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Norway (& Finland) - The Re-return - 2019 (1 Viewer)

andyadcock said:
Many thanks Pete, two trips then is it.

I need the Tit, Jay, Steller's, Brunnich's and Tengmalm's.
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Well, I had the first three of these species on this trip & the boats were taking people out to Hornoya, so the fourth would have been eminently possible, had I needed it. I wouldn't like to comment on the owl as I was guided to one in a nest-box last spring but I guess it would be difficult unless you were willing to spend time in suitable habitat before this year's active nest sites are pinned down.
 
Walk away views of a singing Tengmalm's near Kuusamo last week - no nest-boxes, mirrors, or Finnature guides required B :) Owls are vocalising at this time of year, and easier to locate DIY than late Spring.

Locals told us that there are plenty of small mammals in the forests this year, so I guess it could be a good owl year.
 
A truly tantalising report - I'm in Helsinki for three days next week, but all the good birds (owls, eiders, woodpeckers, Pine Grosbeak, Siberian Jay, Siberian Tit) seem to be out of reach of a day trip . . .
 
MKinHK said:
A truly tantalising report - I'm in Helsinki for three days next week, but all the good birds (owls, eiders, woodpeckers, Pine Grosbeak, Siberian Jay, Siberian Tit) seem to be out of reach of a day trip . . .
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There's some good birding around the capital Mike...Drop Pariah of this parish a PM seeing how he's down there and I'm, sensibly, not :D
 
I was out there with Duncan (DMW) the other week, doing a similar trip to Pete's, and it was a great long weekend. The ducks were great, and the owls, and winter bird feeders.

Maybe Im biased being a seabird fan, but the real highlight of the trip was the visit to Hornoya, a wildlife spectacle not to be missed if you do go up there. Did you go there on your first trip Pete?

Attached some photos of the Auks etc flying around and being harassed by the local Ravens (mainly).
 

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GDK said:
I was out there with Duncan (DMW) the other week, doing a similar trip to Pete's, and it was a great long weekend. The ducks were great, and the owls, and winter bird feeders.

Maybe Im biased being a seabird fan, but the real highlight of the trip was the visit to Hornoya, a wildlife spectacle not to be missed if you do go up there. Did you go there on your first trip Pete?

Attached some photos of the Auks etc flying around and being harassed by the local Ravens (mainly).
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Cracking photos Gareth!

Chris
 
GDK said:
Maybe Im biased being a seabird fan, but the real highlight of the trip was the visit to Hornoya, a wildlife spectacle not to be missed if you do go up there. Did you go there on your first trip Pete?
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Indeed I did, Gareth, and I agree - a proper immersive wildlife experience. Your great photos certainly brought back some memories of the scale of the whole thing. A link to my report for that trip, if you are interested: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=363594
 
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