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Oslo Birder

08.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Waiting game

The hot sunny weather continues often with northerly winds and cold nighttime temperatures. This sort of weather means no falls or mass arri...

Oslo Birder

06.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Svelling up

Since my last post I have seen quite a few good birds but have taken (thankfully?) very few photos so this post will be light on eye candy. ...

Oslo Birder

02.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Red-footed Falcon

1st summer female Red-footed Falcon (aftenfalk) 1 May is a day of very high, though rarely met, expectations. With spring this year being so...

Oslo Birder

29.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Kiting

The weekend ended up being very memorable. Birding outings to Maridalen and Nordre Øyeren were not particularly productive other than twitch...

Oslo Birder

27.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: A quiet period

We are into the most exciting time of the year in the Oslo area but it can also be the most frustrating and disappointing if the weather doe...

Oslo Birder

23.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Easter reprieves itself

I may have had to leave Oslo but Easter did eventually deliver the always hoped for good birding of the spring festive season. There was als...

Oslo Birder

20.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Waiting

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...

Oslo Birder

17.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Record early records

Finally there were some unexpected birds. Yesterday morning in Maridalen was very quiet and this morning started the same. Despite some sl...

Oslo Birder

15.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Ring-necked Duck

We seem to be in another of those dead spells which I’m sure occur in the middle of April every year when I expect wave after wave of migran...

Oslo Birder

13.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Crossbills

Now that Redpolls have been lumped into one species I think it is time to do the same with Crossbills. Are Common Crossbill, Scottish Crossb...

Oslo Birder

11.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: The ice melts

Whilst I was away at the weekend the ice melted on Maridalsvannet. This is early but despite it having been so dry the water levels are curr...

Oslo Birder

09.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Early trip to the mountains

the view from Venabu towards Rondane. There should be lots more snow at this time of the year At the weekend I joined Per Christian for a tr...

Oslo Birder

04.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Tengmalm's Owls and northern lights

Last Wednesday Per Christian and I took one more (final?) trip to Owl Road with the hope of connecting with the two big owls that I had had ...

Oslo Birder

03.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Liberation Day

It is very dry at the moment and gets warm in the afternoons but at night in Maridalen there is still a frost. The ice on the lake is visibl...

Oslo Birder

01.04.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Q1

The first quarter of the year is now complete and an ice free Østensjøvannet is sure sign that spring is here as was the sound of singing Ch...

Oslo Birder

28.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Migrants and lingering Hawk Owl

We have now had two nights without frost and along with southerly winds I have been expecting a flood of migrants. Of course, that has not b...

Oslo Birder

24.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Bigger and better Hooters!

As I said in my last post I had some owl action last week 😊 A trip to Owl Rd with Jr after I had been informed of a new site to try fo...

Oslo Birder

22.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: The Big Pink Day

The last week saw the greatest migration day of the spring, at least as far as quantity is concerned, when the Pink-footed Geese decided tha...

Oslo Birder

19.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Woodlark anno 2025

Different species are sending very conflicting signs as to how far spring has sprung. The Taiga Beans (or at least the GPS tagged bird) have...

Oslo Birder

17.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Hooters!

It is time for some owl eye candy me thinks. Tengmalm's Owl (perleugle) Owl Road has had less and less to offer this spring and a trip on ...

Oslo Birder

15.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Bewick's Swan and Stonechat - early spring highlights

It is getting cold again and we have had snow so migration has pretty much stopped up although there are of course always some new birds tur...

Oslo Birder

11.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Waterfowl arriving

Maridalsvannet is still 99.9% frozen but the areas of open water where the rivers enter at Hammeren and Dausjøelva are now large enough to a...

Oslo Birder

08.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Long-eared Owl fail

I’ve had a few local evening outings already this spring hoping to find singing Long-eared Owls. This isn’t an easy task as their song does ...

Oslo Birder

05.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: First Lapwing and Woodcock

Temperatures are pushing +10C on the back of quite strong southerly winds so I have been expecting some quite large arrivals of migrants but...

Oslo Birder

04.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Owl Rd disappoints

Jr and I went on our planned trip to Owl Road on Friday night but the results of our endeavours was far from those planned. The weather was ...

Oslo Birder

01.03.2025

OSLO BIRDER: The Return of the Taigas

We are now having the last days with sunshine and overnight frosts for what looks to be at least the next ten days and temperatures are fore...

Oslo Birder

27.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Fools and birds

Guiding is a fool’s game! On Tuesday, 6 hours and 11km of walking in a foggy Maridalen with Wayne over from Guernsey could only turn up a Th...

Oslo Birder

25.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Rain and fog

The weather has changed with blue skies and many minus degrees being replaced by cloud, fog, rain and temperatures up to 5C. This might resu...

Oslo Birder

21.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Owls, Waxwings and Crossbills

Last night I took Jack to hopefully see the Great Grey Owl. Jr did an excellent job driving us again and this was a big night for Jack. It w...

Oslo Birder

19.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Owls, Owls, Owls!

On Sunday night myself, Jack and Jr had planned a new trip to Owl Road but the forecast kept getting colder and colder and in the end I deci...

Oslo Birder

19.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: February guiding

I was guiding yesterday and despite fog we had a good day. I took Tony who was visiting Oslo from Manchester to Maridalen and we trudged th...

Oslo Birder

19.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Owl Road

The first owling trip of the year has been completed very successfully and will I think be the first of quite a few this year. Last night ...

Oslo Birder

19.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Drumming Three-toed Woodpecker and salt licking Crossbills

A drive around Maridalen this morning revealed temperatures down to -19C. Perhaps because of this there was very little to see or hear and i...

Oslo Birder

19.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: A week of two halves

I had company today and we gingerly walked over the frozen Maridalsvannet This week has been a week of two halves and the second half has fe...

Oslo Birder

19.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Hazel Grouse

Winter has regained its grip on the land and nighttime temperatures in Maridalen are falling to -13C and it remains negative in the day des...

Oslo Birder

02.02.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Little new but still quality around Oslo

Birding around Oslo continues in a very predictable manner. I did have a small flock of Wood Pigeons seemingly migrating north but they may ...

Oslo Birder

30.01.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Snipes

I have been drawn back again and again to the Jack Snipe at Fornebu and by using the thermal imager they have been easy to find and there ar...

Oslo Birder

26.01.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Secrets of the winter reedbed

The reedbeds at Fornebu receive attention in the winters when they hold Bearded Tits but in the few winters, such as this one, when there ar...

Oslo Birder

24.01.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Wintering Scaup in Oslo

Scaup is only seen very occasionally in Oslo in winter with only three January records of single birds in 2004, 2013 and 2021. That was befo...

Oslo Birder

22.01.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Roosting Treecreepers

I have mentioned the roosting Treecreepers we have been seeing on our evening outings with the thermal imager and here is the promised post....

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Oslo Birder - Nature & Animals

OSLO BIRDER: Waiting game

OSLO BIRDER: Svelling up

OSLO BIRDER: Red-footed Falcon

OSLO BIRDER: Kiting

OSLO BIRDER: A quiet period

OSLO BIRDER: Easter reprieves itself

OSLO BIRDER: Waiting

OSLO BIRDER: Record early records

OSLO BIRDER: Ring-necked Duck

OSLO BIRDER: Crossbills

OSLO BIRDER: The ice melts

OSLO BIRDER: Early trip to the mountains

OSLO BIRDER: Tengmalm's Owls and northern lights

OSLO BIRDER: Liberation Day

OSLO BIRDER: Q1

OSLO BIRDER: Migrants and lingering Hawk Owl

OSLO BIRDER: Bigger and better Hooters!

OSLO BIRDER: The Big Pink Day

OSLO BIRDER: Woodlark anno 2025

OSLO BIRDER: Hooters!

OSLO BIRDER: Bewick's Swan and Stonechat - early spring highlights

OSLO BIRDER: Waterfowl arriving

OSLO BIRDER: Long-eared Owl fail

OSLO BIRDER: First Lapwing and Woodcock

OSLO BIRDER: Owl Rd disappoints

OSLO BIRDER: The Return of the Taigas

OSLO BIRDER: Fools and birds

OSLO BIRDER: Rain and fog

OSLO BIRDER: Owls, Waxwings and Crossbills

OSLO BIRDER: Owls, Owls, Owls!

OSLO BIRDER: February guiding

OSLO BIRDER: Owl Road

OSLO BIRDER: Drumming Three-toed Woodpecker and salt licking Crossbills

OSLO BIRDER: A week of two halves

OSLO BIRDER: Hazel Grouse

OSLO BIRDER: Little new but still quality around Oslo

OSLO BIRDER: Snipes

OSLO BIRDER: Secrets of the winter reedbed

OSLO BIRDER: Wintering Scaup in Oslo

OSLO BIRDER: Roosting Treecreepers

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