A walk at Bygdøy down to Huk on 19th January gave the usual suspects including the wintering flock of Purple Sandpipers fjæreplytt and a few Woodpigeon ringdue. Best birds were a Goshawk hønsehauk and a male Goosander laksand that flew over.
On 22.01 I headed to the office and used my lunch break to scan the sea at Fornebu. A few Scaup bergand, a lone Guillemot lomvi and a flock of at least 250 Velvet Scoter sjøorre were the best birds.
Other than that I wasn't out at all and managed just a Peregrine vandrefalk and a couple of flyover Raven ravn from the flat. My terrace back west is somewhat more productive....
On 25th January we did a walk around Malmøya in Oslo. Some interesting habitat there that might just have some potential at other times of year but nothing noteworthy seen at all.
The following day I took the boat out to Gressholmen and, as usual, there was something to see. A male Goosander laksand was probably the best bird, at least 240 Goldeneye kvinand fed quite close in until they were scared off by kayaks. A couple of Common Crossbill grankorsnebb and two Greylags grågås put in an appearance.
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