REDSHANK / TRINGA TOTANUS / RØDSTILK

The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. Common redshanks in breeding plumage are a marbled brown color, slightly lighter below. In winter plumage they become somewhat lighter-toned and less patterned, being rather plain greyish-brown above and whitish below. They have red legs and a black-tipped red bill, and show white up the back and on the wings in flight.

BirdLife Norway wants to focus on the redshank, and has therefore named it the Bird of the Year in 2022.

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RUFF / CALIDRIS PUGNAX / BRUSHANE

The ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. The male is much larger than the female (the reeve), and has a breeding plumage that includes brightly coloured head tufts, bare orange facial skin, extensive black on the breast, and the large collar of ornamental feathers that inspired this bird's English name. The female and the non-breeding male have grey-brown upperparts and mainly white underparts. Three differently plumaged types of male, including a rare form that mimics the female, use a variety of strategies to obtain mating opportunities at a lek, and the colourful head and neck feathers are erected as part of the elaborate main courting display.

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THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE FEMALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE FEMALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE FEMALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE & FEMALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

THE MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

2 MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

2 MALE RUFF - Vesterålen, 23.05.2020

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NUMENIUS ARQUATA / EURASIAN CURLEW / STORSPOVE

The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew". This is the largest wader in its range, at 50–60 cm in length, with an 89–106 cm wingspan and a body weight of 410–1,360 g. It is mainly greyish brown, with a white back, greyish-blue legs and a very long curved bill. Males and females look identical, but the bill is longest in the adult female. It is generally not possible to recognize the sex of a single Eurasian curlew, or even several ones, as there is much variation; telling male and female of a mated pair apart is usually possible however.

(Text - Wikipedia)

Sandsøy, 16.04.2020

Sandsøy, 16.04.2020

Sandsøy, 16.04.2020

Sandsøy, 16.04.2020

Sandsøy, 16.04.2020

Sandsøy, 16.04.2020

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WHITE-THROTED DIPPER/FOSSEKALL

FOSSEKALL or in english  "The white-throated dipper " (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is Norway's national bird.

 The white-throated dipper is about 18 cm long, rotund and short tailed. They closely associated with swiftly running rivers and streams or the lakes into which these fall.

All pictures were taken in Harstad, 29.04.2018