A week of very rewarding birding in the south of Norway. First stop was at Nesodden outside Oslo, where a Black-throated Thrush was guesting a feeder for more than a week.

A few days later the alarm went of; a Baikal Teal was found near Skien and attracted a load of birders the following days. Only a few miles away, an immature Ring-billed Gull was performing nicely.

In our local patch on the Islands south of Tønsberg by the Oslofjord, April comes with early migrants such as Mistle Trush, Chiffchaff, White Wagtail, Goldcrest, Wheatear, and the first huge flocks of Pink-footed Geese heading North.

Of the more uncommon sightings was a female Stonechat.