My expectations are, of course, sky high but even if they were lower then I would have been disappointed the last few days. I keep expecting that rush of raptors, ducks or to be honest anything feathered but it just ain’t happening. I have visited the (once) mighty Svellet a couple of occasions to witness slowly rising water levels covering bone dry mud and if this continues then we can kiss goodbye to the springs greatest bird experience in these parts. Conversely if water levels gradually fall in the next couple of weeks then we could be lucky enough to experience something special. Time will tell but the first Greenshank of the year today were at least enough to keep me optimistic.
The Ring-necked Duck was refound on Thursday. Some of Oslo’s
finest had looked for it the day after I
saw it without it being discovered and after that it seemed to be forgotten
about until a sharp pair of eyes refound it 3 days later. I saw it yesterday
when it was getting involved with the displaying Tufted Ducks which had me thinking
it would stay around for a good while. I could not find it today though so
either it has gone or I was observant as the finest a few days ago…
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| a pair of Ringed Plovers (sandlo) are breeding at Fornebu despite there being less and less suitable habitat. Here the male was incubating what seemed to be just 2 eggs |
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| and the first Little Ringed Plover (dverglo) of the year at Fornebu which may also try to breed |
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| a Kestrel (tårnfalk) in Maridalen |
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| the Ring-necked Duck (ringand) |
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