Norwegian Birds
This gallery contains a selection of bird images taken in Norway and Svalbard and original county (fylke) names have been used with the localities. There is no emphasis on rare birds in this gallery, although several uncommon Norwegian species are included and most images are taken without the use of a special hide with the exception of the Golden Eagle images. Many of the images are taken close to my home town Horten in Vestfold or not far from it. Norwegian species names are also included with the images to help as a local language identification key.
Images will be continuously added to this gallery as and when they become available.
 Greater White-fronted Goose / Tundragås(Anser albifrons albifrons) - Presterødkilen, Tønsberg, Vestfold 29th December 2016 |  Tundra Bean-goose / Tundrasædgås(Anser serrirostris rossicus) - Presterødkilen, Tønsberg, Vestfold 29th December 2016 |  Brant / Ringgås"(Dark-bellied) Brent Goose" (Branta bernicla bernicla) - Strandparken, Horten, Vestfold 10th July 2016 |
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 Garganey / Knekkand(Spatula querquedula) male - Gjennestadvannet, Sandefjord, Vestfold 9th May 2014 |  Northern Shoveler / Skjeand(Spatula clypeata) juvenile male - Mølen, Vestfold 26th September 2015 |  Eurasian Wigeon / Brunnakke(Mareca Penelope) female - Prestvannet, Tromsø, Troms 27th June 2016 |
 American Black Duck / Rødfotand"or hybrid with Mallard / Stokkand" (Anas rubripes) male - Rosenes, Tønsberg, Vestfold 23rd November 2008 |  Northern Pintail / Stjertand(Anas acuta) juvenile - Rørestrand, Horten, Vestfold 2nd February 2015 |  Northern Pintail / Stjertand(Anas acuta) male - Steinsnes, Horten, Vestfold 28th March 2018 |
 Common Eider / Ærfugl(Somateria mollissima) breeding male - Steinbrygga, Horten, Vestfold 18th April 2018 |  Common Eider / Ærfugl(Somateria mollissima) breeding male - Steinbrygga, Horten, Vestfold 18th April 2018 |  Ferruginous Duck / Hvitøyeand(Aythya nyroca) male, rare in Norway - Snekkestad, Holmestrand, Vestfold 11th May 2020 |
 Ferruginous Duck / Hvitøyeand(Aythya nyroca) male, rare in Norway - Snekkestad, Holmestrand, Vestfold 6th May 2020 |  Long-tailed Duck / Havelle(Clangula hyemalis) summer plumaged male - Vassfjorden, Ål, Buskerud 21st May 2014 |  Common Goldeneye / Kvinand(Bucephala clangula) adult male - Løvøya, Horten, Vestfold 28th December 2019 |
 Common Goldeneye / Kvinand(Bucephala clangula) adult female - Løvøya, Horten, Vestfold 28th December 2019 |  Common Merganser / Laksand"Goosander" (Mergus merganser merganser) female - Vassfjorden, Ål, Buskerud 27th April 2014 |  Common Merganser / Laksand"Goosander" (Mergus merganser merganser) male - Vassfjorden, Ål, Buskerud 27th April 2014 |
 Eurasian Moorhen / Sivhøne(Gallinula chloropus) - Snekkestad, Holmestrand, Vestfold 6th May 2020 |  Black-bellied Plover / Tundralo"Grey Plover" (Pluvialis squatarola) first year - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 6th October 2013 |  Little Ringed Plover / Dverglo(Charadrius dubius curonicus) female - Presterødkilen, Tønsberg, Vestfold 26th April 2015 |
 Ruddy Turnstone / Steinvender(Arenaria interpres interpres) first year - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 30th August 2016 |  Broad-billed Sandpiper/Fjellmyrløper(Calidris falcinellus falcinellus) - Bliksekilen, Tønsberg, Vestfold 7th June 2015 |  Curlew Sandpiper / Tundrasnipe(Calidris ferruginea) first year - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 10th September 2014 |
 Sanderling / Sandløper(Calidris alba) first year - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 30th August 2016 |  Purple Sandpiper / Fjæreplytt(Calidris maritime) adult winter - Tromsø, Troms 8th September 2014 |  Little Stint / Dvergsnipe(Calidris minuta) first year - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 4th September 2014 |
 Pectoral Sandpiper / Alaskasnipe(Calidris melanotos) - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 16th May 2013 |  Common Sandpiper / Strandsnipe(Actitis hypoleucos) adult - Trollsvannet, Sandefjord, Vestfold 14th June 2016 |  Spotted Sandpiper / Flekksnipe(Actitis macularius) second year - Hvaler, Østfold 9th January 2020 |
 Wood Sandpiper / Grønnstilk(Tringa glareola) - Vassfjorden, Ål, Buskerud 19th May 2014 |  Little Auk / Alkekonge"Dovekie" (Alle alle) - Steinbrygga, Horten, Vestfold 21st November 2014 |  Ivory Gull / Ismåke(Pagophila eburnean) - Ny Ålesund, Svalbard 7th June 2008 |
 Mediterranean Gull / Svartehavsmåke(Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) first year individual, ringed in Belgium on 27th May - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 9th August 2008 |  Iceland Gull / Grønnlandsmåke(Larus glaucoides glaucoides) - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 19th March 2012 |  Arctic Tern / Rødnebbterne(Sterna paradisaea) - Prestvannet, Tromsø, Troms 27th June 2016 |
 Red-throated Loon / Smålom"Red-throated Diver" (Gavia stellata) mating - Prestvannet, Tromsø, Troms 26th June 2016 |  Red-throated Diver / Smålom"Red-throated Diver" (Gavia stellata) - Prestvannet, Tromsø, Troms 27th June 2016 |  Grey Heron / Gråhegre(Ardea cinerea) adult - Holmestrand, Vestfold 18th May 2020 |
 Little Egret / Silkehegre(Egretta garzetta) juvenile - Horten, Vestfold 23rd September 2020 |  Little Egret / Silkehegre(Egretta garzetta) juvenile - Horten, Vestfold 23rd September 2020 |  Golden Eagle / Kongeørn(Aquila chrysaetos) immature (4-5cy) - Dalen, Telemark 20th February 2018 |
 Golden Eagle / Kongeørn(Aquila chrysaetos) sub-adult - Dalen, Telemark 21st February 2018 |  Golden Eagle / Kongeørn(Aquila chrysaetos) sub-adult - Dalen, Telemark 21st February 2018 |  Eurasian Marsh-Harrier / Sivhauk(Circus aeruginosus) - adult male, Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 5th May 2017 |
 Northern Hawk Owl / Haukugle(Surnia ulula) - Hoff, Vestfold 20th December 2016 |  Northern Hawk Owl / Haukugle(Surnia ulula) - Hoff, Vestfold 30th December 2016 |  Northern Hawk Owl / Haukugle(Surnia ulula) pullus - Reineskarvet, Ål, Buskerud 20th May 2014 |
 Ural Owl / Slagugle(Strix uralensis liturata) - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 9th October 2012 |  Great Gray Owl / Lappugle(Strix nebulosa) - Larvik, Vestfold 26th December 2011 |  Short-eared Owl / Jordugle(Asio flammeus) - Reineskarvet, Ål, Buskerud 13th June 2017 |
 Eurasian Wryneck / Vendehals(Jynx torquilla torquilla) - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 19th June 2015 |  Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker'Tretåspett' (Picoides tridactylus tridactylus) juvenile - Reineskarvet, Ål, Buskerud 24th July 2014 |  Lesser-spotted Woodpecker/Dvergspett(Dendrocopos minor minor) male - Hoff, Vestfold 5th January 2017 |
 Red-backed Shrike / Tornskate(Lanius collurio) male - Andebu, Vestfold 3rd July 2017 |  Red-backed Shrike / Tornskate(Lanius collurio) juvenile - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 8th September 2014 |  Red-tailed Shrike / Rødhalevarsler"Turkestan Shrike" (Lanius phoenicuroides) first year - Fornebu, Akershus 18th October 2009 |
 Red-tailed Shrike / Rødhalevarsler"Turkestan Shrike" (Lanius phoenicuroides) first year - Fornebu, Akershus 18th October 2009 |  Eurasian Nutcracker / Nøttekråke"Spotted Nutcracker" (Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes) - Rørestrand, Horten, Vestfold 7th January 2018 |  Eurasian Nutcracker / Nøttekråke"Spotted Nutcracker" (Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes) - Rørestrand, Horten, Vestfold 9th January 2018 |
 Hooded Crow / Kråke(Corvus cornix cornix) - Dalen, Telemark 21st February 2018 |  Common Raven / Ravn(Corvus corax corax) - Dalen, Telemark 21st February 2018 |  Coal Tit / Svartmeis(Periparus ater ater) - Slettefjell, Horten, Vestfold 18th November 2018 |
 Eurasian Skylark / Sanglerke(Alauda arvensis arvensis) - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 31st May 2015 |  Blyth's Reed Warbler / Busksanger(Acrocephalus dumetorum) male - Steinbrygga, Horten, Vestfold 19th June 2014 |  Marsh Warbler / Myrsanger(Acrocephalus palustris) male - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 4th June 2015 |
 Wood Warbler / Bøksanger(Phylloscopus sibilatrix) - Borre, Vestfold 8th May 2019 |  Wood Warbler / Bøksanger(Phylloscopus sibilatrix) - Borre, Vestfold 11th May 2019 |  Eurasian Blackcap / Munk(Sylvia atricapilla) second year male - Horten Norway 6th April 2020 |
 Greater Whitethroat / Tornsanger"Common Whitethroat" (Sylvia communis communis) male - Møringa, Horten, Vestfold 1st June 2015 |  Eurasian Nuthatch / Spettmeis(Sitta europaea europaea) male - Slettefjell, Horten, Vestfold 31st October 2017 |  Eurasian Wren / Gjerdesmett(Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes) - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 28th September 2015 |
 White-throated Dipper / Fossekall(Cinclus cinclus cinclus) - Falkensten, Horten, Vestfold 3rd November 2017 |  Song Thrush / Måltrost(Turdus philomelos) - Fogdeskogen, Horten, Vestfold 28th May 2018 |  Fieldfare / Gråtrost(Turdus pilaris) - Rørestrand, Horten, Vestfold 3rd February 2019 |
 Ring Ouzel / Ringtrost(Turdus torquatus torquatus) male - Reineskarvet, Ål, Buskerud 1st June 2008 |  Spotted Flycatcher / Gråfluesnapper(Muscicapa striata striata) - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 14th July 2015 |  Thrush Nightingale / Nattergal(Luscinia luscinia) male - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 14th May 2014 |
 Thrush Nightingale / Nattergal(Luscinia luscinia) male - Borrevannet, Horten, Vestfold 14th May 2014 |  Bluethroat / Blåstrupe"Red-spotted Bluethroat" (Luscinia svecica svecica) male - Reineskarvet, Ål, Buskerud - 13th June 2017 |  Black Redstart / Svartrødstjert(Phoenicurus ochruros) first year male - Steinsnes, Horten, Vestfold 12th November 2013 |
 European Stonechat / Svartstrupe(Saxicola rubicola hibernans) male - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 9th March 2015 |  European Stonechat / Svartstrupe(Saxicola rubicola hibernans) female - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 9th March 2015 |  Bohemian Waxwing / Sidensvans(Bombycilla garrulus garrulous) juvenile male - Rørestrand, Horten, Vestfold 11th November 2016 |
 Rock Pipit / Skjærpiplerke(Anthus petrosus littoralis) - Mølen, Larvik, Vestfold 25th September 2007 |  Common Rosefinch / Rosenfink(Carpodacus erythrinus erythrinus) male - Møringa, Horten, Vestfold 31st May 2015 |  Common Rosefinch / Rosenfink(Carpodacus erythrinus erythrinus) male - Møringa, Horten, Vestfold 14th May 2019 |