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Thursday, 30 June 2011 22:55

Birds of Mid-Norway in June

It is almost two months since my last update on the website – what I have been doing since then? It was hectic time finishing some stuff at work before leaving for my fathers leave which counts 10 full weeks here in Norway. This extra holiday I planned already at the beginning of the year and of course the plan was to go to do some birding here in Norway. On the other hand, lately Im still more and more thinking of whether spending all my time birding and updating web is the way to go – you know, when hobby becomes more serious job then the joy may disappear… So this also made my effort in publishing stuff here rather weak. Even now, after returning from the long 4-week birding trip Im still not sure how to deal with things so I will rather take it easy and spend less time here and more in the nature and with my family. I hope to find a new energy and passion for photography over some time again. To make things even more complicated we found out we needed to move out from our current flat. Fortunately we were so lucky to find a small wooden house in secluded place by the lake and woods which is, just by coincidence, one of my most favourite place for birding around here – just to mention Whooper Swans, Goldeneyes and Common Mergansers that regularly overwinter on that lake where the house is standing by! Also it is a good place to raise a bird feeder in winter – something I was missing here for few years while living in the city...

So after this a little personal introduction let me say something about our big June trip through Middle Norway. Travelling with half-year kid might be a nightmare but Im lucky we have calm baby and my tolerant wife gave me as much time for birding as I wanted during the trip. The first week of the journey we spent in Trondheimsfjorden area close to a city of Levanger which is famous for the lekking sites of Great Snipe (Gallinago media). I was lucky to find (with a little help of literature) one of the good leks and spent amazing four nights watching the spectacular lek of these beautiful birds – more will come later in a separate article.

 

Male Great Snipe (Gallinago media) on the lek, Levanger

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Following was the drive towards the coast and two nights spent by the famous tourist attraction of Atlantic road close to Kristiansund. While this was expected to be the ebst part of our trip it was just the other way around – small pricy cabin with tourist-fishermen (slaughterers?) returning from the sea late in the evening and noisily gutting fishes under our cabin till late night. Photography-wise this stop was hopeless although just a few days sooner Kjetil Schjolberg (talented and skilled but very modest Norwegian photographer) took beautiful pictures of Dolphines there.

 

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Runde

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It becomes a tradition for me to spend at least few days at Runde island close to Alesund every season – this time we took two days and it was rather enough for me. Runde is more a tourist attraction and those looking for real wild nature should explore different places in Norway – there is plenty of them! Spending my time at my favourite places at Runde fyr (old lighthouse) did not bring anything special besides few common species.

 

Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus), Runde

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The two weeks in Oppdal area (Dovrefjell) had to be cut few days shorter because of the moving in Bergen but it was still fantastic birding although the season came early this year and I was maybe 2 weeks later than was the peak of birds. It was great holiday and the rest of it I spent fishing Trouts in Gjevilvatnet lake.

 

Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Orkelsjoen, Dovrefjell

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The very last two days in Oppdal I made a little walks around our rented cabin in Oppdal (Gvevilvassdalen) and found out it might easily become a bird sanctuary given the number of nesting and singing birds – besides the elusive Ptarmigans there were a variety of waders, raptors, cuckoos, smaller and larger passerines including Bluethroat or Pied Flycatchers that had several nest very close to the house.

 

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), Gvevilvassdalen, Oppdal

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There will certainly be more detail on photography of arctic bird species of Dovrefjell area in the near future and I will reserve one article for Red-necked Phalarope – the beautiful small wader inhabitating higher elevations of Scandinavia and a bird that I was especially going for this year! have all nice summer time and stay tuned for next articles about amazing Norwegian nature.

J. Slama

 

Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica svecica), Vinstradalen, Dovrefjell

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  • 2011-07-01 09:11:12 | | Alessandro  - Good job

    As always your passion is the soul of your images. Nice to see and read your article.

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  • 2011-09-20 07:40:11 | Jiri

    Many thanks Alessandro

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  • 2011-07-06 21:22:56 | Pavel Zamrazil

    pěkně napsáno a fotky super. Měj se Pavel

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  • 2011-09-20 07:40:38 | Jirka

    Take, dekuji Pavle

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  • 2011-07-10 19:28:06 | | Zdeněk Souček

    Jirko, těšil jsem se na Tvůj nový článek a je jako vždy skvělý. Nejvíc mě nadchla ta bekasína. To víš, že to má smysl pracovat na tom webu a fotit. Třebas kvůli těm lidem, kteří to čtou nebo kvůli těm krásným chvílím stráveným v přírodě. A když se ta fotka povede... to je pak radosti! A tu si nelze nechat jen pro sebe.
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  • 2011-09-20 07:42:01 | Jirka

    Diky Zdenku, uz se mi ta chut zase vraci, po dlouhe letne-pracovne-rodinne odmlce se k ptackareni rad na zimu vratim, uz si stavim krmitko :-)

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    Ahoj Martine, tak jsem vedet nedal - v CR jsme byli dva mesice ale cele jsem to propracoval doma na stavbe takze na ptaky jsem se nedostal jeden jediny den. Diky za slova podpory, uz je to vic nez dva mesice ale brzy snad zase zapadne zivot do svych zajetych koleji, jestli se to tak da rict, nejaky material mam pripraveny a zima jiste prinese nejedno prekvapeni...

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    Víc nemám co dodat, snad jen to, že jsem velmi rád, že jsi něco zase napsal - a měl do toho chuť. Vím, že to dokáže být svým způsobem zavazující záležitost, ale jak psal Mecan, nejsme nikde organizováni, takže je to parádička:-). Mě osobně manželka stejně po čase vyhání sama z domu, že prý to nejsem já, když nikam dlouho nevypadnu:-), a v přírodě už tě múzy brzy psát donutí:-). Prcek to bude mít parádní, když bude mít stejně pěkný vztah k přírodě. Měj se fajn Jirko.

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    Diky Stepane, jsme zpatky v Norsku zatim par dni takze je to jeste hekticke nastehovavani do noveho domecku ale je to nadhera, na samote u jezera. Z Cech jsem dovezl na Tvou radu zrni a v zime zkusim Belokury, take uz stavim na dvorku krmitko - jak to mi v byte chybelo, misto, kde bych mohl jen tak vybehnout ven a fotit. Odmlka mi prospela, uz se zase tesim "do prace" :-) a treba by na pristi rok mohl vyjit i nejaky ten spolecny vylet do Norska ;-)

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    Ahoj Jirko,
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    MartinP

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