Blog

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.

  • Winter in Southern Norway

    Winter in Southern Norway

    The winter so far has been rather quiet birdwise, but the mild weather has produced a few unexpected birds. A woodlark (trelerke) rested for a few days at the beach at Moutmarka near our home base in Vestfold. A bit further south, a great egret (egretthegre) visited Larvik a few days under rather harsh winter…

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  • December

    December

    Summing up the December birding in Southeastern Norway is basically about one single species: the Pine Grossbeak (konglebit). This charismatic finch belongs to the taiga forests of Northern Eurasia and North America, but every now and then – in years with rich crops of Roven berries – the population erupts in influxes far south of…

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  • Late November – going South!

    Late November – going South!

    As days get shorter and shorter in the last half of November, it is time to follow the migratory birds and go south. More specifically to our winter basecamp by the coast in Vestfold County. On the way south, the only birding stop was in Mo i Rana to look for Nutcracker (nøttekråke). This is…

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  • November – end of season at Røst

    November – end of season at Røst

    As October turned to November, the number of birds went down as expected. Nevertheless, this is often a good time for a late fall surprise, and this year was no exception. On the first day of November we found a wagtail with a suspicious call; a very good candidate for an Eastern Yellow Wagtail (østgulerle).…

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