All posts tagged gullfest

First off we went to check out a site for Willow Grouse. The first interesting observation we had at this site was a Snow Hare; this was a

A reasonably early breakfast and we were checking out of the hotel ready to hit the road again. Today we were saying our sad farewells to the town

After the usual early morning explore around Vardø and another very substantial breakfast our group made our way to the loaned vehicles and under the tunnel to the mainland. Our

I met up with Murray on a pre-breakfast bit of birding; we enjoyed the by now usual spectacular views of Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck and Steller's Eider. A

As was now becoming normal for me; I was up and out the door a good few hours before breakfast time. If it's light, you gotta be out birding! I

After the previous days excitement it was an early start for some of us as we did another pre-breakfast walk out along the road. Pine Grosbeak, Siberian Jay,

I travelled down to heathrow with Mike and by 0445hrs we were checkimg in for our flight and beginning of our epic journey to Arctic Norway! We had

I have to say that it is hard to hide my excitement as in just a few days time I will be boarding a flight and beginning an