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.
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Late April at Andøya
Early spring up north is an uncertain business! As we went to Andøya the last week of April we were hit by a second winter. Good to see that the Common Cranes (trane) was back on their breeding grounds, even if they had to find food under a fresh layer of snow. The migration of
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April – Røst
The fisheries kept on well into April, with good numbers of seagulls in the harbour, including Iceland and Glaucous Gulls (grønnlandsmåker og polarmåker). A new individual of the subspecies kumlieni where present for a few days, showing a different wing-pattrn than the bird from the week before. This is the third encounter of this North
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End of March – heading North
Mid-March it was time to leave southeastern Norway and head north. First stop on the way was Trondheim, to see the returning Stejneger’s Scoter (sibirsjøorre). Further north, we did a stop at a nice woodland feeder outside Mo i Rana. Among the more common visitors like Great Tit (kjøttmeis) and Eurasian Jay (nøtteskrike), a couple
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Early March
The first half of March came with milder weather in South-eastern Norway, and the first significant arrival of early migrants. The influx of Stonechats (svartstrupe) continued well into March, but the numbers decreased. Interestingly, the males gradually disappeared, while new females showed up. A record of at least 15 individuals was recorded in the southern