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| Birds
observed at Elgsnes |
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| Passerine
birds |
| Raven |
Corvus
corax corax L. |
| Crow |
Corvus
corone cornix L. |
| Magpie |
Pica
pica pica (L). |
| Starling |
Sturnus
vulgaris vulgaris L. |
| Mealy
redpoll (Common redpoll) |
Carduelis
flammea flammea (L.) |
| Bullfinch
|
Pyrrhula
pyrrhula pyrrhula (L.) |
| Brambling |
Fringilla
montifringilla L. |
| Reed
bunting |
Emberiza
schoeniclus schoeniclus (L.) |
| Snow
bunting |
Plectrophenax
nivalis nivalis (L.) |
| House
sparrow |
Passer
domesticus domesticus (L.) |
| White
wagtail |
Motacilla
alba laba L. |
| Great
tit |
Parus
major major L. |
| Willow
tit (Black-capped chickadee) |
Parus
atricapillus L. |
| Waxwing |
Bombycilla
garrulus garrulus (L.) |
| Flycatcher |
Muscicapa
hypoleuca hypoleuca (Pall.) |
| Willow
warbler |
Phylloscopus
trochilus acredula (L.) |
| Fieldfare |
Turdus
pilaris L. |
| Blackbird |
Turdus
merula merula L. |
| Wheatear |
Oenanthe
oenanthe oenanthe (L.) |
| Redstart |
Phoenicurus
phoenicurus phoenicurus (L.) |
| Bluethroat |
Luscinia
svecica svecica (L.) |
| Barn
swallow |
Hirundo
rustica rustica L. |
| House
martin |
Delichon
urbica urbica (L.) |
| Sand
martin |
Riparia
riparia riparia (L.) |
| Woodpeckers
|
| Three-toed
woodpecker |
Picoides
tridactylus tridactylus (L.) |
| Cuckoos |
| Cuckoo
|
Cuculus
canorus canorus L. |
| Owls |
| Pygmy
owl |
Glaucidium
passerinum passerinum (L.) |
| Birds
of prey |
| Gyrfalcon |
Falco
rusticolus rusticolus L. |
| Golden
eagle |
Aquila
chrysaëtos chrysaëtos (L.) |
| Rough-legged
buzzard (Rough-legged hawk) |
Buteo
lagopus lagopus (Pont.) |
| Goshawk |
Accipiter
gentilis gentilis (L.) |
| Sparrow
hawk |
Accipiter
nisus nisus (L.) |
| Sea
eagle (Gray sea eagle) |
Haliaeëtus
albicilla (L.) |
| The
duck family |
| Whooper
swan |
Cygnus
cygnus cygnus (L.) |
| Greylag |
Anser
anser anser (L.) |
| Mallard |
Anas
platyrhynchos platyrhynchos L. |
| Long-tailed
duck (Old squaw) |
Clangula
hyemalis (L.) |
| Eider
duck |
Somateria
mollissima mollissima (L.) |
| Goosander |
Mergus
merganser merganser L. |
| Red-breasted
merganser |
Mergus
serrator L. |
| Pelican
birds |
| Cormorant
(Great cormorant) |
Phalacrocorax
carbo carbo (L.) |
| Wading
birds |
| Curlew |
Numenius
arquata arquata (L.) |
| Common
snipe (European snipe) |
Capella
gallinago gallinago (L.) |
| Red-necked
phalarope (Northern phalarope) |
Phalaropus
lobatus (L.) |
| Purple
sandpiper |
Calidris
maritima maritima (Brünn.) |
| Ruff |
Philomachus
pugnax (L.) |
| Redshank |
Tringa
totanus totanus (L.) |
| Golden
plover |
Pluvialis
apricarius altifrons (Brehm) |
| Dotterel |
Eudromias
morinellus (L.) |
| Lapwing |
Vanellus
vanellus (L.) |
| Oyster
catcher |
Haemathopus
ostralegus ostralegus L. |
| Gulls |
| Artic
tern |
Sterna
paradisaea Brünn. |
| Black-headed
gull |
Larus
ridibundus ridibundus L. |
| Common
gull |
Larus
canus canus L. |
| Herring
gull |
Larus
argentatus argentatus Pont. |
| Lesser
black-backed gull |
Larus
fuscus intermedius Schiøler |
| Great
black-backed gull |
Larus
marinus L. |
| Kittiwake
(Black-legged kittiwake) |
Rissa
tridactyla tridactyla (L.) |
| Artic
skua |
Stercorarius
parasiticus parasiticus (L.) |
| Storks |
| Heron |
Ardea
cinerea cinerea L. |
| Alcoid
birds |
| Razorbill |
Alca
torda pica L. |
| Common
guillemot |
Uria
aalge (Pont.) |
| Black
guillemot |
Cepphus
grylle atlantis (Salomon) |
| Puffin
(Common puffin) |
Fratercula
arctica arctica (L.) |
| Gallinaceous
birds |
| Capercaillie |
Tetrao
urogallus urogallus L. |
| Black
grouse |
Lyrurus
tetrix tetrix (L.) |
| Willow
grouse |
Lagopus
lagopus (L.) |
| Ptarmigan
(Rock ptarmigan) |
Lagopus
mutus mutus (Montin) |