Slavonian and Red-necked Grebes are always popular with birders. Over much of Europe they are an uncommon sight - even in winter when they become largely coastal birds. Slavonian Grebe is an uncommon migrant and rare winter visitor in Øygarden. Only Great-crested and Black-necked grebes are rarer....

This species breeds in eastern Norway and is a regular species in my home from home, Engerdal.


 

Above pictures taken using a digital SLR camera with a 400mm telephoto lens

Images below were taken with a compact superzoom from a vessel on the Kristin Field in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea, quite possibly a bird on its way to Iceland:)











AdultA new species for the Northern Norwegian Sector (at least according to the national database)