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1st June marks the start of summer in Oslo but on a rainy day with southerly winds I still had my thoughts on late spring migrants. This is the time of the year when really unexpected rarities can turn up but there are also more predictable ones such as rare terns or waders that you can hope to find at Svellet or Årnestangen. That was where I was headed today and Svellet still has some exposed mud. A good number of gulls and a few Common Terns were resting here but nothing rare or scarce and single of Red- and Greenshank were the only waders. The walk out to Årnestangen was mostly dry (I chose the umbrella rather than rain coat option which worked out well) and mercifully free of mosquitoes although I am sure they will come soon. There were attractive looking mudflats and pools at the tip but they were all rather birdless although a heavy rain shower but an end to my scanning and I had to seek cover sitting down pushed against the wall of the hopefully inadequate but typically Norwegian viewing platform. Most counties equip nature reserves with «hides» where you can sit down and escape the rain whilst also being hidden from the birds such that you enjoy closer views and the birds are less disturbed. Norway of course has to do things differently and at Årnestangen the choice is a slightly raised open platform that offers no real shelter from the elements and definitely doesn’t hide you from the birds. Rather curiously, viewing slats have been put in the low walls which I was able to use today when on my knees and flattened against the wall with umbrella over me although I doubt that was there intended use. Whilst sheltering I did hear a few waders and when the rain stopped enough for me to look properly I found three Turnstones with a small flock of Ringed Plovers. It is very rare for me to see Turnstone in summer plumage so this was a nice if distant encounter. Not a single calidris wader was a disappointment although a Red-Backed Shrike was the last of the non-nocturnal breeding migrants that I had yet to see. Maridalsvannet has had a hatch of insects which in recent years attracts terns. None have turned up so far this year but a Little Gulls hawking insects with the Black-headeds today was nice. Yesterday evening a large flock of Canada Geese flew over the house and today what must be the same birds were in Maridalen. Amongst them was a hybrid Canada x Barnacle but surprisingly not the same one as in Sørkedalen last week. What is causing this sudden influx of presumed dutch birds? On Friday butterfly watching in Maridalen was interrupted by news of a Little Egret at Fornebu and I quickly drove down to enjoy it. This species is still very rare around Oslo with this being only the 5th record whilst Great White has become annual and sometimes in small flocks. the knee high viewing slats at Årnestangen allowed me some slight protection from the rain during a pause in the rain. It was the exact weather conditions you hope for out there and in mid to late July could have resulted in hundreds of waders of many species. Little Egret (silkehegre) at Fornebu on Friday hybrid Canada x Barnacle Goose in Maridalen. It lacks the white forehead that last weeks bird in Sørkedalen had (see previous post) and also had a much darker breast three young Lapwing (vipe) being looked over by mum and here are 4 young. There was another adult closeby and the 4th young may have been from another brood. None of them was the single large young that I saw flapping its wings last week so things are still looking good. Two nests are still being incubated and have at least another week to go before we see any young. Skjerven - the geese and Lapwing field in Maridalen
UTQIAĠVIK, Alaska—The fourth annual Utqiaġvik Migratory Bird Festival will be held at the Fred Ipalook Elementary School and birding hotspots throughout the community from June 12 to 14, 2026...
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Ringmærkningen: Vi er nu kommet ind i juni, og der plejer ikke at være mange fugle mere da de fleste fugle er ankommet og er i gang med at yngle. Det var en lun morgen med 14 grader, så hele perioden...
1. jun. 2026 kl. 00:00
Rain in the early morning or late night usually brings down a lot of birds, and today was no exception. When the ringers went out in the morning, it was still raining a little. The rain stopped soon after...
With only a little wind from the SW, this morning was a bit more exciting than yesterday. And while I had a very calm migration count, the ringing worked quite well with a nice diversity of birds in the...
The morning went well with some nice visits of Spotted Flycatchers (Grå Fluesnapper), some more Icterine Warblers (Gulbug), the first Dunnock (Jernspurv) fledgling and the first Starling (Stær) fledgling! It...
Af Jan Erik Hansen/DOF Fyns Formidlingsgruppe Så prøver vi et nyt koncept hvor vi ikke kommer med hele baduljen! Vi var så heldige at få en forespørgsel fra...
Ringmærkningen: Det sker ikke ret ofte, men i dag var der faktisk hele 3 ringmærkere med såkaldt A-licens på fuglestationen. Det var dog kun de 2 af dem, der var i aktion. Med 9 nymærkninger og 3...
Ringmærkningen: Det sker ikke ret ofte, men i dag var der faktisk hele 3 ringmærkere med såkaldt A-licens på fuglestationen, men det var dog kun de 2 af dem, der var i aktion. Med 9 nymærkninger og...
The morning started off slow, but as the day progressed it got better and better. What I thought would be a day with less than 10 birds, ended up being a decent 25 birds total, recaptures included! We...
Ringmærkningen: xxxxxx Dagens fangst: Trækket på Odden: ??? Folk på stationen: Vagn Lind, Hans Lind, Louis A. Hansen, Henrik Jørgensen, Ole Friis Larsen samt gæsterne Mads Paulsen,...
Af Jens Bækkelund Vi mødes ved Naturrummet på adressen: Langø 1, 5400 Bogense kl. 08.00. Tilmelding til Jens Bækkelund 50384070 En tur gennem Langø plantage...
30. maj 2026 kl. 06:58
In spring, Tricolored Blackbirds stage one of California’s great birding spectacles, amassing in the tens of thousands to breed in the Central Valley. This season, the largest colony documented so...
Julian and I decided to join János on the ringing today, hoping it to be as good for the ringing as it was yesterday, with some interesting species. Unfortunately, we were unlucky. As soon as we left...
Ringmærkningen: Nu rinder maj måned snart ud og dermed også min tur her på Gedser fuglestation for denne gang. I morgen efter morgenfangsten går turen igen hjemad til Sønderjylland. Henrik tager...
Least Terns are small seabirds that nest on the beach, typically in large colonies. These coastal birds depend on expanses of clean, healthy habitats to raise their families, and are increasingly...
29. maj 2026 kl. 18:38
As the crisis facing Great Salt Lake continues to garner ongoing local and national attention and concern, National Audubon Society welcomes the growing array of committed organizations and...
This morning János and I were at the ringing. We were hopeful for a good session as the winds were finally coming from the South again after a week of West winds. When we were opening, we heard lots of...
Igen i dag var kragegrackelen på plads på hukket. Thomas og jeg (HBØ) valgte at luske fra morgenstunden og da vi kom ud til området omkring skuret, kom grackelen flyvende fra nord og satte sig i toppen...
DOF BirdLife vil i projektet Fugle i Ny Natur (FiNN) undersøge, hvad nye skovområder og flere urørte skove vil betyde for Danmarks skovfugle, blandt andet rødstjerten.
Ringmærkningen: Vi har haft endnu en solrig og dejlig sommeragtig morgen på Gedser fuglestation. Det fine vejr var igen rart at arbejde i og bragte 15 nye fugle af 10 arter. Med andre ord, - lidt af...
Ringmærkningen: Vi har haft endnu en solrig og dejligt sommeragtig morgen på Gedser fuglestation. Det fine vejr var igen rart at arbejde i og bragte 15 nye fugle af 10 arter. Med andre ord, - lidt...
