Birding trip
Northern Scandinavia 28 May - 9 June 2003 John van der Woude www.jvanderw.nl |
Photos of
Varanger peninsula
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Our cabin
at Skipagura campsite, right between the Tana river and
the Varanger fjord.
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View
across the Tana river at the parking place below the rock
face near Sandness.
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Same spot
as above, view to the North.
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Same spot
as above, the rock face.
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Long-tailed
Skua, along the road to Båtsfjord/Berlevåg.
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The road
to Båtsfjiord/Berlevåg.
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Long-tailed
Duck pair waiting till the ice melts in their little lake.
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The lake
at the fork in the roads to Berlevåg and Båtsfjord.
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Arctic
Skua ay the border of Varanger fjord.
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Red-necked
Phalarope in the small lake behind the church of Nesseby
(Varanger).
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Same.
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King Eider
near Nesseby, Varanger. First-summer males between
females/juveniles.
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Tundra
Bean Goose near coastline of Varanger fjord.
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Steller's
Eider male and female, at Vadsö (Varanger).
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Same.
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Same.
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Steller's
Eider males, at Vadsö (Varanger).
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Purple
Sandpipers (Varanger).
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Bay at
Varangerfjord, hills at South side of fjord at background.
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Same.
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White-tailed
Eagles at Varanger fjord coast.
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The little
boat that brings you to the bird island near Vardö. Next
8 photos are from this island.
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Brunnich's
Guillemots, the specialty here.
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Guillemots
(spectacled and normal forms) above, Brunnich's Guillemot
front left.
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Razorbills.
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Puffins.
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Puffins
below Kittiwake colony.
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Several of
the alcids of the bird island just feed immediately off
the island.
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Black
Guillemots.
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Shag.
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Trembling
hand when photographing the star bird of Varanger
peninsula: Gyr Falcon.
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Final view
across the Tana valley, before departure to Finland.
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