Tromsø in winter, birding in the dark, part 2 5. Bulk feeders. In this category the grouse are most important. Willow Grouse and Ptarmigan feed on willow buds and shoots, Black grouse on birch, and the large Capercaillie (more an inland bird here) on pine needles. We have few woodpeckers here, but some winters there … Read more
Since a few days, we have got back he midnight sun again in Tromsø, N. Norway, where I have lived since 1973. But spring is late this year: our garden is still 3/4 snow-covered, the birches are still bare and I have not yet heard the Willow Warbler, our most numerous song bird. As several … Read more
Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Angus Innes <angus_innes@hotmail.com> Date: 21 May 2020 at 20:35:56 BST To: Birding Aus <birding-aus@vicnet.net.au>, "wim.vader@uit.no" <wim.vader@uit.no>, "birding-aus@birding-aus.org" <birding-aus@birding-aus.org> Subject: Birding Aus letter – Redwing song dialects Dear WimAll I shared your interesting e-mail to Birding Aus with a friend of mine, Dr Ernest Garcia (a distinguished ornithologist and co-author … Read more