NORWAY

Finnmark june 2010

In june 2010 I made a short trip to Finnmark. I visited Håvard Husebø who was studying Red-throated-  and Meadow Pipits during spring.


                           
                     Bluethroat (svecica)

Bluethroat juvenile

Hawk Owl

White-billed Diver



We found five singing Arctic Warblers during our one day visit at Pasvik. One singing male showed well  near the Church of Neiden





Arctic Warbler


Shag at Hornøya


Glaucous Gull


Lots of auks


Hornøya


Håvard at Hornøya


Puffin


Guillemot


Brünnich's Guillemot


Black Guillemot


Arctic Warbler at Svartnes


Long-tailed Skua


Vardø at 02:00 am


the famous church at Nesseby


Golfjellet is the southernmost spot to find Siberian Jay

Siberian Jay june 2009 Golfjellet



a short visit to Lista in may 2009


European Bee-eater


Bluethroat (svecica)


Oliver Slessor with Great Reed Warbler


Hawk Owl

Frode Falkenberg and Håvard Husebø with a Hawk Owl. It was found weakened in november 2008. After some days with food and rest it was to be released. One of my friends from the Netherlands, Jan van der Laan, visited me at the time and had the opportunity to witness it's release


Jan van der Laan taking pics


in the background Håvard Husebø



Tengmalm's Owl october 2008 at Revtangen


Pygmy Owl november 2008 near Lista


Isabelline Wheatear november 2008 Lista


Fedje

Storm Petrel august 2008 Fedje


same bird


another pic of the same bird


Two-barred Crossbill august 2008 Fedje


Sleepy, wet Eagle Owl after a rain shower at Herdla august 2008