Goldfinch
used to be quite a scarce species in Øygarden but is now a
regular migrant (mostly in the late autumn) and winter visitor. In 2020
there were even singing birds present in the breeding season. Up to
around the age of around seven or eight this was my favourite bird - it
is still special but no longer top of the list:)
They are rather common in the Oslo area and can be seen all year round
in a variety of habitats.
Above and below: Goldfinch at Breivik, Øygarden, November
2018
The images above
were taken using a DSLR with a 400mm lens.
Migrant Goldfinch onboard a construction vessel, Dogger Bank, North Sea, April 2023
Below are digiscoped.
A
European Goldfinch in evening light, near Elswick, Northumberland, 09.10.2006
European Goldfinch, Tjeldstø,
Øygarden, 22.12.2004.
Another species that is decidly commoner in North Northumberland, U.K.
than in Øygarden, Hordaland.
