A siberian nutcracker disturbing the peace in the woods :) Post Views: 79
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Craning their heads?
I heard cranes calling from the fields at Kvegjerdet as I started off into the woods, so went to have a look! They hear my phone at the […]
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Siskin on the yellow melancholy thistle
A small sacrifice (in extra weeding) is to let thistles set seed…I can then watch siskins (grønnsisik) feeding only a few metres away! Here on Cirsium erisithales (yellow […]
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Narcotits 2018
My narcotits* are hard at it in the garden :) *Narcotit (narkomeis): Both great and blue tits (kjøtt- og blåmeis) systematically open the ripe seed pods of poppies […]
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Spotted flycatcher
Spotted flycatcher (gråfluesnapper) in the garden today! Post Views: 100
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A scattering of herons
Sitting in the garden working this morning and suddenly a flock of 9 grey herons (hegre) flew past A flock of herons is sometimes known as a scattering […]
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Record Oystercatcher flock!
A flock of 68 oystercatchers (tjeld) flew past the house this evening, by far the largest flock recorded in Malvik during autumn (July onwards) :) Post Views: 109
Berries / Birds
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Birds love saskatoons too…
The Saskatoons (Amelanchier alnifolia “Thiessen”) ripened early this year and I was too late netting them against the birds….a young fieldfare (gråtrost) was eating the berries yesterday morning, […]
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Greenfinches on Tragopogon
Greenfinches feasting on goatsbeard (geitskjegg) (Tragopogon pratensis) seeds this morning! Post Views: 114
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Common gull threatening on the balcony!
11pm last night and I opened the bedroom door onto the balcony and a common gull (fiskemåke) decided I was a bit too close to its chick that […]
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Young Hoodie
Young hooded crow (kråke) on a spruce tree in the garden! Post Views: 118
Birds / Fjord views / Sun
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Dawn on 20th May 2018
Woken at 4:15 by a newly arrived garden warbler (hagesanger) (or is it just a blackcap?) singing at full throttle in the garden (sorry about the focus, I […]
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Record warm spring
We’re enjoying record warm days for the first half of May….today is the 5th day above 20C…. enjoying an early breakfast in the garden …..and I can hear new […]
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Chiffchaff dance
Chiffchaff (gransanger) in the garden yesterday doing her ancient traditional dance… Post Views: 125
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New wave of migrants
There was a big arrival of African migrants in the night and this morning I registered my first pied flycatcher (svarthvit fluesnapper) singing in the garden, a group […]
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Dunnock and Starlings
Starlings (stær) are now established in one of the 35+ year old nest boxes…and a dunnock (jernspurv) has been singing its heart out at the top of a […]
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Redwing song
A distant redwing (rødvingetrost) in full song today (high volume required)! I remember whilst still living in Scotland hoping to hear redwing singing in June in North West […]
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Sounds of spring
I’ve been attending a great gathering of gardeners from all over Norway the last couple of days, organised by my colleagues at the Ringve Botanical Gardens. These relatively […]
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Spring song
Spring can’t be stopped and this woodpigeon (ringdue) could be heard singing from the house today and I was woken at 6am (was 5am) by a robin (rødstrupe) […]
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Large jackdaw flocks
With the mild weather and bare patches on the fields, it’s good times again for the crow family…it seems that, by the over 300 jackdaws (kaie) counted resting […]
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Great tit boundary dispute
There are two great tit (kjøttmeis) territories in my garden and you can here both males singing to defend their patch in this video… Post Views: 160
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Large brambling flock
A large flock of bramblings (bjørkefink) in the garden this afternoon, at least 120! This is double the highest winter flock ever recorded in Malvik, but small compared […]
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First day of spring sign!
The first day of spring, snow showers and, right on the dot, I heard my first yellowhammer singing this morning whilst I was in the outhouse….managed to capture […]
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Jackdaws coming in for landing
Jackdaws (kaie) coming in for landing below the house in the bay! It’s a hard winter for them with continuous snow cover! Post Views: 104