I was guiding Ramona from Deutschland today. Guiding at this
time of the year is a much more challenging task than in the spring or early
summer when I know where to find breeding birds and birds are singing and generally
easy to find. At this time of the year there is much less activity and although
it is autumn migration it can be hit and miss as to whether you find something interesting.
Today was a pretty good day though J
The number one priority was Nutcracker. We had at least 6
birds but all were in flight or distant scope views of a perched bird. Of
course, in the evening by my house I had a bird perched eating hazel nuts just
metres from me but that’s the way it goes in birding…..
We had the Nutcrackers in Maridalen which also delivered
Bluethroat, Red-backed Shrike, Whinchat, Whooper Swan, Peregrine and Goshawk.
Our other destination for the day was Årnestangen and Nordre
Øyeren where we had Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier and Osprey on the raptor front and
amongst Dunlin, Ringed Plovers and Ruff we picked out Sanderling and Little and
Temminck’s Stint who at one point educationally stood side by side. We had a
lot of geese with over 500 Barnacles (where do they come from) and even more
Greylags which reminds that it will soon be time for the Taiga Beans to pass
through the area.
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| Bluethroat (blåstrupe) |
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| Camberwell Beauty (sørgekåpe) |
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| Goldfinch (stillits) |
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| Hen Harrier (myrhauk) |
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| a rare picture of a Magpie (skjære) |
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| juvenile Peregrine (vandrefalk) - a small bird so most likely a male |
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| Red-backed Shrike (tornskate) |
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| Sanderling (sandløper) |
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