Let it snow, let it snow! Had expected rain today, but heavy wet snow instead…put out apples for the thrushes this morning and a small flock of fieldfares […]
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Goldfinch flock returns
They’ve been absent for some time apart from a single bird occasionally. A flock of 6 birds were in the garden most of yesterday: 1) …with Yellowhammers (gulspurv), tree […]
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Blackbird greeting
Blackbirds (svarttrost) are still shy forest birds here, so I was surprised that this one came to greet me this morning right outside my home office! Post Views: […]
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Greenfinches sunbathing
Greenfinches (grønnfink) enjoying the sunshine in the garden with a few yellowhamers (gulspurv) amongst the aspen (osp) buds! Post Views: 140
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Thirsty goldfinch
A lonely thirsty goldfinch (stillits) in the garden this morning :) Post Views: 142
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Fieldfare and woodpigeon
Fieldfares (gråtrost) only take fruit, whereas blackbirds and robins seem to largely ignore apples and eat other crumbs. They defend their apples against other fieldfares. I have currently […]
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Hawfinches in the garden
There’s been a single hawfinch (kjernebiter) in the garden for several weeks but yesterday there were five….and it’s all about SIZE…that beak means other birds don’t threaten their […]
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Yellowhammers
With deep even snow covering all the fields, grain eaters are hungry. I put out some grain and rolled oats today and it didn’t take long for 50 […]
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Beach Walk 30th December
Goldeneye (kvinand) displaying (with great black backed gull /stormåke) Post Views: 489
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Another large jackdaw flock
A quick count of this video gave around 1200 jackdaws over the house! Post Views: 134
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Jackdaws in free fall!
I captured this flock of Jackdaws over the bay yesterday. They glide and soar synchronously through the air and here you see the birds one after one diving […]
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Canada geese fly past
There are still a few Canada geese (kanadagås) around, this group of 14 birds was spotted from the house flying towards Torp/Midtsandan yesterday! Post Views: 109
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Record jackdaw flock
This afternoon the biggest flock of Jackdaws (kaie) ever recorded in this area assembled in the field below the house before flying off towards the roost at dusk […]
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Flock of woodpeckers?
I’ve never seen more than 2 great spotted woodpeckers (flaggspett) at one time in the garden, so it was a surprise to see 3 of them around the […]
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RIP Bombycilla garrulus
It doesn’t happen very often but the last few days at least 3 waxwings (sidensvans) flew into a window on the house, two of which recovered (have put […]
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Waxwings on apples
I sorted my stored apples yesterday and put out ones that had begun to rot for the waxwings and thrushes outside the kitchen window. This was the scene […]
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Bombycilla garrulus and Coccothraustes coccothraustes
How DO they make up those scientific names? A small group of waxwings (sidensvans) in the garden with 4 hawfinches (kjernebiter) provided entertainment (distraction) this afternoon….waxwings are berry […]
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Jackdaw acrobatics
A flock of some 150 jackdaws were having fun this morning playing acrobatics in the wind! Post Views: 132
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The return of the Goldfinches
Sitting at my desk this morning I noticed the winter’s first goldfinch (stillits) sitting having a scratch in a tree in the garden (first video)….and the rest of […]
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Blackcap on yew berries
The male blackcap (munk) was this morning feeding on yew berries (a garden variety “Hicksii”). This yew is right next to the kitchen window and has attracted several […]
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Blackcap on apples
At least one, maybe two blackcaps (munk in Norwegian) were foraging on my apple trees most of today. Post Views: 152
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Redwing on yew
Redwing (rødvingetrost) on yew (barlind) berries strategically placed outside the kitchen window! Post Views: 113
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Birds in the garden this week
Sitting quietly working in the garden and there’s always something new that happens…see here! Post Views: 129