYPA2QI2UIFRAzDGIeTTwDBW5VPQ4thg5Y5GyBbIQPdPsV9q74mUTA_-qyZRL0AQbn3h3qD35dBBbnBzXMLFtj5ZHleHFWljz_Zgp28ImuEF3A1h1wP7dI2jFDCx87XqqOeTc9fbs4evqquqdYn6S6zMFhNKkPhF1XQnjfZDnr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="640" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihfkiX0j9lZOctcKW7c7DYPA2QI2UIFRAzDGIeTTwDBW5VPQ4thg5Y5GyBbIQPdPsV9q74mUTA_-qyZRL0AQbn3h3qD35dBBbnBzXMLFtj5ZHleHFWljz_Zgp28ImuEF3A1h1wP7dI2jFDCx87XqqOeTc9fbs4evqquqdYn6S6zMFhNKkPhF1XQnjfZDnr=w640-h485" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparrowhawk (spurvehauk) and Cuckoo (gjøk)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitpn5W9h1yAZ4gkIp_tvld-1vB23I6yllUAbIQgFYDDPYIy9yTKg6Ae8L6BQ-EBY_lj3anRe9aQEpHfsBPis2xZW0auv7GraMtMFElHs-9hdyXlpVA7Ie-5Y1XYoA_8zCJa2YPfjCPEQhdCxwXTIWXpKeq-Oye5AHoLJJdd0jrPSObn0wAUC22JzQopIX0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="640" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitpn5W9h1yAZ4gkIp_tvld-1vB23I6yllUAbIQgFYDDPYIy9yTKg6Ae8L6BQ-EBY_lj3anRe9aQEpHfsBPis2xZW0auv7GraMtMFElHs-9hdyXlpVA7Ie-5Y1XYoA_8zCJa2YPfjCPEQhdCxwXTIWXpKeq-Oye5AHoLJJdd0jrPSObn0wAUC22JzQopIX0=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret (egretthegre)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF3Hc20P1TcHI0zgFy-qAur1r0IRUuO7mgj8QEvgYuiKzs3Hum6lxtg1xTR29WMCSqsKxCHVd6pJR_U06Sl5nnXqlIX-gL498qlepWRjV14i51yxxsGJLmUZSAsvmBUsycMtU-LFecvXbMdvUrgjeHp3LTYWqrgCnyv59dg5XFbVxLV44Wy96ACSOdPe3e" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="640" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF3Hc20P1TcHI0zgFy-qAur1r0IRUuO7mgj8QEvgYuiKzs3Hum6lxtg1xTR29WMCSqsKxCHVd6pJR_U06Sl5nnXqlIX-gL498qlepWRjV14i51yxxsGJLmUZSAsvmBUsycMtU-LFecvXbMdvUrgjeHp3LTYWqrgCnyv59dg5XFbVxLV44Wy96ACSOdPe3e=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male House Sparrow (gråspurv) with Tree Sparrows (pilfink) - a Maridalen tick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyq_aCeEGrElM4hTPCaemVZZC_UNQVRlV-O3hAL-ZSTKDdRFgSLeWvMkxK13ebstU-EZ4IlO0uUhGVW-8q9Y9VruuB7kjlaQyjg1Los-oJI5bdgZJfe6dvh6JQULkZEAOSoiDNt09PPGQELl-pG1hkB28BlufxPeoMSQOzr3w1Vz7Zi5IRg-2JdAblTboJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyq_aCeEGrElM4hTPCaemVZZC_UNQVRlV-O3hAL-ZSTKDdRFgSLeWvMkxK13ebstU-EZ4IlO0uUhGVW-8q9Y9VruuB7kjlaQyjg1Los-oJI5bdgZJfe6dvh6JQULkZEAOSoiDNt09PPGQELl-pG1hkB28BlufxPeoMSQOzr3w1Vz7Zi5IRg-2JdAblTboJ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">young Bluethroat (blåstrupe) on autumn migration in Maridalen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmcfS6WZy5Ib-HG9JCXbm585TEjiVloXLLgoUIY9UVuygBzEFXk5ewXUwroMCvQkFDgVpM-M2nZxgajvVzhWNuCwioj7xOBR8YqA4qP_P5IFdoJAywA9zWHJIsLijmxPakM5GCZCzTJxaKyZZaJBfzU-uKNQmMzyVZKoNmbGCME1kMNTCy5AZ6UFT7Ra51" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="640" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmcfS6WZy5Ib-HG9JCXbm585TEjiVloXLLgoUIY9UVuygBzEFXk5ewXUwroMCvQkFDgVpM-M2nZxgajvVzhWNuCwioj7xOBR8YqA4qP_P5IFdoJAywA9zWHJIsLijmxPakM5GCZCzTJxaKyZZaJBfzU-uKNQmMzyVZKoNmbGCME1kMNTCy5AZ6UFT7Ra51=w640-h505" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">juvenile Hobby</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7zp55YGZOzJLW3NSe5aGwapYw431v0zeqf7L9FEiCnI6l7MKSQZgfbvyFw51hcQ99w6SsytUdS5gJf7KeNXwia1ERNwqpDhb_5zCtZZx6s-k9y1jLDqhEc5IuTGJ7_lSe8o3sEMbo_MrxvlnuC07sey5vpM5WloYlQHEDyr6Yg-uTpw3nxXmtSDAsDJVS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1400" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7zp55YGZOzJLW3NSe5aGwapYw431v0zeqf7L9FEiCnI6l7MKSQZgfbvyFw51hcQ99w6SsytUdS5gJf7KeNXwia1ERNwqpDhb_5zCtZZx6s-k9y1jLDqhEc5IuTGJ7_lSe8o3sEMbo_MrxvlnuC07sey5vpM5WloYlQHEDyr6Yg-uTpw3nxXmtSDAsDJVS=w640-h497" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adult male Honey Buzzard (vepsevåk) on the nest with one of two downy young visible</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">September<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fornebu gave me Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper
which were my only records for the year and also my first ever at the locality.
An adult Med Gull then delighted a different places in the fjord and I followed up the Honey Buzzards until they left on the 14th. But September
was all about going to Værøy for the first time since pre Covid and the
expectations were fulfilled although it is said that my expectations are quite
low (hearing the call of Yellow-browed Warbler does it for me </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Værøy did not deliver any major rarities but
Red-flanked Bluetail, Olive-backed Pipit, Little Bunting, Richard’s Pipit and
the afore mentioned Y-b Warbler made me a happy bunny. In addition there was an
unprecedented arrival of Rough-legged Buzzards, lots of Jack Snipe, Arctic
Redpolls, and a Hawkie.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKvv3KrYMFahs8Yyier_NA62O1cescUjmosvf-uDidej7rNZRF2SzNDPprxUDURvUMSbPinkZwChxr7ZXkj9ufPpQJsfm8lzXkcLQklY98kgM3mDWhETmVpeBG0lmE3IKr1IszFLYyRM9jHUTbGqFFhKMaFKbyToCvYCVi4WUWiuQcxhWHH1rr9aNzm3bB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKvv3KrYMFahs8Yyier_NA62O1cescUjmosvf-uDidej7rNZRF2SzNDPprxUDURvUMSbPinkZwChxr7ZXkj9ufPpQJsfm8lzXkcLQklY98kgM3mDWhETmVpeBG0lmE3IKr1IszFLYyRM9jHUTbGqFFhKMaFKbyToCvYCVi4WUWiuQcxhWHH1rr9aNzm3bB=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpiper (tundrasnipe)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNQjmuh3Ut53e75S7I9k-mQiwFECbkFOshKveSMALoCaaUMUCKts4GkraHxWewOezbTRvkOaUx2lCJA_SqFHsgOxNVWWnJ_5jYGx5Sj_vT-qRV_3yb5ZecDlwwuuV-1ngNabvWVkJjAI9VJ4YqGYQhgverXFV54YHcAU02anIcEl1sqBFSpb6GuSwKxxfe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="640" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNQjmuh3Ut53e75S7I9k-mQiwFECbkFOshKveSMALoCaaUMUCKts4GkraHxWewOezbTRvkOaUx2lCJA_SqFHsgOxNVWWnJ_5jYGx5Sj_vT-qRV_3yb5ZecDlwwuuV-1ngNabvWVkJjAI9VJ4YqGYQhgverXFV54YHcAU02anIcEl1sqBFSpb6GuSwKxxfe=w640-h483" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adult Med Gull (svartehavsmåke)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR1vv_Z9TAILTmx447FNSaSX5T7xTEVYXa856KJU3SdP2c70wtgQIkPAee4vJjmilYUoSONMlCa7Im_FMQ_xTaBPBHFY7q1UEkjTn6RIkj3diCXv7IKj8QoYTMroXzrQF-WGYZ1D5sZoUNAS-B5QMA4-2-EtESqsMGEg4wHxPuzaxkdsLuMYEKS98kXWNj" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="3167" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR1vv_Z9TAILTmx447FNSaSX5T7xTEVYXa856KJU3SdP2c70wtgQIkPAee4vJjmilYUoSONMlCa7Im_FMQ_xTaBPBHFY7q1UEkjTn6RIkj3diCXv7IKj8QoYTMroXzrQF-WGYZ1D5sZoUNAS-B5QMA4-2-EtESqsMGEg4wHxPuzaxkdsLuMYEKS98kXWNj=w640-h488" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">juvenile Honey Buzzard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTyg-yhIfYlcUyA8IEVYjxkXEvdN5mAijpDs7Uli5bh7AcVCIFwc7VFX4lDzLsPwlAIp_2a0AyDFV2wMGQaetUT0sgjoGz3a8_Id0Sg8vxNR5JirBBxpIvSPd20ajVRaPC3JFwr7PNfN0ILRVKeKgHlP453V7QeEwgJkhGzmdJ0eS3I4UHArYwwTMksjvX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTyg-yhIfYlcUyA8IEVYjxkXEvdN5mAijpDs7Uli5bh7AcVCIFwc7VFX4lDzLsPwlAIp_2a0AyDFV2wMGQaetUT0sgjoGz3a8_Id0Sg8vxNR5JirBBxpIvSPd20ajVRaPC3JFwr7PNfN0ILRVKeKgHlP453V7QeEwgJkhGzmdJ0eS3I4UHArYwwTMksjvX=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rough-legged Buzzard (fjellvåk) with rat on Værøy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-6JwZwRe17GEkJDQzqy6XCzr2fWpfIKTodf4mqLrLEILGJKV-SOsczW-hspPUVvbUReSJnoxzBDF7exlWqTGvl_Toqwn4Wi5WROL-qjTCXTS9AU413L0ysRrvvxquK6OAw4H2K47eIT8hzy4VAE0LmSETWk5gmJPLbelSi-HkLDeZ7wgdNAuhoNp9gBiA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-6JwZwRe17GEkJDQzqy6XCzr2fWpfIKTodf4mqLrLEILGJKV-SOsczW-hspPUVvbUReSJnoxzBDF7exlWqTGvl_Toqwn4Wi5WROL-qjTCXTS9AU413L0ysRrvvxquK6OAw4H2K47eIT8hzy4VAE0LmSETWk5gmJPLbelSi-HkLDeZ7wgdNAuhoNp9gBiA=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard's Pipit (tartapiplerke)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicACD0FZO8NdK-px5KZMmIDZtdqvKNepv1lMCKiHiiBgpoKXu8kOj8rnYKqBYy5tFMLRkAfPm2sCc9Iti4NyJ2FkfaezBPB7IsDdfPvDaw0Mx5-XRvnC88yypwz2kS99BaQ_k5OAfrMFp6IzHXse0rq7KvRFg0Id_hW7VLf52-ceJN8JD7uCrOaQPpUUXh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicACD0FZO8NdK-px5KZMmIDZtdqvKNepv1lMCKiHiiBgpoKXu8kOj8rnYKqBYy5tFMLRkAfPm2sCc9Iti4NyJ2FkfaezBPB7IsDdfPvDaw0Mx5-XRvnC88yypwz2kS99BaQ_k5OAfrMFp6IzHXse0rq7KvRFg0Id_hW7VLf52-ceJN8JD7uCrOaQPpUUXh=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Snipe (kvartbekkasin)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8NH72lsOmCafYOFhdpotIIfXZB9NBnrSbdIJpL7jOxsIUL88jpvZdj8s0uzmf5DOOg-gYTUuOoY5c55RDYSa42K_GUrYs9Uk5aGDIqcFCmXBE7_FLizJ-yu5tY0L8KcpwFAc_2N-mYhJQnRX3vbYmd-cr6m6FPPGIxuVELisRch_57En5CnyOrtrk21aO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="640" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8NH72lsOmCafYOFhdpotIIfXZB9NBnrSbdIJpL7jOxsIUL88jpvZdj8s0uzmf5DOOg-gYTUuOoY5c55RDYSa42K_GUrYs9Uk5aGDIqcFCmXBE7_FLizJ-yu5tY0L8KcpwFAc_2N-mYhJQnRX3vbYmd-cr6m6FPPGIxuVELisRch_57En5CnyOrtrk21aO=w640-h499" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-browed Warbler (gulbrynsanger)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjY4xLMdu_j-t6BP5CvRCKoHM08cq2U1USwbJkjjFSvlMLT6CsANJHcMSNGlOEpi96rZoOVdi0V0oZ7G0HObxEwDtio8VXht-UgThfgk7J2faY7Nuj7CoSHca9W497yXXcILaIT8SQs8zmsE79F0WiDSQsxzdzY5aq2Zpf0xJDsOSqemA_Tuc9sW0m8ReV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjY4xLMdu_j-t6BP5CvRCKoHM08cq2U1USwbJkjjFSvlMLT6CsANJHcMSNGlOEpi96rZoOVdi0V0oZ7G0HObxEwDtio8VXht-UgThfgk7J2faY7Nuj7CoSHca9W497yXXcILaIT8SQs8zmsE79F0WiDSQsxzdzY5aq2Zpf0xJDsOSqemA_Tuc9sW0m8ReV=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olive-backed Pipit (sibirpiplerke)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVgZvYYAE-yJUrzV_jRuKSRRokU4F_4AKzsBIErUsqYjjqPR1-6jtL-5WH8nfIGqmN9CuNSGTxUWYfuRs3wA9xYBG5Ad2VBwBb7jjJ9CwjD3huoKcEABxnuZ6gPkfbAP6vZ_H7aLn4MOoJy5eoRk8vfCb3RdFxeUMc8Y8fULP-O1Zt3j5TTJm4XvbQ_mL1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVgZvYYAE-yJUrzV_jRuKSRRokU4F_4AKzsBIErUsqYjjqPR1-6jtL-5WH8nfIGqmN9CuNSGTxUWYfuRs3wA9xYBG5Ad2VBwBb7jjJ9CwjD3huoKcEABxnuZ6gPkfbAP6vZ_H7aLn4MOoJy5eoRk8vfCb3RdFxeUMc8Y8fULP-O1Zt3j5TTJm4XvbQ_mL1=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-flanked Bluetail (blåstjert)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqJofaRH5o1FYKN16pqtVTnt_DtJhWgXAQUpOiegeK_tgjyov5v3GTdFAwbTXJBQqVWMnUNG1U7GC7OMEAcYEZMAqVqTA8QvX-x6CuQSsPJ-Hqyh8foq9xupEfMftG_q2lLZZhWsJy4Xd6UfJ-Kb-jflkZ8fYqu8HNITCozlnhfDyTAvMhRI1zlH6iwJiy" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="639" height="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqJofaRH5o1FYKN16pqtVTnt_DtJhWgXAQUpOiegeK_tgjyov5v3GTdFAwbTXJBQqVWMnUNG1U7GC7OMEAcYEZMAqVqTA8QvX-x6CuQSsPJ-Hqyh8foq9xupEfMftG_q2lLZZhWsJy4Xd6UfJ-Kb-jflkZ8fYqu8HNITCozlnhfDyTAvMhRI1zlH6iwJiy=w640-h573" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic Redpoll (polarsisik)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq1IzlEErv2_mhmFlTllYoDeLYVX_77jNF9i1l0-Vw_cZCVZc4_dQRhgXzaBpiEqPBQM8feQy46uPOTXx-4VvKVsNKt90hUm-MTVT5gc2h1MDrWKRvDpKRarzmWR6_vTEwwJ4mYctJSZDwSdgtNdMxkWPNwF6c_hPh1SZuGSzk39qQruY--XpiBpQg8ezD" style="margin-left: auto; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">October is the month for mega rare vagrants but the
month started for me with the mega sedentary Siberian Jays in Beitostølen.
Evening trips with the thermal camera revealed good numbers of Woodcocks in
Maridalen although still no owls other than Tawny.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fornebu illustrated that you don’t need to travel to
an offshore island for a vagrant with Yellow-browed Warbler and a heard only
probably Olive-backed Pipit and Bearded Tits turned up in good numbers. I have
got into the habit of trying to find Tengmalm’s Owl in October and I had a few
sessions this year but was only successful once which was of course the time I
wasn’t trying to show others…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The rarest bird of the year, although definitely not
my bird of the year was an adult male Baikal Teal that first turned up on an
urban lake in eclipse plumage and then was refound in better habitat with
Mallards a couple of weeks later as it was well on its way into its proper, and
quite amazing, plumage. Non-ringed it will be tickable but didn’t give a wow
feeling. A second twitch in the month gave me my first Norwegian Cattle Egret
and I almost started liking twitching </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Pygmy Owl became regular in Maridalen from the end
of the month and for the rest of the year but it was a record late Tree Pipit
that stole the show and in Sørkedalen there was also Oslo’s latest ever
Wheatear but a fall of snow right at the end of the month seemed to seal the
fate of both birds and they were not seen afterwards.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHAinnnBmULqcTmLYIbwzk2FwvRvTcL8HjA18nwa_gwQ4GLOgZ8k7FvfsmtiBmL0ItQFPA8F08uZ4kAgZOLFStNDMCCGL2H3uH7AFVsoI1vA8A8yK105gGyD2FGaTJYgs6kHP1EaFC93Av10HtcvcRnNyAeyoPZq4sdHsszAizlbf8yGIJYS29mX9DPXbS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHAinnnBmULqcTmLYIbwzk2FwvRvTcL8HjA18nwa_gwQ4GLOgZ8k7FvfsmtiBmL0ItQFPA8F08uZ4kAgZOLFStNDMCCGL2H3uH7AFVsoI1vA8A8yK105gGyD2FGaTJYgs6kHP1EaFC93Av10HtcvcRnNyAeyoPZq4sdHsszAizlbf8yGIJYS29mX9DPXbS=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siberian Jay (lavskrike)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIkXhkWdCotZjhqaNUNIdayo2o696ZZbcjGj9gqmo6OT29eRoxPLiiFfTLHYIM9o5FDQZ4WkPoXaw9rpLUEZkvtX8BOb7tQuAuHeux8F_tfJpjSaR1yLkVi9nGQzaIv0UfvF3Ow8EIKI4q9D3MQhYIelxCt9MTSJC6mB5n9DsVF3PR11ipfX3HFrnyJOUc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="639" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIkXhkWdCotZjhqaNUNIdayo2o696ZZbcjGj9gqmo6OT29eRoxPLiiFfTLHYIM9o5FDQZ4WkPoXaw9rpLUEZkvtX8BOb7tQuAuHeux8F_tfJpjSaR1yLkVi9nGQzaIv0UfvF3Ow8EIKI4q9D3MQhYIelxCt9MTSJC6mB5n9DsVF3PR11ipfX3HFrnyJOUc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-browed Warbler at Fornebu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV4fJftUHykZ_mCI4CvHBHS8uH9VQtheWkTMHw0D2dDxLQ5zc8tgJzjyvjyG304G8HMldiKsaJKO-ziJ0-LRyf4m5QAi_xYvaHSH1NQ8PnKiqsxc5HV0sQsTn_7AriU5NVFPhjc2-YW69CBbN-R-mZiRjQOB0qLHm5F17udmg7R6H5Ud3HHkmXpdw9UyJH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV4fJftUHykZ_mCI4CvHBHS8uH9VQtheWkTMHw0D2dDxLQ5zc8tgJzjyvjyG304G8HMldiKsaJKO-ziJ0-LRyf4m5QAi_xYvaHSH1NQ8PnKiqsxc5HV0sQsTn_7AriU5NVFPhjc2-YW69CBbN-R-mZiRjQOB0qLHm5F17udmg7R6H5Ud3HHkmXpdw9UyJH=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nocturnal Woodcock (rugde) in Maridalen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDTSzsYu5v3S4cOQrx_HFtPYemnkL_TQ86wm8DZNbuR5UvJkUvmcbU8Jcb9UxBF7-SSn0GVcrtLmHHG_IcLQs56jzxVOKPrcUW7eCwdgMbPpJqlTM_q0_vn_NEz6AA8dgvjlHttVfTLS7_ZXSRPq1kmTpR2mawwlXALV9EJuwgR-EES-4gUddD0PjJLf-v" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="640" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDTSzsYu5v3S4cOQrx_HFtPYemnkL_TQ86wm8DZNbuR5UvJkUvmcbU8Jcb9UxBF7-SSn0GVcrtLmHHG_IcLQs56jzxVOKPrcUW7eCwdgMbPpJqlTM_q0_vn_NEz6AA8dgvjlHttVfTLS7_ZXSRPq1kmTpR2mawwlXALV9EJuwgR-EES-4gUddD0PjJLf-v=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Bearded Tit (skjeggmeis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBX06BGojAIMwBwJmjjVFxyQR6tjlzFwdKq73iwC51yP-cDQUMNkI-2q4YDIHFwCDP4InoTxAknqYs0bEU0xJ3dGsaUn7OkBWZPYqC_TDrQtTYAVOoJC4L5eNmLFH0q-pjvOWP4ppC0qtbb23mplH0IgZqAzBYgLCJFziQP9xdROUaOVsJkQ-Wwz3WWhQZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBX06BGojAIMwBwJmjjVFxyQR6tjlzFwdKq73iwC51yP-cDQUMNkI-2q4YDIHFwCDP4InoTxAknqYs0bEU0xJ3dGsaUn7OkBWZPYqC_TDrQtTYAVOoJC4L5eNmLFH0q-pjvOWP4ppC0qtbb23mplH0IgZqAzBYgLCJFziQP9xdROUaOVsJkQ-Wwz3WWhQZ=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and female</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6vm2vyPSXT1_2zUn88XRbyeAuDfn1cjBocT2IC-_hDtgJy0JG6hvhJvyyrORwM9HegHFWbiqEuCKeD5SMae1fmszRWwKxLIRSu5B5gDhjFDDu0fLzJcjH0xx3F0QlsDNtDMYdZaiCchRrYJi47DjOmmnN8N00T-WMPXK2lzK6mMd6Sb2AXb25a1Aexz1y" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6vm2vyPSXT1_2zUn88XRbyeAuDfn1cjBocT2IC-_hDtgJy0JG6hvhJvyyrORwM9HegHFWbiqEuCKeD5SMae1fmszRWwKxLIRSu5B5gDhjFDDu0fLzJcjH0xx3F0QlsDNtDMYdZaiCchRrYJi47DjOmmnN8N00T-WMPXK2lzK6mMd6Sb2AXb25a1Aexz1y=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tengmalm's Owl (perleugle(</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi76LCDq-Lszeo_VKV8BpxKE3BJigtHDvjftcPh71XrQW4eRUFD1Gui2QkK48yOCRoaRK2vmIjxi8TDayF_sU7LF3AMXqBuo2w-PWyChKaEEhn-IYy4P_KbNExWLsHAUoorxvZDjzkZ5oC-WyZT6qW6K_RGPfEgFmKJweKc9NtKvtwBOxL5VAIt17Xqw2qS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi76LCDq-Lszeo_VKV8BpxKE3BJigtHDvjftcPh71XrQW4eRUFD1Gui2QkK48yOCRoaRK2vmIjxi8TDayF_sU7LF3AMXqBuo2w-PWyChKaEEhn-IYy4P_KbNExWLsHAUoorxvZDjzkZ5oC-WyZT6qW6K_RGPfEgFmKJweKc9NtKvtwBOxL5VAIt17Xqw2qS=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adult male Baikal Teal (gulkinnand) in eclipse</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIgnkkAvU_9d5HXQQSblz_y0U1EG4G3B0c1Pfz8f3p-H-fpm2-zYWVo6fsdU_BEzpNibCnNNq5mUYDWtwjnKc0IMXfTPH0o8aovfu0lkrFlRj2bkonivRtwCQKSeBAdfUvrHZLkhbn6U7dcIRBtVPt-c1PGe9COwa9h7-9U5-ufsxzW-XJxSrCt0Ey2UqW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="640" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIgnkkAvU_9d5HXQQSblz_y0U1EG4G3B0c1Pfz8f3p-H-fpm2-zYWVo6fsdU_BEzpNibCnNNq5mUYDWtwjnKc0IMXfTPH0o8aovfu0lkrFlRj2bkonivRtwCQKSeBAdfUvrHZLkhbn6U7dcIRBtVPt-c1PGe9COwa9h7-9U5-ufsxzW-XJxSrCt0Ey2UqW=w640-h444" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and two weeks later starting to look the part</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizSDorYmDucOf4942LaCYafh92lvuRQZRsmdmlWLGaaDBxRR21eyKu-CHxaMegYfga9iO4eC7yH91tLsckDqQsiP7ZF4512pYPgLXhlhb0O1_dZe3fJEOTGR2AvXN4tMmB_cXos5eIONkJ77rHfwEuMi_kqUec5Jl-VldM3Sog4CROKFPfiPHjWbFL5MT4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizSDorYmDucOf4942LaCYafh92lvuRQZRsmdmlWLGaaDBxRR21eyKu-CHxaMegYfga9iO4eC7yH91tLsckDqQsiP7ZF4512pYPgLXhlhb0O1_dZe3fJEOTGR2AvXN4tMmB_cXos5eIONkJ77rHfwEuMi_kqUec5Jl-VldM3Sog4CROKFPfiPHjWbFL5MT4=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cattle Egret (kuhegre)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3xvoIrEfK5xbzFyY8gVcgDQLkkSD1B_K9hoXLTrd7yh6mOMaedq22-TTXT_MgrjtDusn1cHDEKm6YpU0NR-9Z4SDbOcmYJMG4gMwHelbdBVQKvi4s2e4MtbiEhW5Ro7C5SOeaV6TOOfDTOqEvixQLs2O4nVnF9iurPuqd8ONxy9VnmZINWOYGMofWwciR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3xvoIrEfK5xbzFyY8gVcgDQLkkSD1B_K9hoXLTrd7yh6mOMaedq22-TTXT_MgrjtDusn1cHDEKm6YpU0NR-9Z4SDbOcmYJMG4gMwHelbdBVQKvi4s2e4MtbiEhW5Ro7C5SOeaV6TOOfDTOqEvixQLs2O4nVnF9iurPuqd8ONxy9VnmZINWOYGMofWwciR=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pygmy Owl (spurveugle)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwMafPU0qbmSuS_8fIU_462UzbCxdM3qlW3r6PPrK9QrCuXZSyvmTZdr3JDCn5eLWOKuk40HqpQLBDi0UnzRCa93pVHtPzhzbFbNToSb5X4_B0Iq-cCNmgO8TzHfosC5CdHFwSAIiksaGah7MZRBbutZhDvKDrWYUu-nUEwW9sJhrt7XUrJ2TUqSuFCmuJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="640" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwMafPU0qbmSuS_8fIU_462UzbCxdM3qlW3r6PPrK9QrCuXZSyvmTZdr3JDCn5eLWOKuk40HqpQLBDi0UnzRCa93pVHtPzhzbFbNToSb5X4_B0Iq-cCNmgO8TzHfosC5CdHFwSAIiksaGah7MZRBbutZhDvKDrWYUu-nUEwW9sJhrt7XUrJ2TUqSuFCmuJ=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">record late Tree Pipit (trepiplerke)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnIpeMxiwfs45HxvIPSN4jC9eEgAj1a8J_9N9XSJYUZ4BrlaAJDtKvTVyNuAtMkaNgsBf3iY3q67A5iCj4_e_PfGKlmmaeeBdnbxLs46CDblzJHxiqgevZMnDsMoDoDTVX-iGsSU2DdYmmMaEHRghgc6oJbjhpiYeh6ID9aBEY1lzm156_Uov-PA803r7R" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnIpeMxiwfs45HxvIPSN4jC9eEgAj1a8J_9N9XSJYUZ4BrlaAJDtKvTVyNuAtMkaNgsBf3iY3q67A5iCj4_e_PfGKlmmaeeBdnbxLs46CDblzJHxiqgevZMnDsMoDoDTVX-iGsSU2DdYmmMaEHRghgc6oJbjhpiYeh6ID9aBEY1lzm156_Uov-PA803r7R=w637-h640" width="637" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and record late Wheatear (steinskvett)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">November<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">November is rarely a particularly exciting birding
month but this year was above expectations. Grey-headed Woodpeckers in Maridalen,
Waxwings, Bearded Tits, Snow Buntings, Jack Snipe, Pygmy Owls and visits to my
Hazel Grouse kept things interesting and colourful. And then there were some
proper scarce birds in Maridalen with Great White Egret, Black Redstarts and an
adult White-tailed Eagle on the deck plus the House Sparrows were still around!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4dJwwnqxi9-P3n3o1jmq6nFS2AHvwCPoQIpiAOX8Bt1QvuUvh5b0l8XwiRiOYFWWA4OZGfXRWo1IQT2LMo8yO3N89syi_EUq-jF44okmMf1Z6j6ilDci012i-zzWCoHUJrBFwZRH8RwPs_3smBXlTtQ4os217vcYfn7V_elehMHvcYdmocQGADESZed4j" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4dJwwnqxi9-P3n3o1jmq6nFS2AHvwCPoQIpiAOX8Bt1QvuUvh5b0l8XwiRiOYFWWA4OZGfXRWo1IQT2LMo8yO3N89syi_EUq-jF44okmMf1Z6j6ilDci012i-zzWCoHUJrBFwZRH8RwPs_3smBXlTtQ4os217vcYfn7V_elehMHvcYdmocQGADESZed4j=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Buntings (snøspurv) in the snow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2G2TO5z_MKT79M-dmfgmFRPol_awHZgpi8Fie8Pyn_838FGzG3UZaWiqR0IUyNcw5RTmftRbjRssg0PVmunFTPQa-PRZDf-onpOS-HDnRGL9mTQq7gQ3Od7gW_21VVk35gxhd0Pyp_zeehMjWd3FPqd7rD-yE8f8t01CXblu59mwm2qY_br0uWCeEhKPk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2G2TO5z_MKT79M-dmfgmFRPol_awHZgpi8Fie8Pyn_838FGzG3UZaWiqR0IUyNcw5RTmftRbjRssg0PVmunFTPQa-PRZDf-onpOS-HDnRGL9mTQq7gQ3Od7gW_21VVk35gxhd0Pyp_zeehMjWd3FPqd7rD-yE8f8t01CXblu59mwm2qY_br0uWCeEhKPk=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Jack Snipe at the beginning of the month but that was to be my last sighting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYyha3PwG1gnJCfewG0XDlhf5wHO_pRd0_W4EiI7iVA7Gsw1qTxr2kBmWrSyMkENwIOgDMAITsWwNRf7u57V1H9iBSKdoXmXv8VeBKp6sf4WRJzyxp0PpgXTQkD84IJI72V7T8AxsGej3ig6oJWIhY1eteK3rou4aiK-ln2zYA74yt-AXGecSNRlcUbrpu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="640" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYyha3PwG1gnJCfewG0XDlhf5wHO_pRd0_W4EiI7iVA7Gsw1qTxr2kBmWrSyMkENwIOgDMAITsWwNRf7u57V1H9iBSKdoXmXv8VeBKp6sf4WRJzyxp0PpgXTQkD84IJI72V7T8AxsGej3ig6oJWIhY1eteK3rou4aiK-ln2zYA74yt-AXGecSNRlcUbrpu=w640-h488" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and on the same day the Dale's fourth Black Redstart (svartrødstjert) also turned up</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI-Fdsj_HuKCdC8lx4Apb5_1HMj-g70zbJ2-G6tTPx_1VUqL5wOeR2EK8t5l-f8610nSL5hJHJygXDRJOCSlSSF3we3gWgQ-rtEuZ-P3ckoTYgquEC9UEhcDwwCSfgMD8sLok_jrAqk-oJnlq_9woDuFo4QWpvxDGNlBEd2qK70_L8wzdq3zekIP8NYhwb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI-Fdsj_HuKCdC8lx4Apb5_1HMj-g70zbJ2-G6tTPx_1VUqL5wOeR2EK8t5l-f8610nSL5hJHJygXDRJOCSlSSF3we3gWgQ-rtEuZ-P3ckoTYgquEC9UEhcDwwCSfgMD8sLok_jrAqk-oJnlq_9woDuFo4QWpvxDGNlBEd2qK70_L8wzdq3zekIP8NYhwb=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it is difficult to get too much of Hazel Grouse (jerpe)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD_iSsQernq_voF6VmBff0zzbVLtu0J9Cs-oR6S_yTY2nhy2Ya7Hx2gy-GBcr4ICnBP-dAC4WGEvt0F-gvb2D8lNh5i65gBsJE5ZVcuVrTBvPOq5-5YDfSIlcgutazDwnYE2A_XDi9MPWNkSyjjptf7knRihU1pYYRngGcv0-OsSQmYq5FmXVMGspz0b-Z" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="640" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD_iSsQernq_voF6VmBff0zzbVLtu0J9Cs-oR6S_yTY2nhy2Ya7Hx2gy-GBcr4ICnBP-dAC4WGEvt0F-gvb2D8lNh5i65gBsJE5ZVcuVrTBvPOq5-5YDfSIlcgutazDwnYE2A_XDi9MPWNkSyjjptf7knRihU1pYYRngGcv0-OsSQmYq5FmXVMGspz0b-Z=w640-h632" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey-headed Woodpecker (gråspett)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXfQFBKqkLKaZzWvZSS_kPxOOGoc1CLntY7lVu0RzU5I__1Vfq0F6payHFstvHE2PMBsE2n8pc17Ipk8VAmYcweDy0zmXNQEL1k_aUYv4Ai3SPYgEsCQ-fthaENjR6xwramPHLZP8zecXjiJhce8-dsKHo22Pd8ONmQjZ6pZsQ-qNbI5NcREZCIKLmlZez" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="639" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXfQFBKqkLKaZzWvZSS_kPxOOGoc1CLntY7lVu0RzU5I__1Vfq0F6payHFstvHE2PMBsE2n8pc17Ipk8VAmYcweDy0zmXNQEL1k_aUYv4Ai3SPYgEsCQ-fthaENjR6xwramPHLZP8zecXjiJhce8-dsKHo22Pd8ONmQjZ6pZsQ-qNbI5NcREZCIKLmlZez=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pygmy Owl with dinner</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4wZ_xEedbfYrYGH3yV6cCgd4kcLWW-uiYT9EqUXUzpgZ2zgyfCAglKGVy5Rt4TnCOyO_Sn34fsj2gpI-2cHXPQMJ7rlPjZhYOZJfBLXIiRxMbmhCeTl0zfc3G2cQHmGAVs4ijNblVmxdOicWRJz382NSorv9xlpvkNi4UC2TeBUe03sn1HQrsLNy0rYj0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="640" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4wZ_xEedbfYrYGH3yV6cCgd4kcLWW-uiYT9EqUXUzpgZ2zgyfCAglKGVy5Rt4TnCOyO_Sn34fsj2gpI-2cHXPQMJ7rlPjZhYOZJfBLXIiRxMbmhCeTl0zfc3G2cQHmGAVs4ijNblVmxdOicWRJz382NSorv9xlpvkNi4UC2TeBUe03sn1HQrsLNy0rYj0=w640-h521" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this winters Great Grey Shrike (varsler) in Maridalen is unusually confiding</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDttLh-dGYtYXN8RCf7V9kE8fdMWbU-53eBzQZnUtuT1VaP4qn0u6w0BL3Toz4Tq1wd82SDiQkSHiO5UO23FZNEAv4QYndRfo0bADdLw3dBt3_kYsHT9XdfqF7PKAYsXc_7G2bp6Cz7Xq_dTlSEAtWiJhyQiUT99C3gbwk85ZBpFOJyC5e4dcPeex32_31" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDttLh-dGYtYXN8RCf7V9kE8fdMWbU-53eBzQZnUtuT1VaP4qn0u6w0BL3Toz4Tq1wd82SDiQkSHiO5UO23FZNEAv4QYndRfo0bADdLw3dBt3_kYsHT9XdfqF7PKAYsXc_7G2bp6Cz7Xq_dTlSEAtWiJhyQiUT99C3gbwk85ZBpFOJyC5e4dcPeex32_31=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adult White-tailed Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">December<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This December was not to be the one with any of the
Taiga Trio of years gone by so no Piney, no Hawkie and no GGO. Maridalen
continued to offer up its new, but less exciting trio of Pygmy Owl, Grey-headed
‘pecker and Great Grey Shrike but I couldn’t find anything more exciting. A
Little Auk and a Shag at the docks were Oslo quality though.</span></p></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE9dsA0MFYFrKSeAl_frrUwxjjHk0LfWCA2lKCnTw6lrGv2YStATSeGabZ4VGZde1C3uERYHWSYK_vA0lbYkrkFFgBarx7DexvmF1LmtCxMGNsYuv3DQutxvPsbxONPLhEKXKzppKb-OM8UELNL8DDM6zYNT5tQNQJ9wHzok1sJ6rUi2It5rw_YHeK3BU7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE9dsA0MFYFrKSeAl_frrUwxjjHk0LfWCA2lKCnTw6lrGv2YStATSeGabZ4VGZde1C3uERYHWSYK_vA0lbYkrkFFgBarx7DexvmF1LmtCxMGNsYuv3DQutxvPsbxONPLhEKXKzppKb-OM8UELNL8DDM6zYNT5tQNQJ9wHzok1sJ6rUi2It5rw_YHeK3BU7=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Auk (alkekonge)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin-ijyHYciMigo6cPPwPjqdu_H8qXrUPoDAUGESJCbCJwoTtAirrMw5iX1lK60NRopuTc4G2COdUj2NXafzLIEBOTAe1PyW7YZSMblsYhu5W8FjOipHMBVQmv7hsu-3EBMFWCl8O26paaHYR_tNUFnjZjnFNKHq_Mn1m-xnISxd6sxtYW1a4qK2x2fRGz1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin-ijyHYciMigo6cPPwPjqdu_H8qXrUPoDAUGESJCbCJwoTtAirrMw5iX1lK60NRopuTc4G2COdUj2NXafzLIEBOTAe1PyW7YZSMblsYhu5W8FjOipHMBVQmv7hsu-3EBMFWCl8O26paaHYR_tNUFnjZjnFNKHq_Mn1m-xnISxd6sxtYW1a4qK2x2fRGz1=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waxwings (sidensvans)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnsNck-sGWffdgJWnwVZZFL4cqCxZEUQL_Nx1mUrjvIiO4yfhvYU3an2S-J-3SVMRKvieqaiLCB_fwEC7B_PjaYeIqCCVi0k6UXIZ-sfyDeAqpl-4TYuEUW3eMrXbczNTfxkVTckdal_Nq-CuBqMv-0eFh1aEYeHXuLN1FTeYEbYJr69XUluZfXMr1IC4R" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="2556" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnsNck-sGWffdgJWnwVZZFL4cqCxZEUQL_Nx1mUrjvIiO4yfhvYU3an2S-J-3SVMRKvieqaiLCB_fwEC7B_PjaYeIqCCVi0k6UXIZ-sfyDeAqpl-4TYuEUW3eMrXbczNTfxkVTckdal_Nq-CuBqMv-0eFh1aEYeHXuLN1FTeYEbYJr69XUluZfXMr1IC4R=w640-h452" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shag (toppskarv) and Razorbill (alke)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p>rixyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969414029182613799noreply@blogger.com0