With a few days between guiding trips I stayed in Engerdal and spent some time checking my usual spots rather than having focus on particular species and this paid off - at least in a local context - with a number of notable species.
Generally quite a lot of birds about with swarms of hirundines over the lakes where insects were obviously hatching. Swifts tårnseiler were present but in smaller numbers than usual.
On 25th a nice selection of duck were still present on Galtsjøen with 10 Velvet Scoter sjøorre, eight Common Scoter svartand and a pair of Scaup bergand present. This locality also gave a singing Icterine Warbler gulsanger, superb views of two Crane trane and a small flock of Yellow Wagtails gulerle.
Drevsjø held two adult Little Gulls dvergmåke, Osprey fiskeørn and several Red-throated Diver smålom.
A good variety of species were seen at various localities - plenty of Kestrel tårnfalk around, a roadside male Hen Harrier myrhauk and plenty more.
On 26th I hiked through wet and boggy terrain to a wader localitiy without any big surprises. Bramblings bjørkefink, Black Grouse orrfugl, Yellow Wagtails gulerle and more were seen along the way. The only waders present were Golden Plover heilo, Redshank rødstilk, Greenshank gluttsnipe and Wood Sandpipers grønnstilk. A pair of Black-throated diver storlom were holding territory there too.
My last day before heading south to pick up new people produced six Little Gull dvergmåke at Drevsjø hawking insects together with around 20 Arctic Terns rødnebbterne. An Osprey fiskeørn fished here too.
Elsewhere I had a Slavonian Grebe horndykker, a few Siberian Jays lavskrike, Moose elg and a good range of other species - both birds and mammals.
Engerdal is at it's best at this time of year:) Great birding and lovely to meet both friends and family.
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