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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Røst week 38
The week started with a blast, as a beautiful male Red-brested Flycatcher (dvergfluesnapper) was found in a garden on the island. Midweek another mega appeared: a suspicious looking young wagtail with a sharp call was identified as an Eastern Yellow Wagtail (østgulerle). Many of the regular passerines have already moved on, and only a single…
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Røst week 36-37
The start of September came with almost Indian summer in the north, with warm and mostly dry weather and easterly winds, and the migration of passerines started rather slow. However, the representation of rare, eastern vagrants has been excellent! First out was a 1st calendar year Citrine Wagtail (sitronerle) on Septemeber 8th , followed by at least…
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Late August Southern Norway
The two last weeks of August we spent on a round trip in Southern Norway. Red-backed Shrike (tornskate) seemed to have had a good year, and several young birds were seen in Vestfold. A young Marsh Harrier (sivhauk), Vestfold. Roe deer (rådyr), Vestfold. Common Buzzard (musvåk), Østfold. Tits were on the move at Lista –…
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Last summer weeks at Røst
The weeks leading up to Mid-August represent the end of the summer at Røst. One week was spent doing fieldwork for the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research at the station at the island Hernyken. One of the main tasks is to register what the Puffin (lunde) feeds their chicks and measure the growth of the…