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Our blog will give you an idea of what birding in Norway can be like, and what Tringa Birding is up to throughout the year.
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Røst – week 36
The fall season started of well when a young Rosy Starling (rosenstær) was found in a flock of starlings on the last day of August. The following days it turned up on a feeder southwest on the island, where it was seen all week. Another highlight was a photogenic young male Peregrine (vandrefalk) that landed…
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Early August – end of seabird season
We had the privilege of assisting the seabird research program of the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) at the field station at Hernyken off Røst, as they closed the fieldwork for the season in August. The Puffin (lunde) chicks in the 40 monitored nests had all survived since we left them in July, but…
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July – seabirds at Røst
July is peak season to watch seabirds at Røst, and the highlight of the summer is to go off Skomvær – the outermost island in the archipelago – to watch Storm Petrels (havsvaler). They are attracted to chum of cod liver, and this mid-july we had one of the best trips ever, with an unusual…
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Magic June at Røst
Our visits to Røst during June were limited to two rather short stays, but wow – they were rewarding! This spring and summer the island has been a national hot spot for rare vagrants from all corners of the hemisphere. The greatest star was no doubt an adult Ross’ Gull (rosenmåke) in its best plumage.…