Temperatures 10-15 degrees colder than the west of Norway.
After a few weeks of temperatures down to several below freezing in the west of Norway I am now in the east and it was -23C on the morning of 09 February. In the heat of the day the temperature rose to a balmy -15. No concerns regarding birds trying to overwinter here - I don't think any migrants even try and get the hell out in plenty of time before winter sets in.
As many others have noted it can be rather quiet and birds few and far between in the woods of eastern Norway. However, a few species hang on in there - including Dippers fossekall - surely one of the toughest of them all. For me a Hawk Owl haukugle has been the highlight so far but I have barely been out yet.
On 08 February a Dipper fossekall hung around whilst an Otter pulled up a fish through a hole in the ice. Not sure if it was waiting its turn at the hole, scared of the Otter or hoping to pick up some scraps...
Hopefully some more time out and about will produce some more eastern Norwegian goodies...
No comments:
Post a Comment