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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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…
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Lofoten week 43
A week with very little birding ended with an experience of a lifetime! Early in the week an Upland Sandpiper (præriesnipe) was found by a local birder in Sørvågen in Western Lofoten. Unfortunately search the following days was unsuccessful, and we assumed the bird was just in for a short stop. But at the end…
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Røst week 41-42
Well into October, the weather has turned to the worse, and week 41 was basically gales, rain and very little birds. Week 42 started a bit better, and on Wednesday we could note the first real mega for the season! After a few nice days, this Wednesday came up with the worst weather of the…