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I have often written that Easter is my favourite time of the year for birding in Maridalen and indeed it still is even if that doesn’t necessarily mean it is always as productive. The timing of Easter of course varies from year to year and a late Easter will always be better so this year’s relatively early Easter which has coincided with lots of fresh snow has unsurprisingly not been one for the birding memory books. I have been out early every morning but there have hardly been any new birds of signs of viz mig. The absolute highlight on that score being three Red-throated Divers flying in high up and then circling the lake calling before landing and displaying on the lake. This is one of the earliest ever records in the Dale but in most years the lake would still be frozen until at least the middle of April so the conditions aren’t normally conducive to any water birds this early. In addition RtDs have only recently established themselves as local breeders so we didn’t previously have birds using Maridalsvannet for more than a day or two whilst on migration (and birds heading further inland will not come through for a few weeks) whereas now they are an expected sight through the whole breeding season. Tomorrow’s weather forecast does actually look quite promising so I may have written this downbeat post a day too early. In the absence of any interesting bird photos I will chart the changing weather conditions. me scoping the lake on Wednesday 1st April when it was till sunny lots of snow at 8am on Friday 3rd the fields at Kirkeby on 4th April at 07:18 and the fields at Nedre Vaggestein also on the 4th which unsurprisingly held hardly any birds Kirkeby again on the 4th but now at 0852 when at least the sun had come out but stil no birds and Kirkeby at 0822 today the 5th. Not a pleasant morning and looking over the lake from Nes at 0829. There may have been lots of grounded waterfowl out there but the fog meant their presence or not will remain one of earths great unanswered questions And a video of a drumming Lesser Spotted Woodpecker from before I went to England. A pair is now well established and with luck I will find their nest hole.
Ringmærkning: Efter, at vi i går havde haft held til at gennemføre en standardmærkning, ved kun at åbne de net som stod mest i læ tænkte vi, at vi kunne gøre det samme i dag. Vi statede derfor...
Observation:Today we moved to the spring observation spot for the migration count. This allows us to observe the birds more closely. The weather was very windy and cold, but luckily we had a great group...
Observation:Today we moved to the spring observation spot for the migration count. This allows us to observe the birds more closely. The weather was very windy and cold, but luckily we had a great group...
The weather today was getting quite stormy, with some very strong winds throughout the day. For this reason, we could not ring any birds today, as the strong winds would have made it unsafe for our feathered...
Ringmærkning: Ja, det blev til endnu en blæsende morgen, så vi havde lige akkurat nok net i nogenlunde læ til at kunne gennemføre standarden. Vi fik besøg af tre fugle, hvoraf to af dem var genfangster...
Mike Eckley’s connection to the natural world began knee-deep in Pennsylvania’s trout streams, where weekends spent fishing with his father sparked a lasting curiosity about the outdoors. Over...
Each spring, Cerulean Warblers migrate north from South America, crossing the Gulf to spend their summer in the eastern United States and southern Canada. Like many bird species, their survival...
A few minutes before sunrise, Megan Hatten arrives at the Ten Thousand Islands Field Research Station in Goodland. As the Southwest shorebird program manager for Audubon Florida, she and Derek Salge...
A few minutes before sunrise, Megan Hatten arrives at the Ten Thousand Islands Field Research Station in Goodland. As the Southwest shorebird project manager for Audubon Florida, she and Derek Salge...
Illinois lawmakers have an opportunity to reduce flood risk, protect water quality, and conserve essential wildlife habitat by restoring and protecting wetlands. Many wetlands in Illinois have been...
3. apr. 2026 kl. 01:13
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Each April, as the Middle Rio Grande begins to green thanks to spring runoff and warming temperatures, neotropical migrants start to return to the bosque. One of the first to arrive is the Bell’s...
Alix, Alvin and I went out for the morning ringing session. We were unsure about how the weather would be, but it seemed okay enough for us to open the nets. The first couple hours of ringing were really...
Observation: What a freezing morning! We?ve almost turned into icicles despite the shy rays of sunshine. Fortunately, we managed to survive long enough to spot the first skua [Almindelig Kjove] of the...
Ringmærkning: Fra morgenstunder var det blæsende og vi kunne derfor kun åbne 126 m net. Som forventet var der ikke det stor antal af fugle på en blæsende dag. Samtidigt var antallet af aflæsninger...
2. apr. 2026 kl. 22:23
Both chambers of Congress introduced the Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 in March. The bipartisan bill—sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Sen. John...
2. apr. 2026 kl. 22:22
22241Audubon staff at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary recorded 0.7” of rain in March (average for March is 2.55”). "We’ve only received about half of the rain that we’ve typically received by this...
National poetry month is the largest literary celebration in the world with tens of millions of participants worldwide. It celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and reminds us that...
2. apr. 2026 kl. 21:41
Every year, birds travel extraordinary distances to reach the productive coastal waters of California, where they depend on critical marine and coastal habitats recognized as Important Bird Areas...
As I write this it is just +1C and snowing outside the window. This is in stark contrast to England where Jr and I spent a loooong weekend looking at flowering daffodils, bluebells, wood anemones, Firecrests and Red Kites. Firecrests have now become ten a penny in my childhood birding haunts where I definitely did not see a single one (40 years ago….) when I was a young birder and Red Kites now cruise over urban areas looking for a snack. In contrast to these species that have become much commoner I also heard a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker which would appear to be the first eBird record for West Sussex this year. It was a rare species when I was a lad but has clearly become even rarer in the (may) intervening years. Before we went to England Maridalsvannet was still frozen and Østensjøvannet still half so. Now Maridalsvannet and, I presume, ØV are ice free but surprisingly Sognsvann proved to still be covered in ice on a walk with The Beast today. We are still waiting for the big arrival of thrushes but lots of Chaffinches have arrived although we are still waiting for the big arrival of Bramblings. Yesterday was a good day for Pink-footed Geese with 3000 or so passing over Maridalen in just an hour of observation but there did not seem to be anything else moving. Maybe I will still get big raptor da Mute Swan (knoppsvane) pair on Maridalsvannet. I have not seen them getting any grief from the Whooper Swans so may be there will be far less swan drama this year although I still think the lake is a very suboptimal locality for them. Both birds had colour rings although I was unable to read them Pink-footed Geese (kortnebbgås) heading north over Jr in Maridalen yesterday a lone Pink-foot with Greylags by a frozen Sognsvann today a large flock of Pink-feet over Nes in Maridalen a pair of Smew (lappfiskand) at Østensjøvannet before we went to England. It has now become an expected event that the species will turn up as soon as the ice starts melting there another species that has appeared in Sussex since I left is Egyptian Goose (niland) which still breeds during the southern summer, i.e our winter Goshawk (hønsehauk) nest at Sognsvann today. This pair must surely be the most accepting of humans in the whole of Norway me scoping an ice free Maridalsvannet yesterday
Audubon California’s top priorities at the state Capitol this year include ensuring birds have the water and lands they need, celebrating fifty years of the California Coastal Protection Act, and...
Me and Julian where the first to arrive at the ringing site in the morning to open the nets. We saw the first birds fly into the nets while opening and it was the start of a very good ringing session....
Observation :After a wonderful day of birdwatching in Blåvand yesterday, today?s count was slower and more laborious due to the fog returning over the sea!So, after an hour of counting the migration,...
