Fieldfares bathing in seawater (1 Viewer)

[Julian Bell]

In October I came across a large number of Fieldfare on an island in Oslofjord. Nothing unusual about that but many of them were down at the waters edge bathing - but this was seawater not freshwater. Anyone else seen other passerines bathing in seawater?

 

[Deb Burhinus]

No, but if ice melt from the coastal fjords are desalinating North Sea inlets, we are in more trouble that I thought! 😏

 

[Nutcracker]

Don't think I've ever seen a passerine bathe in seawater, except perhaps Rock Pipit?

No, but if ice melt from the coastal fjords are desalinating North Sea inlets, we are in more trouble that I thought! 😏

No glaciers in any of the rivers running into Oslo Fjord - it'll be standard seawater saltiness there

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Don't think I've ever seen a passerine bathe in seawater, except perhaps Rock Pipit?


No glaciers in any of the rivers running into Oslo Fjord - it'll be standard seawater saltiness there

That’s not what I actually said 😠 - I was referring (and doing so in a wry way, tongue in cheek way btw ) to the North Sea Coastal fjords on the West coast - the Oslofjord is filled with water from the North Sea (it’s all connected or perhaps you didn’t realise that ) 👍