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Nr. Observations Species Photos
1. Observations 18 Species European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Photos 32 High-contrast picture of an adult herring gull in winter plummage. He has bright white feathers with brown/gray stripes on the head and neck, and an orange beak. Portrait of an adult herring gull in winter plumage, zoonmed in on her face. She has a lot of brown/gray stripes, which makes her face look kind of dark. Her beak is on the small side for a herring gull, and has a faded orange/yellow color. Her eyes are yellow, with few very specks on the iris. In front of her is a larger herring gull, completely out of focus. The background are out of focus buildings, creating a blurry gradient. Close-up (zoomed in and cropped) of the eye and part of the head of an adult european herring gull in winter plumage (white head with brown/gray stripes). Her iris is yellow/light green, with a black pupil that reflects the sunlight and 3-4 tiny barely noticeable black specks on the iris. Around the eye there's an orange circle, out of which tiny white feathers grow, almost like white eyelashes. + 29 View all
2. Observations 6 Species Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Photos 9 A kittiwake chick on the nest, having its beak wide open, exposing the pink inside of its mouth. It's a sunny day, and the picture is well lid with a lot of detail. The young kittiwake still has fluffy down and is very tiny, colored white ans gray, with a white beak. Black-legged kittiwake sitting on top of wood boxes, looking down at the camera shouting, exposing the bright red inside of the beak. Portrait of a black-legged kittiwake, photographed from the chest upwards. The kittiwake is standing on the right side of the picture, looking towards the left, and the colors are a very cool aqua blue with contrasting yellow sunlight. The kittiwake has a white head, black eyes with a red ring around it, and a short bright yellow beak. + 6 View all
3. Observations 5 Species Greylag Goose (Anser anser) Photos 1 Portrait of a greylag goose, from the chest upwards, in portrait format. The greylag has a gray body with black and white stripes, an orange beak, and an orange circle around the eye. The background is out of focus, but the goose is very sharp. View all
4. Observations 5 Species Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Photos –
5. Observations 5 Species Smew (Mergellus albellus) Photos 5 Small white duck with black eyes and black stripes on the body, swimming in dark gray water, with white ice in the background. Small white duck with black eyes and black stripes on the body, swimming in dark gray water, with white ice in the background. Small white duck with black eyes and black stripes on the body, swimming in dark gray water, with white ice in the background. + 2 View all
6. Observations 5 Species Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) Photos 2 Zoomed in picture of a large flock of herring gulls (mostly juveniles, and some adilts) standing on top of a rocky landscape with moss and grass growing between the rocks. There's white poop on the rocks, letting the gulls blend in perfectly. Near-adult great black-backed gull standing on a rocky coastline, blending in well with its environment. The GBBG is a large gull, with pink feet and black wings, and this indivisual still has some white/brown juvenile feathers left on the wings. View all
7. Observations 5 Species Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) Photos 6 Purple sandpiper foraging along an icey coastline, in purple light. The sandpiper is hanging forward, its long orange beak reachign for something on the ground right under the water. Purple sandpiper foraging in the water. The water is dark blue, and from the top right corner there's orange light coming into frame. The sandpiper is walking from the top right to the bottom left of the image, and standing on a twig. Purple sandpiper foraging in very reflective light blue water. The sandpiper is having its beak in the water, while walking from the right to the left of the frame. + 3 View all
8. Observations 5 Species Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) Photos 4 Black and white photograph of 3 hooded crows in an urban park. One crow is standing is standing in the middle of the frame, and is in focus, looking at the camera with a stern expression. There's a crow on his left and right, in the background and a bit out of focus, facing the camera as well. It looks as if the one in the front/middle is about to beat up the photographer, with two crows being his bodyguard in the background. Portrait of a hooded crow sitting in green grass, in front of a red building. The crow has a grey body and black wings and head, and is looking straight at the camera. The foreground is out of focus grass, the background a red out of focus building. The crow is in focus. Portrait of a hooded crow, zoomed in on the face, exposing lots of detail in the feathers. In the background there are yellow and orange leafs. + 1 View all
9. Observations 4 Species Razorbill (Alca torda) Photos 5 Two razorbills cuddling together in the snow, with a bright aqua sea in the background. The background is out of focus with a lot of bokeh, and the snow in the foreground creates a white haze. The razorbills are small black and white auks, and have a white vertical and horizontal line on their beak. Two razorbills (black and white auks) cuddling in the snow. The razorbills are positioned in the bottom left corner of the frame, and the snowy hill in the foreground makes it so that just their black heads are visible, against a completely white background. Two razorbills cuddling together in the snow, with a bright aqua sea in the background. The background is out of focus with a lot of bokeh, and the snow in the foreground creates a white haze. The razorbills are small black and white auks, and have a white vertical and horizontal line on their beak. + 2 View all
10. Observations 4 Species Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Photos 7 Portrait of a puffin, hiding behind a grassy hill. The top of the head and eyes are in focus, the rest is hidden behind the green grass, which is saturated and blurry. Portrait of a puffin, sitting in green bushes, looking straight at the camera, with blurry aqua sea in the background. Portrait of a puffin, sitting in outside of its burrow, overlooking a bright aqua sea full of bokeh, photographed from the side. It's a really bright and sunny day, and the picture has light and vibrant colors, with a lot of feather detail. + 4 View all
11. Observations 4 Species Common Murre (Uria aalge) Photos 19 Common murre silhouette (chest upwards), with a blue sea full of blurry bokeh in the background. Group of ca 15 common murres standing closely together on a sunny day. The picture is taken with a telezoom lens, showing them all chest up, focused on two cuddling murres in the middle. Portrait of a bridled common murre standing in front of a teal/blue blurry background (out of focus ocean), photographed from the chest up. The belly is white, the back and head are very dark brown (but look black), medium-sized sharp gray beak. Around its eye is a white circle and line, resembling glsses. The bird eye is in focus, along with tiny water droplets on top of the head. Light cimes from the left behind of the murre. + 16 View all
12. Observations 4 Species Common Gull (Larus canus) Photos 3 Adult common gull in flight, with mountains and light clouds in the background. Adult common gull (larus canus) standing between long grass. The vegetation in the foreground causes light yellow, green, and red blurry gradients, and the harbour in the background creates an out of focus dark background Young common gull (larus canus) standing between long grass. The gull still looks very fluffy, and has a grey speckled pattern. There's bright sunlight coming in from the top left corner, giving the grass a yellow shine, and lighthing up a bright white outline around the top of the head and back of the chick. View all
13. Observations 4 Species Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) Photos –
14. Observations 4 Species European Shag (Gulosus aristotelis) Photos 5 European shag walking around with the skeleton of another european shag in its beak. He's walking right to left in the frame, and between grassy terrain. European shag walking around with the skeleton of another european shag in its beak. He's walking right to left in the frame, and between grassy terrain. Three common guillemots (uria aalge) posing in front of a white snowed in mountain, with more murres/guillemots flying in the background. It almost looks peaceful, except in the foreground a european shag (type of cormorant) is crash landing into the snow, in the most dramatic way possible. + 2 View all
15. Observations 3 Species Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Photos –
16. Observations 3 Species Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) Photos –
17. Observations 3 Species Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Photos –
18. Observations 3 Species Great Crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Photos –
19. Observations 2 Species White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Photos 4 White-tailed eagle overlooking a sky filled with auks (puffims, razorbills, murres). The eagle is small in frame, sitting on the top of a cliff in the bottom right corner of the image. White-tailed eagle in flight. We mainly see a silhouette of the eagle, which is almost completely black, against a blue aqua/teal sky. White-tailed eagle sitting on a rock, in front of other rocks. The rocks are covered in moss, and cast a blue-ish shadow in the background. The eagle has a white tail, huge yellow beak, and big white claws. The body is brown, and has white spots on the face. + 1 View all
20. Observations 2 Species Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Photos –
21. Observations 2 Species Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Photos –
22. Observations 2 Species Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) Photos 3 Arctic tern in flight, against a bright blue background. Arctic tern, white seabird with a long sharp red beak, flying right to left with a fish in his beak, with an orange colored valley in the abckground. Two arctic terns in flight, in the middle of the frame, with green blurry mountains in the background. One of the terns is holding a fish in its beak. They are small white seabirds, lookig a bit like small gulls, but with a long sharp bright red beak, and a black top of the head. View all
23. Observations 2 Species Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) Photos –
24. Observations 1 Species Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Photos –
25. Observations 1 Species Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) Photos –
26. Observations 1 Species Common Loon (Gavia immer) Photos –
27. Observations 1 Species Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Photos –
28. Observations 1 Species Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) Photos 1 Adult fieldfare feeding a small insect to a young fieldfare, surrounded by green grass. View all
29. Observations 1 Species Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Photos –
30. Observations 1 Species Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Photos –