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Oslo Birder

02.05.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Disappointing and then…

So, I know I set my expectations (or should that be ambitions) for 1 st May very high but even with low ambitions the early start in Marida...

Oslo Birder

01.05.2024

OSLO BIRDER: On the eve of

I write this on the last day of April and therefore the day before my favourite birding day of the year – 1 May. This day may not statistica...

Oslo Birder

29.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Tomorrow...

Friday was again a quiet day in the Dale as was Saturday and although I had high hopes for today with there being rain the cold northerly wi...

Oslo Birder

28.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Videos

There was some footage worth keeping so here are three videos of Wednesday and Thursdays happenings in the Dale. I can also add that an eve...

Oslo Birder

26.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Time for another good day in the Dale

Cold northerly winds both here and, I believe, further south in Europe mean that migration has nearly dried up and until today this week has...

Oslo Birder

22.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Black Red

After my heard only, and a very early, Tree Pipit on Friday it was satisfying to hear another one in Maridalen yesterday and then locate it ...

Oslo Birder

20.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Snow and a Lapland Bunting

This week has continued in the doldrums with very few birds (as is quite typical for mid-April) and the reason was made clear today. Mid-Apr...

Oslo Birder

16.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: A day for photos

If yesterday felt quiet in Maridalen then today was silent. It was a lovely day to be out with sun and little wind although after an overnig...

Oslo Birder

15.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Mid April lull

In my last post I wondered what my next Oslo species would be and I didn’t have to wait long as the first Red-throated Diver turned up in Ma...

Oslo Birder

12.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Some medium sized raptors at last

The last two days have started with low cloud and then ended up being gloriously sunny and the birdlife really changes with the weather. I h...

Oslo Birder

10.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Doth three Swallows a summer make?

Even in early April it is perhaps a bit optimistic to expect new species every day but with the weather as it is at the moment I am definite...

Oslo Birder

09.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: A great April day

Yesterday was one of those April days you hope for but only rarely happen. It was an extremely birdy day adn one that kept on giving althou...

Oslo Birder

08.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Birds in the mist

Yesterday started very foggy and I was loathe to go out but eventually got off the sofa (I had fallen asleep watching the Japanese F1 GP) an...

Oslo Birder

07.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Winter returns and Wheatear arrives

Snow and freezing temperatures have left Oslo quite birdless. In Maridalen there has hardly been a migrant passerine to see and surprisingly...

Oslo Birder

05.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Bewick's Swans and friends

There is more to birding than owls and at the moment we have migration to enjoy. Passerine migration is still going slowly and snow and -4C ...

Oslo Birder

02.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Singing Great Grey Owl!

I had a little teaser of a Great Grey Owl a couple of tweets ago and it is now time to give him the attention he deserves. I have previously...

Oslo Birder

01.04.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Fog and an eagle

Fog has been a bit of a problem the last few days but even if you can’t see the birds then you can still hear them. Redwings have arrived en...

Oslo Birder

29.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: A Tundra and a tease

The birding definitely warrants daily bog updates but yours truly struggles to sit in front of the computer and go through the pictures alth...

Oslo Birder

28.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: pre-Easter magic

Events have conspired to leave me Home Alone this week although I do have the company of my boy, The Beast (that makes it sound like I am be...

Oslo Birder

24.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Hazel Grouse guiding and Smew boot filling

Since my last post I have guided for Hazel Grouse, filled me boots with the Smew which is still at Østensjøvannet and displying to Goldeneye...

Oslo Birder

20.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: And so it begins

Perhaps the most obvious example of viz mig that we have in Oslo is the huge numbers of Pink-footed Geese that migrate over us every spring ...

Oslo Birder

18.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Springs blooms briefly then winter returns

The weather has really changed over the last few days. Spring really blossomed on Thursday with southerly winds and such warmth from the sun...

Oslo Birder

14.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Out Owliing!

I have previously expressed my worries that this would not be a good spring for singing owls and my only serious attempt to hear them earlie...

Oslo Birder

12.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Nothing new

It has remained cold with northerly winds so no new migrants have arrived in Maridalen and the Lapwings have gone presumably as far south as...

Oslo Birder

08.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Beans r back

Cold nights and sunny but still cold days have caused the thaw to stop and also put a halt to new arrivals of migrants. This morning there w...

Oslo Birder

06.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Lapwings (and more) are back

A week or so of plus temperatures and some rain has now made Maridalen suitable for the first migrants although a lot of snow remains and in...

Oslo Birder

04.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: LONG LIVE THE FLOOD

One of, if not THE, highlights of early spring for me is goose migration. We get a very large passage of Pink-footed Geese over Oslo with so...

Oslo Birder

01.03.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Rook

When guiding a couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon a surburban Rook. This less than annual species in Oslo has attracted a bit of attention ...

Oslo Birder

28.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: More Stonechats and geese

There is suddenly lots to see, to photograph and to write about. I have not been to see the Smew again but it has apparently been standing r...

Oslo Birder

25.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Thawing?

The last few days (and nights) have seen temperatures just above zero and combined with rain this has resulted in quite a thaw starting. Riv...

Oslo Birder

24.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: First spring migrants

I have not considered this to be a particularly good winter for birds in Oslo. We have had a lot of snow and very cold temperatures which ge...

Oslo Birder

19.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Otter close to Oslo

Otter is a species I have seen a number of times in Nordland county either close to our cabin or more often on Værøy. I have often seen them...

Oslo Birder

17.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: February Guiding

The last three days I have been guiding brothers Richard and Charles Tyler from GB and we have had some great birding and photography and I ...

Oslo Birder

11.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Tree top birding

I have always said that one of the things I like so much in Norway is that there are 4 very distinct seasons rather than one and half the so...

Oslo Birder

07.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Hazel Grouse and Moose

Temperatures have dropped to -15C again but the days are now noticeably longer and we are marching towards March and the first arrivals of ...

Oslo Birder

03.02.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Brunnich's Guillemot

On Wednesday I had that much anticipated and rarely occurring event that is an Oslo tick. Never-the-less it didn’t leave me feeling in an es...

Oslo Birder

31.01.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Goshawk

Over the weekend it turned warm again and we had strong southerly winds and rain which has of course made it treacherous to be out and about...

Oslo Birder

27.01.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Drumming Three-toed pecker

When the sun shines now then more and more species celebrate the longer days and prospect of spring by singing. I have heard various tits, G...

Oslo Birder

24.01.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Beaver in January

On Saturday temperatures were down to -19C in Maridalen and yesterday they were+6C. It had also rained on Monday so wherever the snow had be...

Oslo Birder

20.01.2024

OSLO BIRDER: Releasing my inner togger

The weather is all over the place again. Earlier in the week we had blizzards and snow is now around a half metre deep and even more where i...

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Oslo Birder - Nature & Animals

OSLO BIRDER: Disappointing and then…

OSLO BIRDER: On the eve of

OSLO BIRDER: Tomorrow...

OSLO BIRDER: Videos

OSLO BIRDER: Time for another good day in the Dale

OSLO BIRDER: Black Red

OSLO BIRDER: Snow and a Lapland Bunting

OSLO BIRDER: A day for photos

OSLO BIRDER: Mid April lull

OSLO BIRDER: Some medium sized raptors at last

OSLO BIRDER: Doth three Swallows a summer make?

OSLO BIRDER: A great April day

OSLO BIRDER: Birds in the mist

OSLO BIRDER: Winter returns and Wheatear arrives

OSLO BIRDER: Bewick's Swans and friends

OSLO BIRDER: Singing Great Grey Owl!

OSLO BIRDER: Fog and an eagle

OSLO BIRDER: A Tundra and a tease

OSLO BIRDER: pre-Easter magic

OSLO BIRDER: Hazel Grouse guiding and Smew boot filling

OSLO BIRDER: And so it begins

OSLO BIRDER: Springs blooms briefly then winter returns

OSLO BIRDER: Out Owliing!

OSLO BIRDER: Nothing new

OSLO BIRDER: Beans r back

OSLO BIRDER: Lapwings (and more) are back

OSLO BIRDER: LONG LIVE THE FLOOD

OSLO BIRDER: Rook

OSLO BIRDER: More Stonechats and geese

OSLO BIRDER: Thawing?

OSLO BIRDER: First spring migrants

OSLO BIRDER: Otter close to Oslo

OSLO BIRDER: February Guiding

OSLO BIRDER: Tree top birding

OSLO BIRDER: Hazel Grouse and Moose

OSLO BIRDER: Brunnich's Guillemot

OSLO BIRDER: Goshawk

OSLO BIRDER: Drumming Three-toed pecker

OSLO BIRDER: Beaver in January

OSLO BIRDER: Releasing my inner togger

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