Øygarden 31 Jan 2006

Solberg today Tree Sparrow pilfink House Sparrow gråspurv through window shot today - I really ought to wash them someday.... A very quick ...

Rong 30 Jan 2006

View south at Rong, Øygarden Adult White-tailed Eagle havørn rossicus Bean Goose sædgås Greylag grågås Almost late taking one of my daug...

Tjeldstø 29 Jan 2006 - Another good day at home

Weather calm and mild - fantastic. Another good day birding despite family commitments. The Redpolls, one Meally gråsisik and one apparent ...

Tjeldstø 28 Jan 2006

Tjeldstø, view from my garden Small billed & pale Redpoll (compare to lowest Redpoll picture) "White-rumped" Redpoll Gener...

Øygarden 27 Jan 2006

Alvheim Common Scoter svartand Fantastic weather again. Rather little about but at Alvheim a flock of Common Scoter svartand were very n...

Øygarden 26 Jan 2006

Solberg today Long-tailed Duck havelle at Solberg Lapwing vipe at Tjeldstø Checked both Breivik and Tjeldstø for geese, but no sign of ...

Tjeldstø 23 Jan 2006

Only managed the usual hour with the dog; I'd given up on the predicted weather improvement and gone out anyway. The Northern Goshawk hø...

Øygarden 23 Jan 2006 - Wild Goose Chase

White-fronted Goose Tundragås The title of this post should perhaps be called "the wind remained the same" the well known birding...

Øygarden 22 Jan 2006

Bean Goose (sædgås) Strong southerlies and snow meant that conditions were far from optimal. The day turned out to be somewhat goose domina...

Tjeldstø 21 Jan 2006

Northern Goshawk / Hønsehauk Best bird was once again the Northern Goshawk ( hønsehauk ). Other new birds for Tjeldstø this year included ...

Tjeldstø 20 Jan 2006

With the light fading fast, a howling SSE gale and driving sleet, hopes weren't high of seeing anything worthwhile. However, an hours tr...

Tjeldstø 19 Jan 2006

Very strong SE winds and snow on the ground. A huge contrast to Dampier and Karratha in NW Australia a couple of days ago.... Not much to se...

Tjeldstø 01 Jan 2006

Superb weather again, sunny with no wind and a few degrees below freezing. Just a couple of hours in the field today but well worth it. At T...