Hawk
Owl are a target species for many birders visiting Norway. They are
generally an upland or eastern species and the species has only been
recorded once in Øygarden. Further inland from Bergen the
species is much more regular - though never predictable. One of my all
time best birding experiences was finding my very first one in the
middle of winter on Gullfjell
- at a time of year when expectations of something decent are minimal
at best a Hawk Owl will make the day!
The first documented Hawk Owl for Øygarden, October 2013
DSLR with 400mm telephoto lens, hand-held
Hawk
Owl in flight, Øygarden, October 2013
Hawk
Owl, October 2013
Engerdal
in Hedmark in the east of Norway is one of the other places I have come
across this species - altogether more predictable in this part of
Norway.
