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Middleton Island is the first thing the wind hits between Hawaii and Alaska. Out here in the Gulf of Alaska, tens of thousands of seabirds gather each summer, turning a remote outpost into one of the...
1. maj 2026 kl. 19:48
The scene is a familiar one: A V-shaped flock of Canada Geese flies overhead, wings flapping languidly among the wisps of clouds as their discordant honks carry across the spring or fall air. The...
The lack of daily updates is of course because things didn’t continue as hoped… Despite being at the start of prime time Oslo birding there is still only a trickle of new birds. Greenshank numbers fell again yesterday at Svellet to a dire 15 although the first (3) Wood Sandpipers hinted, hopefully, at things to come. Today though was a tad better, as of course it should be as it is 1st May and what should by rights be THE best day of the year if only because it is a national holiday and every self-respecting birder has no excuse but to be out finding something. Well either most birders lack self-respect or there was nothing to find.. But, back to Svellet and today. Jack and I had agreed to have our now annual early doors visit to Huk, Bygdøy to record the awesome spring migration that we proved can occur on our 9th May visit in 2024. 1st May is too early though and we know it but we have to give it a go…. Fog put a real dampner on things although we could see perhaps 500m. There was however nothing happening either to be seen or perhaps most importantly given the condition to hear with just two Meadow Pipits flying in giving any impression of active migration although a Reed Bunting clearly felt the same as us and was heading south to escape these DIRE conditions. Five Purple Sandpipers were still “wintering” on the rocks although are now in breeding plumage and we did hear a migrant wader when a Little Ringed Plover flew unseen past us. Huk this morning where a bloody big cruise boat is just visible in the fog We gave it an hour and then headed to Svellet where even though we arrived before 8am there was already heat haze to contend with. There were however waders with now 43 Greenshank and 24 Wood Sandpiper and 6 male Ruff and 2 Golden Plover provided some variety. Curlew numbers however had fallen to just 13 so total wader numbers did not reach three figures let alone the four figures I am hoping for. Rain tomorrow afternoon may make, and I really pray for, a difference. Water levels are still falling slightly – today down 3.62m - so we can’t ask for much more on that score. one of the trickle of new birds - my first Whinchat (buskskvett) of the year arrived in Maridalen on the last day of April a Wryneck (vendehals) in the Dale a trip to Hellesjøvannet yesterday gave precious little on the exciting bird front but this Brown Hare (sørhare) was only my second sighting of this recent colonist whose numbers took off around 2015 and it is steadily hopping north from Sweden. It was introduced to southern Sweden in the early 1800 so is considered an invasive introduced species in Norway and is an undesirable as it out competes the native Mountain Hares.
Ringmærkningen: I øjeblikket er vejret over Gedser fuglestation meget konstant. De meget rolige vindforhold og den bragende sol påvirker naturligvis vores muligheder for at fange og ringmærke fuglene....
Moths of the day Today we found 12 different species. Three were new for the location this year: the Common Heath (Lyngmåler), the Garden Carpet (Sortbæltet Bladmåler) and the Large Birch Bright...
30. apr. 2026 kl. 20:42
Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) earlier today includes critical support for voluntary, science-based...
Head on over to Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC) this spring to marvel at the wonders of ecology in full bloom. This biodiverse refuge along the Trinity River is the perfect place to unwind...
30. apr. 2026 kl. 16:44
Audubon chapters are the heart and soul of avian conservation across the United States. Their members volunteer for trash clean ups, educate visitors and locals alike about vulnerable native species...
30. apr. 2026 kl. 00:05
OWENSVILLE, Missouri (April 29, 2026) Horstmann Cattle Company, owned and operated by August Horstmann in Gasconade County, is the newest ranch to earn the National Audubon Society’s Bird-Friendly...
Lørdag 9. maj finder der landet over en kappestrid sted, hvor deltagere med falkeblik forstærket af kikkerter og teleskoper konkurrerer i at se flest fuglearter fra fugletårne i løbet af otte timer. DOF BirdLife indbyder til Tårnenes Dag, der falder sammen med den internationale World Migratory Bird Day, en verdensomspændende hyldest til fugletræk.
This morning Julian, Alix and Alvin were at ringing. The winds were coming from the Southwest today, so it meant we were hoping for better numbers of birds. Unfortunately, the cloud cover was higher than...
Ringmærkningen:Vejret på Gedser odde har igen i dag vist sig fra sin solrige side, endda med fine forårstemperaturer fra morgenstunden. Vinden var svag, men skiftede over i en mere vestlig retning i...
30. apr. 2026 kl. 00:00
Ringmærkningen:Vejret på Gedser odde har igen i dag vist sig fra sin solrige side, endda med fine forårstemperaturer fra morgenstunden. Vinden var svag, men skiftede over i en mere vestlig retning i...
30. apr. 2026 kl. 00:00
Observations: Ringing: Today we caugth 36 birds including 1 recapture and we had 10 different species. But we were very pleased with the first Wryneck (Vendehals) and the other persons that are staying...
Observations: Ringing: Today we caugth 36 birds including 1 recapture and we had 10 different species. But we were very pleased with the first Wryneck (Vendehals) and the other persons that are staying...
Moths of the day This night only 13 different species. Two were new for the location this year: the Lunar Marbled Brown (Majspinder) and the Muslin Moth (Grå Tigerspinder). Maybe we had a third...
We live in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world and staying centered can feel more challenging by the day. It is easy to become weighed down by uncertainty, anxiety, or even despair –...
29. apr. 2026 kl. 22:56
HARLEYVILLE, S.C. — The Francis Beidler Forest Audubon Center & Sanctuary (“Beidler Forest”) is being nationally recognized for its beauty and biodiversity by being formally inducted into the...
Spring has arrived in North Texas, and with it comes one of the most exciting seasons at Dogwood Canyon. As trees leaf out, wildflowers bloom, and insects begin to buzz, migratory birds return to the...
Birding’s a funny old game. You spend your whole day with the word dire going through your mind and then first one bird and then another, neither of which is even that rare, suddenly makes it a good, indeed great, day. I am trying to check Svellet daily so as to document its greatness but today (water level has fallen by 3cm to 3.74m) saw a reduction in Greenshank numbers, it may have only been two fewer birds but there goes my exponential growth hopes. The two were replaced by a single Redshank and single Ruff so there is a quantity over quality argument. Tomorrow though…. The greatness came in Maridalen but I did have to work darn hard for it. Dry fields are now being ploughed but that doesn’t mean any new birds – not even any Wheatears yet. With a lack of migrants I found myself in the forests where a pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers was nice but it reminded me that otherwise it has been a very poor ‘pecker spring in the Dale. I have only heard Black drumming one, have not found 3 toes and even Great Spots don’t seem to be numerous – I only had one today! I thought I would give a final try for 3 toe though and after drawing a blank at one of the usual breeding sites I tried the other and FINALLY I would one. It was a single female and she wasn’t drumming and gave no real indication of breeding but further visits will hopefully reveal a pair although I am not too confident. So that was one bird but how about the other? The light and some wind had made looking for waterfowl on the lake difficult but as I was driving out I gave it one last go and saw a group of 7 ducks a long way out. I had to use the scope but immediately saw that I had hit patch gold – a male Pochard with Tufties!!! This has been looooong overdue in the Dale and comes after Ring-necked Duck and a hybrid Pochard x Tufted Ducks. Now Pochard isn’t a common bird in Oslo although sightings are more of less annual at Østensjøvannet where birds can hang around and have probably bred before. Maridalsvannet is by no means a good location for the species but neither is it for Tufties but on migration birds will always stop off for a day before continuing their nocturnal migrations. That it would turn up with a flock of Tufties has always been how I assumed I would find one and it seemed to be interested in a female Tuftie so there may be more hybrids in the works Pochard is probably the most obvious species we were missing in Maridalen and the valley list is now 228 species as reported onArtsobservasjoner and making it the premier location in Oslo. My Dale list is now 212 and I bloody chuffed with that! If things continue like this then there may be daily updates to the blog! GREAT. no prizes for the picture but I reckon you can see there is a male Pochard (taffeland) and some Tufties (toppand) GOOD. Finally a Three-toed Woodpecker (tretåspett) at one of the normal breeding sites in Maridalen but I only found this female so I am uncertain as to whether there is breeding a Lapwing (vipe) nest which the farmer has marked. He will be ploughing soon and there was also another nest which I am confident he will find. I counted 7 birds today with these two and their presumed mates nearby, another male who may also have an unseen nesting female and a pair who by their behaviour had me thinking they have failed in their first breeding attempt but are thinking of another go. in addition to the pair who I filmed mating (see below) but have yet to build a nest there have also been two lone Mute Swans (knoppsvane) on the lake. This one allowed me to read its ring and P578 is the male of last years breeding pair that earlier in the spring was being territorial at Fornebu but now seems to have given up both on breeding and his mate PC79 although more likely something has happened to her (nothing is reported on either of them since 7 April) apart from a few Meadow Pipits (heipiplerke) these two Ring Ouzels were the only passerine migrants I noted in Maridalen
29. apr. 2026 kl. 15:11
2025 proved to be a successful nesting season at nine islands in Manatee County, where 15 species raised their young, including Great Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Wood Storks, and Reddish Egrets. In...
Huguenot Memorial Park is a critical Northeast Florida nesting site for coastal birds, including Royal Terns and Laughing Gulls. Thousands of birds nest here each year, typically at the north end of...
The “Coastal Education Team,” made up of Girl Scout Cadettes from Troops 328 and 446 of the Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida Council, is working toward their Silver Award. For their “Take...
Infographic originally appeared in the 2025 Coastal Report. Click here to read full report.
With a lack of major storms in 2025, our team saw encouraging results for many coastal bird species all around the Sunshine State, thanks in large part to the dedication of our incredible shorebird...
