The end of March this year was mild with little frost. I was surprised to find the first flowering sallow / selje (Salix caprea) on 19th March and […]
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How do they do it?
It’s always a surprise when I’m woken to the song of a wren (gjerdesmett) in the garden at this time of year. This is not only the second […]
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Regulus regulus in the garden
Nice to know that I can still hear the very high pitched call of the goldcrest (fuglekonge) aka Regulus regulus. That’s what alerted me to their presence in […]
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Goldcrest at Storlien
The goldcrest (fuglekonge) delivered by the cat today reminded me of another winter goldcrest! My schoolfriend Geoff Gale was visiting in late winter and we were in the […]
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Bird queen Xmas present
The cat brought in an unexpected gift this morning here on Nesodden, a female goldcrest (fuglekonge), Norway’s smallest bird! It took some time to recover, but eventually flew […]