NORWAY

Capital: Oslo

Languages: Norwegian, Sámi

Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)

Population: 5,488,984

Time Zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2 (Summer time)

Plug types: Type C + F

Capital: Oslo

Languages: Norwegian, Sámi

Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)

Population: 5,488,984

Time Zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2 (Summer time)

Plug types: Type C + F

My Wildlife Destinations

Nordre Øyeren Nature Reserve

Nordre Øyeren Nature Rerserve

Last visit: March 28, 2024

Nordre Øyeren Nature Reserve is a large protected area encompassing the largest inland delta in Northern Europe. It is found on the north end of a lake called Øyeren, a bit east of Oslo...

Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

Location: Trøndelag | Main activity: Nature walks & walking safaris

Fokstumyra Nature Reserve

Location: Innlandet | Main activity: Birding & nature walks

Fornebu

Location: Akershus | Main activity: Birding

Lista

Location: Agder | Main activity: Birding

Nittedal (My hometown)

Location: Akershus | Main activity: Nature walks

Nordre Øyeren Nature Reserve

Location: Akershus | Main activity: Birding & Nature walks

Østensjøvannet

Location: Oslo | Main activity: Birding & Nature walks

My Observed Wildlife

Birds: Non-passerines

Auks

Common Murre

(Uria aalge)

Cormorants & allies

Great Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Cranes, rails & allies

Common Moorhen

(Gallinula chloropus)

Eurasian Coot

(Fulica atra)

Cuckoos

Common Cuckoo

(Cuculus canorus)

Falcons

Common Kestrel

(Falco tinnunculus)

Grebes

Great Crested Grebe

(Podiceps cristatus)

Gulls & allies

Black-headed Gull

(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Common Gull

(Larus canus)

Common Tern

(Sterna hirundo)

European Herring Gull

(Larus argentatus)

Great Black-backed Gull

(Larus marinus)

Lesser Black-backed Gull

(Larus fuscus)

Hawks, eagles & allies

Common Buzzard

(Buteo buteo)

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

(Accipiter nisus)

European Honey-Buzzard

(Pernis apivorus)

Osprey

(Pandion haliaetus)

Western Marsh Harrier

(Circus aeruginosus)

Herons & Allies

Grey Heron

(Ardea cinerea)

Kingfishers & Allies

Common Kingfisher

(Alcedo atthis)

Owls

Northern Hawk-Owl

(Surnia ulula)

Short-eared Owl

(Asio flammeus)

Pigeons & Doves

Common Wood Pigeon

(Columba palumbus)

Eurasian Collared Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Rock Pigeon

(Columba livia)

Stock Dove

(Columba oenas)

Swifts

Common Swift

(Apus apus)

Waders & Shorebirds

Common Greenshank

(Tringa nebularia)

Common Redshank

(Tringa totanus)

Common Ringed Plover

(Charadrius hiaticula)

Common Sandpiper

(Actitis hypoleucos)

Curlew Sandpiper

(Calidris ferruginea)

Dunlin

(Calidris alpina)

Eurasian Curlew

(Numenius arquata)

Eurasian Oystercatcher

(Haematopus ostralegus)

European Golden Plover

(Pluvialis apricaria)

Green Sandpiper

(Tringa ochropus)

Little Ringed Plover

(Charadrius dubius)

Northern Lapwing

(Vanellus vanellus)

Wood Sandpiper

(Tringa glareola)

Waterfowl

Barnacle Goose

(Branta leucopsis)

Canada Goose

(Branta canadensis)

Common Eider

(Somateria mollissima)

Common Goldeneye

(Bucephala clangula)

Common Shelduck

(Tadorna tadorna)

Greylag Goose

(Anser anser)

Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchos)

Mute Swan

(Cygnus olor)

Red-breasted Goose

(Branta ruficollis)

Red-breasted Merganser

(Mergus serrator)

Smew

(Mergellus albellus)

Tufted Duck

(Aythya fuligula)

Whooper Swan

(Cygnus cygnus)

Woodpeckers

Black Woodpecker

(Dryocopus martius)

Great Spotted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos major)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

(Dryobates minor)

Birds: Passerines

Bushtits

Long-tailed Tit

(Aegithalos caudatus)

Corvids

Common Raven

(Corvus corax)

Eurasian Jackdaw

(Coloeus monedula)

Eurasian Jay

(Garrulus glandarius)

Eurasian Magpie

(Pica pica)

Hooded Crow

(Corvus cornix)

Rook

(Corvus frugilegus)

Kinglets

Goldcrest

(Regulus regulus)

Larks

Eurasian Skylark

(Alauda arvensis)

Old World Flycatchers & Allies

Bluethroat

(Luscinia svecica)

Common Redstart

(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Common Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

Eurasian Blackbird

(Turdus merula)

European Pied Flycatcher

(Ficedula hypoleuca)

European Robin

(Erithacus rubecula)

Fieldfare

(Turdus pilaris)

Northern Wheatear

(Oenanthe oenanthe)

Redwing

(Turdus iliacus)

Song Thrush

(Turdus philomelos)

Spotted Flycatcher

(Muscicapa striata)

Thrush Nightingale

(Luscinia luscinia)

Whinchat

(Saxicola rubetra)

Old World Warblers

Common Chiffchaff

(Phylloscopus collybita)

Common Grasshopper Warbler

(Locustella naevia)

Common Reed Warbler

(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Common Whitethroat

(Curruca communis)

Eurasian Blackcap

(Sylvia atricapilla)

Garden Warbler

(Sylvia borin)

Icterine Warbler

(Hippolais icterina)

Lesser Whitethroat

(Curruca curruca)

Marsh Warbler

(Acrocephalus palustris)

Willow Warbler

(Phylloscopus trochilus)

Reedlings

Bearded Reedling

(Panurus biarmicus)

Sparrows, Finches & Allies

Brambling

(Fringilla montifringilla)

Common Chaffinch

(Fringilla coelebs)

Common Linnet

(Linaria cannabina)

Common Redpoll

(Acanthis flammea)

Dunnock

(Prunella modularis)

Eurasian Bullfinch

(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Eurasian Siskin

(Spinus spinus)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

(Passer montanus)

European Goldfinch

(Carduelis carduelis)

European Greenfinch

(Chloris chloris)

House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

Lesser Redpoll

(Acanthis cabaret)

Red Crossbill

(Loxia curvirostra)

Reed Bunting

(Emberiza schoeniclus)

Yellowhammer

(Emberiza citrinella)

Swallows & Martins

Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Tits

Coal Tit

(Periparus ater)

Crested Tit

(Lophophanes cristatus)

Euraisan Blue Tit

(Cyanistes caeruleus)

Great Tit

(Parus major)

Willow Tit

(Poecile montanus)

Wagtails & Pipits

Grey Wagtail

(Motacilla cinerea)

Meadow Pipit

(Anthus pratensis)

Rock Pipit

(Anthus petrosus)

Tree Pipit

(Anthus trivialis)

Western Yellow Wagtail

(Motacilla flava)

White Wagtail

(Motacilla alba)

Waxwings

Bohemian Waxwing

(Bombycilla garrulus)

Wrens & Allies

Eurasian Nuthatch

(Sitta europaea)

Eurasian Treecreeper

(Certhia familiaris)

Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) @ Nittedal, Norway. Photo: Håvard Rosenlund

Eurasian Wren

(Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals

Carnivores

Red Fox

(Vulpes vulpes)

Even-toed Ungulates

European Roe Deer

(Capreolus capreolus)

Moose

(Alces alces)

Muskox

(Ovibos moschatus)

Red Deer

(Cervus elaphus)

Rodents

Eurasian Red Squirrel

(Sciurus vulgaris)

Reptiles

Lizards

Slow Worm

(Anguis fragilis)

Snakes

Adder

(Vipera berus)

Grass Snake

(Natrix natrix)

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