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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Winter in Southern Norway
After a mild December, January came with low temperatures and a rough period for wintering birds around the Oslofjord. A Northern Lapwing (vipe) suddenly showed up at Hvasser the last days of December. After the cold weather set in, most freshwater froze over. Nevertheless, a few Jack Snipes (kvartbekkasin) found open diches at Tjøme. Water
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December in Vestfold.
Winter so far has been extremely mild by the Oslofjord. Not a lot of birds this time of year, but always some interesting encopunters. The highlight of the last month has been a nice male Stonechat (svartstrupe) on the beach near my house at Hvasser. It has been feeding in the beds of kelp washed
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Round-trip in Southern Norway
On the way to our residence in Southeastern Norway in Mid-November, we started attending a BirdLife- meeting at Sola near Stavanger in the southeast. And the following round-trip around the southern part of the country was quite a feast of rare birds! To our big surprise a couple of Penduline Tits (pungmeis) was found in
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Røst – end of season
Week 44-45 was the end of the season on Røst this year. As days get shorter and temperature sinks, the number of migratory passerines drops dramatically. But quite a few unusual sightings even this late in the season. Typically for late fall, a group of Bohemian Waxwings (sidensvans) showed up on the island. A few