orniodesigns
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We joined Saturday EuroBird-Watch in Siikalahti (Finland). Same time we participated to a national Birding place -competition.
The weather was perfect and southern wind stopped more and more geese to the fields and to the bay, only White-fronted Geese kept on migrating and we counted altogether 7000 White-fronted or unidentified grey geese. 4 White-tailed Eagles, 2 Goshawks and some hunters were scaring the local geese and at least 11 000 Barnacle Geese were flying over us many times and it was amazing!
Other birds we saw during the competition were: a Golden Eagle, a very late Marsh Harrier, 2 Rough-legged Buzzards, 2 Common Buzzards, a Merlin, 2 Red-throated Divers, 21 Long-tailed Ducks, a Golden Plover, 3 White-backed Woodpeckers, 2 Wrens, a Chiffchaff, 350 Waxwings and altogether we saw 78 species!
Longer story with many pictures:
http://www.caligata.com/birdersdiary/en/hanhihassakkaa
The weather was perfect and southern wind stopped more and more geese to the fields and to the bay, only White-fronted Geese kept on migrating and we counted altogether 7000 White-fronted or unidentified grey geese. 4 White-tailed Eagles, 2 Goshawks and some hunters were scaring the local geese and at least 11 000 Barnacle Geese were flying over us many times and it was amazing!
Other birds we saw during the competition were: a Golden Eagle, a very late Marsh Harrier, 2 Rough-legged Buzzards, 2 Common Buzzards, a Merlin, 2 Red-throated Divers, 21 Long-tailed Ducks, a Golden Plover, 3 White-backed Woodpeckers, 2 Wrens, a Chiffchaff, 350 Waxwings and altogether we saw 78 species!
Longer story with many pictures:
http://www.caligata.com/birdersdiary/en/hanhihassakkaa
