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Oslo Birder

01.07.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Tawny Owls 2025

Despite hearing singing Tawny Owl’s (kattugle) on pretty much every nocturnal spring trip in Maridalen I had not managed to find any occupie...

Oslo Birder

28.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Nightjar becoming «common» and some terns

Male Nightjar (nattravn) The Nightjar pair I mentioned in my previous post were not to be seen at the same site again although I did have a ...

Oslo Birder

23.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Summer holidays 2025

Summer holidays have begun and per tradition our first week is at a cabin south of Oslo near Hulvik. Butterflies are in short supply so far ...

Oslo Birder

21.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Mid June

This week I have twice guided to Hedmark and it has been unusually easy! Ortolan was a target on both trips and both times the bird was sp...

Oslo Birder

15.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Butterflies so far in 2025

I am sure some, OK a couple, of you have been waiting for this post and for the rest you can just ignore it 😉 So far 2025 has been a stra...

Oslo Birder

12.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: The last week in Oslo

Before I bore most of you with a butterfly post it is about time with another catch up of local Oslo birding. Hobbies are back in Maridale...

Oslo Birder

10.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: The mountains - Valdres

We have had another long weekend and with good weather forecast on Saturday I decided to head to the mountains on Friday evening. Normally I...

Oslo Birder

07.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Maridalen terns

Maridalsvannet is not a classic locality for terns. The water is very deep and there is little vegetation along the sides or shallow bays. W...

Oslo Birder

05.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Local catch up

Migration is ending now in Oslo and nocturnal trips and breeding birds will be the focus. Breeding waders seem to be having a reasonable sea...

Oslo Birder

01.06.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Thursday videos

Here are the videos from Thursday. We arrived at the Great Grey Owl nest at 20:00 and it took a while before we saw the young and they gradu...

Oslo Birder

31.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Holiday driving

Yesterday was a bank holiday in Norway and Jr and I used it to take a looooong drive. She takes her driving test on Monday and is keen to ge...

Oslo Birder

29.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Great Grey update

I had my fourth visit to my Great Grey Owl nest on Friday when I was guiding Achim from Germany. We arrived at the owl around 18:40 on a clo...

Oslo Birder

26.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Three Great Days

The last three days having been shockingly good!! All you need is some rain and then the wind to change to southerly and boom. Fridat starte...

Oslo Birder

22.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: The MIGHTY Maridalen smashes the once mighty Svellet

Did I used to say “The Mighty” Svellet? If so then why? Today on a day when it threatened to rain, but didn’t, I visited a once might...

Oslo Birder

21.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Peak time

The end of May is probably the ultimate time to be birding in Oslo although there is never a bad time. The last spring breeding migrants a...

Oslo Birder

19.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Temminck’s time

The days are sunny and hot with temperatures over 20C but a constant northerly wind is not conducive to very much at all. Water levels have ...

Oslo Birder

16.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: The last week

The last week hasn’t just been about big owls and rare waders. I have continued visiting Svellet and Nordre Øyeren but despite continued low...

Oslo Birder

13.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Great Grey Guiding

So, this weekend was my first guiding to the Great Grey Owls that I found at easter. In Feb 2020 I had guided Darrel and a couple of mates ...

Oslo Birder

11.05.2025

OSLO BIRDER: Long-billed Dowitcher!

Svellet and Årnestangen always receive my attention in the beginning of May but this year they are getting more than ever before. This is be...

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...

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Oslo Birder - Nature & Animals

OSLO BIRDER: Tawny Owls 2025

OSLO BIRDER: Nightjar becoming «common» and some terns

OSLO BIRDER: Summer holidays 2025

OSLO BIRDER: Mid June

OSLO BIRDER: Butterflies so far in 2025

OSLO BIRDER: The last week in Oslo

OSLO BIRDER: The mountains - Valdres

OSLO BIRDER: Maridalen terns

OSLO BIRDER: Local catch up

OSLO BIRDER: Thursday videos

OSLO BIRDER: Holiday driving

OSLO BIRDER: Great Grey update

OSLO BIRDER: Three Great Days

OSLO BIRDER: The MIGHTY Maridalen smashes the once mighty Svellet

OSLO BIRDER: Peak time

OSLO BIRDER: Temminck’s time

OSLO BIRDER: The last week

OSLO BIRDER: Great Grey Guiding

OSLO BIRDER: Long-billed Dowitcher!

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

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