I've been in the Oslo area for the last several days and managed to find at least one good bird.
On 14 March I found a female Stonechat svartstrupe which would appear to be only the fourth record for Oslo (though this is only based on "artsobs" which is often unreliable for the Oslo area). I found it on Gressholmen - one of the islands in the fjord outside Oslo. There were also a number of spring migrants like Shelduck gravand and Woodpigeon ringdue knocking about.
On 11-12 I was skiing in the woods north of Oslo and had a nice Hawk Owl haukugle and a couple of Nutcracker nøttekråke as best birds. Paradoxically for a Brit both these are relegated to "also rans" compared to the Stonechat.
Female Stonechat svartstrupe, Gressholmen (Oslo)
On 14 March I found a female Stonechat svartstrupe which would appear to be only the fourth record for Oslo (though this is only based on "artsobs" which is often unreliable for the Oslo area). I found it on Gressholmen - one of the islands in the fjord outside Oslo. There were also a number of spring migrants like Shelduck gravand and Woodpigeon ringdue knocking about.
Hawkie playing hide and seek
Hawk Owl haukugle
On 11-12 I was skiing in the woods north of Oslo and had a nice Hawk Owl haukugle and a couple of Nutcracker nøttekråke as best birds. Paradoxically for a Brit both these are relegated to "also rans" compared to the Stonechat.
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