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Whilst I was birding Oslo yesterday a message came through that a Stone Curlew had been found at Årnestangen. With under 50 records it is a national rarity and the only previous record in Akershus (it is still to be seen in Oslo) came just last year. This year’s record is interestingly the earliest ever in Norway. It goes without saying that I have not seen one in Norway. I didn’t really consider going for it even though from the photos that were put out it was clear that the bird was at its daytime roost (they are primarily nocturnal birds) and it didn’t move at all until it was almost dark. In other words, it would have been an easy yet very boring twitch. I have to admit that this apathy to twitching is just a tad extreme especially as I do take my Akershus list seriously – I am just 7 species off the lead and everyone who is ahead of me has been birding here for at least a decade and in some cases 3 or 4 more than me so there are bound to be species that will turn up that they currently have over me. I had no expectation that it would be present today (I am more open to day 2 twitching) but whilst walking the dog a message came through that it was again roosting in exactly the same spot. It was far easier today to make the decision to twitch and it ended up being as easy as I expected and also as boring. The bird was watched from a very safe range with lots of heat have and it not doing anything but hey, a tick’s a tick 😊 Årnestangen was otherwise very quiet with only a few raptors on a day that I had expected there to be many although a few Ospreys were my first of the year and a young Peregrine put on an amazing show as it chased and repeatedly dived at a Lapwing before eventually giving up allowing the Lapwing to fight another day. A quick check of Maridalen on the way home revealed the first Black-throated Diver and Wheatear of the year. Stone Curlew (triel). I am still debating with myself if this can be called a record shot but the video shows it better and I did manage to catch the only time when it did something other than sleep and my first Wheatear (steinskvett) of the year on the same stones where I normally get my first bird
by Delaney HankinsAs someone who grew up in Texas, I often heard people respond to the question of where they were from with “Texas born and raised.” For many, this is not only a phrase, but...
10. apr. 2026 kl. 16:39
AUSTIN— Audubon Texas today announced its Bird City Texas program has been selected for Texan by Nature’s 2026 Conservation Wrangler initiative. Bird City Texas was one of only...
TIRSDAG 14. APRIL KL. 19.30 – 21.30 I dette foredrag tager forfatter og fuglekigger, Mads Bunch, tilhørerne med på enrejse i dansk litteratur, hvor fuglene spiller en vigtig rolle.Fra Sten Steensen Blichers “Trækfuglene” via Boganis “Jagtbreve” (Karen Blixensfar) til Karen Blixen, Martin A Hansen og Thorkild Bjørnvigs forfatterskaber.Til sidst vil Mads tale lidt om fuglenes […]
It was too rainy and to windy this morning to carry out the observation and ringing sessions! At least, it gave us a chance to rest a bit ! It was actually nice for everyone to get a few extra hours of...
Ringmærkningen: It was a windy morning around the tip, with a strong south-easterly breeze, so we decided to open only the most sheltered nets, which gave us 153 metres. In addition, the radar showed...
It was too rainy and to windy this morning to carry out the observation and ringing sessions! At least, it gave us a chance to rest a bit ! It was actually nice for everyone to get a few extra hours of...
Yesterday saw me watching some big owls very well in Hedmark and I will come back to them in a day or so but first an update from a good days birding in Oslo. Every spring the car needs its service and I use this carless day to go out to the islands and today was that day. I only visited Gressholmen but it was a good trip even though it is still way too early for anything that exciting. However 3 Slavonian Grebes at close range were, as always, a treat and they even displayed a bit. These, a Green Sandpiper and a Great Grey Shrike which even sang a bit were all Oslo’s first records of the year.. After this a trip to Middelalderparken failed to reveal anything rare among the few hundred gulls bathing there (although turnover is clearly high so things can always turn up). A very pale mantled Lesser Black-back and a yellow-legged and slightly dark mantled Herring Gull got some attention. I also managed to fit in a trip to Østensjøvannet before the car was ready to be picked up and thankfully didn’t need any additional work doing to it. Slavonian Grebe (horndykker) pair This video has lots of display and interaction between the birds And this short extract shows some interesting display with what seems to be the unpaired bird trying its luck before being chased off. Note how it dives under water and then starts penguin displaying which gets a positive response from the other bird before its mate turns up look at the reflection of the black head feathers all 3 birds which were a pair and I believe a male the pair of Smew (lappfiskand) still at Østensjøvannet the yellow-legged Herring Gull that isn't a Yellow-legged Gull... this pale backed Lesser-black Backed Gull (sildemåke) is ringed and its life history and other pictures suggest is an intermedius with some pigment problems (note that the primaries are not black) rather than a graellsii Great Grey Shrike (varlser). It was intently staring at the ground in an area with lots of Water Vole holes but I did not see it catch one which would also have been a large prey item I only discovered this Greylag Goose nest when it hissed at me as I almost stood on it this young Herring Gull looks to have got some paint on it there were 6 Ringed Plovers (sandlo) on Gressholmen which probably represent the entire Oslo breeding population And a video of a drumming female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker from earlier in the week
9. apr. 2026 kl. 17:39
We all know the early bird gets the worm, but how does he find it? That American Robin in your neighborhood park—how did it dig up the juicy nightcrawler dangling from its bill? After all, worms...
It was a nice day with calm winds, plenty of sunlight, and a beautiful sunrise. This morning Alix, Julian, János and I woke up early to go ringing. While we were setting up the nets, Julian spotted a...
Den ældste havørneunge kræver at komme først til fadet, når forældrene kommer hjem med føde. Den mindste bliver tit skubbet væk, men det er naturens orden, at ørneopdragelse handler om den stærkeste ret. Klik ind på DOF BirdLifes direkte ØrneTV og se familielivet udspille sig med tvillinger i reden. Den første unge kom til verden 1. april, den anden så dagens lys d. 3. april.
9. apr. 2026 kl. 00:00
Observation : The ducks have finally decided it?s the right time to migrate!It was the first day with real movements and gatherings of migrating ducks (apart from the common scoters [sortand]).Thomas...
Ringmærkningen: Fuglene sang blidt i haven fra morgenstunden, men første runde med ret få fugle, tydede på en noget roligere dag i nettene. Vi fik skrabet 21 nye ringe sammen, og blandt genfangsterne...
8. apr. 2026 kl. 23:03
Most birds squawk, chirp, and warble—but some of them are more “talkative” than that—their songs and calls sound almost like speech. Granted, this is mostly down to the imagination of... Read more »
8. apr. 2026 kl. 23:00
Bird songs and calls can be hard to learn—they’re so intricate, and they go by so fast. That’s why ornithologists use spectrograms—visualizations that allow you to see the shape of... Read more »
8. apr. 2026 kl. 22:58
When you first listen to a dawn chorus in full swing, the sheer onslaught of bird song can be overwhelming. How does anyone start to pick apart the chirps, whistles,... Read more »
Observation : Jorn joined me for his second day of birdwatching. It was a lovely sunny morning and it was (almost) too hot in our suits, which made us look like astronauts. We saw a large number of red-breasted...
Ringmærkningen: Det var så godt som vindstille, men kun 1 grads varme, så der var lidt rim i et par net. Allerede på første runde var det tydeligt at der var en del fugle i haven, men da der var...
Observation : Jorn joined me for his second day of birdwatching. It was a lovely sunny morning and it was (almost) too hot in our suits, which made us look like astronauts. We saw a large number of red-breasted...
7. apr. 2026 kl. 18:27
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2026)—The National Audubon Society today announced it has been awarded $4 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through the Grassland Resilience...
7. apr. 2026 kl. 18:00
At Audubon Adventures Nature Camp in Spiritwood, North Dakota, children use their senses to actively explore, engage in play, and create lasting outdoor memories--all while learning about the natural...
7. apr. 2026 kl. 17:47
From mountains to coast, birds are facing intense pressure. The good news is that Audubon and our chapters are focusing on policies that tackle habitat loss and other threats in order to reverse...
