• Dates: May 25th to June 3rd, 2025
• Tour Participants: 7
• Number of species seen: 181
• Tour leader: Carles Oliver

Overview: Our 8th issue exploring Northern Finland & Finnmark was another successful trip. The tour enjoyed mild weather during the first days of the trip, but the last days were cloudy and windy, with temperatures clearly lower than average. The last two days of the trip we got some light rain. In this trip we got nice views on all the species of Grouses and 5 species of Owls. The North of the itinerary was empty of rodents, and this explains the absence of Northern Hawk Owls and Rough-legged Buzzards (only 2 seen). On raptors, this was partially compensated by the occurrence of a male Pallid Harrier the first days of the trip. It was also a low year for Redpolls, and both Mealy and Arctic (now lumped in a single species) were showing in modest numbers.

All images in this trip report by tour leader Carles Oliver. All rights reserved.

Day 1. During the afternoon, all the tour participants are assembling at the Oulu Airport. Meet and greet at the terminal, and once the vehicle is collected we directly drive to our accommodation. After dinner we still have time for some birding, and taking advantage of the good light we had a walk to check in the bay beside our hotel. Here we got the first views on Common Rosefinch of the trip, but also other species including Red-breasted Merganser, Great Crested Grebe, Greenshank, Sedge Warbler and a distant flock of Common Cranes feeding in the bay. A drake Garganey is also very nice pick up, and our list also includes a distant Lesser Black-backed Gull (nominal race) and Common Snipes displaying in the air. After a few more minutes we called a day and come back to our rooms for a short sleep.

Day 2. Very early morning start. After leaving the accommodation with our local guide we go to the woodlands. Here we get a first stop to see a Eurasian Eagle Owl that is roosting along one lane. The Owl didn’t enjoy our company so it went deeper in the forest, we all got very nice scope views. Always a treat!

A second stop was made way inside the forest. This time to visit a nest of Great Grey Owl. After a short walk in the forest we enjoyed great views of the female on a massive nest of Northern Goshawk. Definitely a wonderful sight! Around it, we had both Spotted & Pied Flycatchers and, in the way to our van a distant, familiar call caught our attention, and the time proved us right when a wonderful Eurasian three-toed Woodpecker just emerged from the woods to stop right by the road, working in one of the oldest trees around. Jackpot! We were not expecting this species to show here!

From here we drove a short distance into a small backyard. As we arrive, a family group of Scandinavian Bullfinches (a very distinctive race both in size and in voice) were very showy in the trees around. Here we also got nice views on Goldcrest and our first Greenfinch was singing from high up in the tree. Soon, the first reason of our visit here was audible in the distance, and it didn’t take long to show up: a wonderful Black Woodpecker that landed a few meters away from us, in their way to attend its nest in the backyard. Very happy with this sight we only had to move slightly around the same tree to face a second whole. This time was a Tengmalm’s Owl that was on the nest! Amazing! It is always great to see this super cute creatures, especially when it comes to owl chicks.. After a few minutes enjoying this amazing bird and a couple of other small passerines, we went back to minibus.

Our last stop of the morning was to get deep into the boreal forest. a ten minutes walk into the habitat was mandatory to reach our goals there. This is normally a nice place for woodpeckers, but after we already nealed the Three-toed Woodpecker we focused in smaller species. In our we heard 1 Wood Warbler singing and we saw Tree Pipit, Eurasian Treecreeper, Lesser Whitethroat and a few Robins. Suddenly we arrived into a place where many birds were singing. There were Siskins but also Great & Blue Tits and Common Chaffinches. Not surprisingly, an Eurasian Pygmy Owl was the cause of all that mess. The owl was high up in the tree and we were lucky to find it! During the next minutes, we were enjoying the Owl, trying different angles to have better views/shots. While exploring the forest we also found a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker that showed out very well before we arrive to a Grey-headed Woodpecker nesting hole! The male performed very well of us, showing out for at least 10 minutes!

Back to the road, we had to a couple of stops because of Eurasian Woodcocks moving really close to the tarmac before arriving to the last stop of the morning. Here we visited a nesting pair of Ural Owls. When we arrived, it was quite cloudy and the female Ural Owl was inside the nesting box, providing really good scope views.

Very excited after this wonderful morning, we went for an early lunch followed by a resting time in our accommodation. The after was sunny, and we kept going with the planning, going to check a massive bog area South of Oulu. As we went inside the place, we got nice views on some common species here including Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer, Pied Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail and Spotted Flycatcher. The path crosses and large area of bog, and here we got some Marsh Harriers flying around, and excitement rocked up when a wonderful male Pallid Harrier just came to us crossing the bog. Even if never came really close, this was one of the birds of the week for some of us! Beyond, we got the first (far) views on Ruff and White-tailed Eagle. The only one Caspian Tern of the trip was seen here, and the list was also including Garganey and 1 Taiga Bean Goose that flew over our group.

After dinner we still had energy to check a nesting place of Terek’s Sandpiper. Unfortunately, with no luck..

Day 3. After enjoying a very good breakfast we left our accommodation and start heading East. Our first stop that morning was to check a couple of places looking for Ortolan Bunting. Our first stop produced Common Whitethroat, Curlews, Rooks, Green Sandpiper and close views on a pair of Grey Partridges. Following the lovely lanes that cross the farming around Oulu we soon arrived into a second interesting spot. Here, we soon heard at least 3 Ortolan Buntings singing around. Yellowhammers & Reed Bunting were both common here and it was not easy to connect with the Ortolans in the misty ambient. Still, after a few minutes, we got some proper views. From here we drove a few mile into a nice area of forest where we got really nice looks on both Garden Warbler and a very showy Common Rosefinch. A male European Honey Buzzard flew over us, clapping its winds up head in a phenomenal display that, for me, was one of the best behavioural tips of the trip! In this same spot we got our first Hazel Grouse singing around. This is normally a nice place to try to see it, and the bird did a couple of crossings at close range. Unfortunately not everybody in the group connected with the bird, and after a time trying to have better views we finally decided to leaving for another day and go to check a nearby pond where a drake Slavonian Grebe was waiting for us! After enjoying close views on this little gems we kept driving East, and after having an en route lunch we arrived to Kuusamo.

It was a cloudy afternoon in Kuusamo. Our first movement in this new area was to check a couple of places for Little Bunting, with little reward out of distant Little Gulls, Sand Martins (new for the trip) and the nice sand rather distinctive song of the “abietinus” race of Willow Warbler. The last stop before arriving to visit a colony of Little Gulls. Here we got excellent views on the smallest gull, but also on the nesting Red-necked Grebes and Whooper Swans distant 5 Black-throated Divers and Goldeneyes and the first Brambling of the trip!

Day 4. As usual in this areas, we had a very early start of the day before going to the forest. En route, we had a first en route stop. Here we got ruff views on a couple of Rustic Buntings that we heard as we were driving. A bit beyond, we got a small flock of Common Crossbills. The first Grouse drive of the trip was not totally successful. Still, we got nice views on the 1st Willow Grouse of the trip before arriving in a lek of Capercaillies. Here, Mark got a bird moving behind a bush, and this is how we got our first male Capercaillie lekking in the forest! We all got good views but we couldn’t get pictures, the bird went into a small ditch and went away from us.

After a shortwalk in the forest, we enjoyed our take away breakfast. Here we got a good number of forest passerines including Golcrests, Siskins, Redstarts, Pied Flycatchers, Willow Warblers, Treecreepers, all of them at close range. Back to the van, we did a bit more of Grouse drive, and we got a second lekking Capercaillie that provided way better views than the first views. After some coffee we tried a different place for Rustic Bunting with a nice male appearing in front of us and singing for long, and our efforts got rewarded with good views on Tree Pipits and, especially, some amazing views on an extremely obliging pair of Willow Grouses! They were so close that we could hear the noise of their long claws when classing the tiny rocks of the lane..

From here we drove to one of the most famous hills around Kuusamo. Walking up the hill, we got nice views on Bullfinches and Willow Tits, and once we arrived to the top we got views into 2 elusive Siberian Jays. It was a sunny morning, and soon we were hearing a lovely Red-flanked Bluetail singing from the top of the canopy. It didn’t take long to us to locate the bird, that a few minutes later came down to the ground to feed around, providing excellent views and photo chances! From the top of the hill we still got scope views on a second Red-flanked Bluetail and a Merlin flying at full speed on its way North!

To end the morning, we had a stop in a couple of ponds. Here we got Wigeons, Eurasian Teals, Tufted Ducks, Little Gulls and Goldeneyes. Common Sandpiper was new for the trip and other waders here included Common Snipe, Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper. Still, the best bird in this stop was the drake Smew that was swimming along with Goldeneyes.

After lunch, we went into a different place looking for Rustic Bunting, and this time we got very nice views on a singing male. A Hazel Grouse was singing around, but again we only got a male flying around the group, and with the tip of a Black Kite as we were enjoying the landscape at our accommodation.

Day 5. After enjoying breakfast at our accommodation, we drove back to some good areas for Grouses. Here we got nice views into a female Black Grouse before going for a short walk in the boreal forest. Our main goal was to contact with Hazel Grouse, but we had no luck. In the walk we had Willow Tit and an flock of unidentified Crossbills before transfering North. It was a poor year for Northern Hawk Owl, but we information of a recent sight midway between Kuusamo and Ivalo. We drove there and invested a couple of hours exploring the massive fogs around. Unfortunately we got no Owls, but 2 very showy Siberian Jays while Bohemian Waxwing, European Golden Plover and Mealy Redpolls were new for the trip. Other species here included Wood Sandpiper, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and a couple of flocks of Common Cranes.

After some lunch, we arrived around Ivalo, where we invested some time exploring one of the many lanes around the town. It was a sunny afternoon with temperatures of 22ºC so, rather warm for this latitude. Along the lane we amazing and very close views on different females of Black Grouses, and a couple of Siberian Tits emerged from the boreal forest for the enjoyment of the photographers in the group. Along the afternoon we also got 2 Willow Grouses at short range, Redpolls, 3 Bohemian Waxwings and a few Mistle Thrushes (rather scarce this year along our itinerary) and 2 very showy Siberian Jays, but the best was the 4 different female Western Capercaillies that gave us quite a show, with their fan-like tails up and their amazing gorges down in an extremely interesting behaviour! Without doubt, one of the best sights on female Capercaillie for me after so many years!!

Very glad after such a great afternoon, we just covered the short distance to our accommodation before enjoying a very tasty dinner!

Day 6. After having breakfast in our accommodation we drove a couple of miles to stop in a quite famous place for Little Bunting. Even if far away, we soon had nice scope views in this little fella while 2 more of them were singing around. It was again a sunny, and since we had not visited any bird tower for the last days we decided to go into a close one to have a fast look around. Here we got the first Whimbrel of the trip plus distant views on Goosander, Yellow Wagtail and Common Crane. Back to the road, we had to do an emergency stop because it was a male Parrot Crossbill feeding on the tarmac, but unfortunately I was the only to see them. With the van in the middle of the lane, we all realised that we were having a gorgeous female of Capercaillie right in front of us, watching us and deciding whether it was a good moment to cross the road, or not.

From here we went into a different spot, a nice boreal forest. Again, our main goal was Hazel Grouse, the only forest Grouse that was somehow scaping good views.. This area is normally good for forest birds, but this year was very low. Still, soon we got a male Hazel Grouse singing deep in the forest. We moved slowly, tracking him along the lanes. It sounded close and it seemed like singing from the ground, which is always better to try to locale this species. I was walking side by side with Mike, when he suddenly pointed out to the ground, only about 10 metres away from us: He had found the male Hazel Grouse! He was extremely happy. For him, it was the end of a long pursuit. Even if being a big lister with several thousands of birds on it, he had been missing this bird for years, even if he was trying in a few countries! I was very happy, especially to know that he self-found the bird!!

After the male, we also got the female deep in the forest. Both birds walked away a bit from us, getting inside a forest landscape puzzled with boulders and dead trees. It took us about 20 minutes to get everybody on the birds, as they were moving slowly down, and the work became easier once Núria settled down that the male was jumping up into a specific boulder to sing from there every few minutes. Scoping that rock, everybody enjoyed a bit of these Grouses!

After this we just started the transfer to Norway, with a lunch stop in one of the famous feeding stations for Pine Grosbeak that, this time, produced nothing.

From here we had some solid drive North, but with stops that allow us nice views on Smew, Red-breasted Merganser, Velvet Scoter, Bluethroat and one of the very few Rough-legged Buzzards of the trip along with commoner species.

I was enjoying the drive inside Norway when suddenly a “Moooooooooossse” came from the last raw of seats of the van! Yes, Mike got a Moose in a small field beside the road. After a safe stop in the lane, we all enjoyed a very nice views on the Moose, before it vanished inside the dense and low birches.

A first stop in Varanger produced scope views on Temminck’s Stints along with Redshanks & Oystercatchers and many, many Common Ringed Plover. A bit further, we did a second stop to enjoy the first White-tailed Eagles of the trip, and here we got lucky and we found a nice flock of 80+ Red Knots in full summer plumage! Along with them, Bar-tailed Godwits, Dunlins and other species!

After checking in at our accommodation in Varanger we still had plenty of time to enjoy some top locations. In Vadso we spent some lovely time in one of its famous “Pharalope ponds”. Here we got to see this small creatures very close as they were feeding and courtshipping in the water. The afternoon was lovely but not very sunny. Still, we had great views on these wonderful birds, in a moment that normally is one of the highlights of our time in Norway. Along with them, some gorgeous Ruffs were also lekking, and yet this was another very special moment. There were males of the different colours that fighted for the attention of a couple of females moving in the grass. But these were not the only birds around. A pair of Temminck’s Stints were feeding at close range, and we also got a Bluethroat moving in the vegetation as well as a couple of Red-throated Pipits. Both Arctic Skuas and Arctic Terns were flying over the small lagoon and the bay beyond was full of Common Eiders & Goosanders. Unfortunately no Steller’s Eiders this year, as the seemed to be vanished from the area weeks ago.

After such a great stop, we still had some time to check a small corner that it is very nice for waders. Here we got excellent views on a large flock of drake Dunlins but also 2 Temminck’s Stints and Bar-tailed Godwit to end another wonderful day!

Day 7. After enjoying a gorgeous breakfast at our accommodation we transferred North to Vadso. The main goal of the day was to visit Hornoya and its massive see bird colony. Our drive North had some stops to see Golden Plovers but also White-tailed Eagles, Arctic Skuas and a couple of Willow Ptarmigans standing up in the tundra. The drive also produced a small flock of Tundra Bean Geese in some fields next to the road.

After a short boat trip, we arrived to Hornoya. The boat trip produced little beyond a couple of distants Grey Seals, Black Guillemots and flocks and flocks of Auks as we were approaching the island. Hornoya hosts a massive number of seabirds. Here there about 100.000 sea birds, with Kittiwake being the commoner followed by Common Guillemots, both with tens of thousands of pairs. Along with them there a few thousand of pairs of Razorbills and Atlantic Puffins. Shags, Brünnich’s Guillemots and Fulmars are also nesting here, the last with only a few pairs.

It didn’t take long for us to find some pairs of Brünnich’s Guillemots nesting in the cliffs, normally about 20 to 40 metres high, in all nests of Kittiwakes. Along the following hours, we enjoyed the breathtaking ambient of the colony. Those in the group that wanted to explore the upper part of the island had nice views on Red-throated Pipits and Barnacle Geese, and those who prefered to stay lower had good views on Purple Sandpipers and Water Pipits.

Back to the continent, we did a picnic stop in a nice tundra patch. It was our first stop in a proper tundra, but unfortunately the weather was misty and cold, and we had only a few birds around. It became windy, but during our drive North from Vardo, we had a number of stops in sheltered bays that allowed to connect with some good birds. Here we had large flocks of Long-tailed Ducks but also several Red-throated Diver and a nice mixed flock of Common & Velvet Scoters. Black Guillemots and Goosanders were everywhere. But the best bird in these bays was a drake White-billed Diver that, even if a bit far, produced nice scope views. A bit beyond, we had a couple of Minke Whales swimming really close to the coast, and we stopped a couple of minutes to check around. It was time enough for Mark to find a White-billed Diver in the sea, right out from where were. Second for the afternoon!

We still drove beyond, eventually arriving to the end of the lane. This is a nice place to check the sea. We are actually out of the Varanger fjord, and facing North into the Arctic Ocean, it will be nothing between us and the Svalbard archipelago, about 1000 miles North! This is also nice place for seabirds to migrate. It is still migration, and birds keep moving East along this coast, in their way to their nesting grounds in Central Siberia. Here we had the first Atlantic Gannets of the trip, but also several Auks, 2 Fulmars (blue form), at least 1 Pomarine Skua and a wonderful Great Northern Diver still in winter plumage and quite close to the coast. From here we just drove South, and this last transfer didn’t produce any new species out of a flock of 6 Pink-footed Geese close to Vadso.

Day 8. This day was devoted to explore the central plateau of Varanger. This is one of the most spectacular places to be along our itinerary. After breakfast, we drove up the plateau. Once arrived to the high tundra, our way was always joined by several Willow Grouses and the majestic Long-tailed Skuas nesting around. A first stop produced Bluethroat and a shy pair of Arctic Redpoll. Temminck’s Stints were flying around along with Red-necked Phalaropes. Here and there there were small flocks of busy Ruffs lekking in the tundra. Most of the tundra was covered with snow and the birds were concentrated in the few patches of grass, and conveniently along both sides of the lane. Here we saw 4 Shore Larks but also several Lapland Buntings displaying and feeding on the ground, one of them moving along a female Snow Bunting. Cannot remember of this was before or after having the first of many Rock Ptarmigans. On Rock Ptarmigans, a first highlight was to see a pair displaying, with a second highlight including a male Rock Ptarmigan & male Willow Grouse standing next to each other! Here we also had several waders including Golden Plover, Little Stint, Whimbrel, Curlew, Temminck’s Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Turnstones flying in the hills covered with snow. Quite a sight!

Exploring the Northern coast of Varanger, we had a rather poor afternoon. The day was very quiet with no wind and probably that explained the absence of migration in the sea. The last movement of the day was to check the bays around Bervelag. Here we got 4 King Eiders, including 2 bizarre-looking second summer males. In our way back, the most interesting sight was a female Merlin, some Black-throated Divers and a very attractive Stout that Paddy found in a typical place for Gyrfalcon that produced no falcons.

Day 9. Going back to Finland we had a stop in a small nature reserve at the very beginning of the Varanger fjord. Here we got Tree Sparrow (very scarce here), 2 Sand Martins (rare) and still 2 Little Gulls in summer plumage. It was windy and cloudy so a good day for birds to move and to find birds out of their normal spots. The tide was high, with only some yards of tidal marsh out of the water right in front of the two small hides of the nature reserve. Even if nothing very spectacular, here we got lovely views on summer plumaged Little and Temminck’s Stints feeding side to side along with other common species.

Back to Finland, we had a pair of stops under the (already) solid rain. Here we got nice views on a drake Spotted Redshank, a few Bohemian Waxwings and 2 close Taiga Bean Geese. The rain was making difficult to scan for waders in the bojs, but the rain had been really nice for us. The ambient so fresh and cloudy in the border between Norway and Finland that we saw up to 7 Moose, including some extremely close views providing us with great photo opportunities! Arrived to our accommodation in the afternoon, we had plenty of time to enjoy up to 4 Pine Grosbeaks at the feeding station to end our last full day!

Day 10. This day we agreed an early start to try to catch up with a couple of species that we were still missing. Our first movement was to check a nesting place for Broad-billed Sandpiper, and we had extremely good views on a bird singing, displaying and feeding on the ground. Always a pleasure to see how their plumage matches so well with the landscape where they belong! Here we also got 3 drake Spotted Redshanks, Red-necked Phalaropes and Ruffs about to lek in the cloudy ambient.

From here we moved into a forest, with the hope to connect with Parrot Crossbill. We got more Willow Grouses, Rough-legged Buzzard and a couple of Smews in the way, but our efforts to put down the Parrot Crossbill in the list of trip had no reward.

From here we just drove to the airport to end another great trip in Northern Finland and Finnmark. Very looking forward to be back there in 2026! Impossible to get enough of this place!!!

Looking forward going back in 2026. Please check our website to get all the details: https://barcelonabirdingpoint.com/tour-por-pais/finland-finnmark-the-wild-arctic/

List of the birds of the trip:

1. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
2. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
3. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
4. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
5. Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris)
6. Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
7. Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
8. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
9. Eurasian Wigeon (Marecca penelope)
10. Gadwall (Marecca strepera)
11. Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
12. Mallard (Anas platythynchos)
13. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
14. Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
15. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
16. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
17. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
18. King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
19. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
20. Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
21. Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
22. Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
23. Smew (Merguellus albellus)
24. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
25. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
26. Common Pheasant (Phaisanus colchinus) — heard only
27. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
28. Hazel Grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
29. Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
30. Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus)
31. Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
32. Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
33. Common Swift (Apus apus)
34. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
35. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
36. Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
37. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
38. Common Crane (Grus grus)
39. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
40. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
41. Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
42. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
43. Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
44. Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
45. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
46. Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckii)
47. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
48. Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
49. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
50. Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
51. Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
52. Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
53. Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
54. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
55. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
56. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
57. Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
58. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
59. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
60. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
61. Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
62. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
63. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
64. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
65. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
66. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
67. Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
68. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
69. Common Gull (Larus canus)
70. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
71. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
72. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
73. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
74. Kittiwake (Rissa trydactyla)
75. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
76. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
77. Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
78. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
79. Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
80. Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
81. Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius logicaudus)
82. Guillemot (Uria aalge)
83. Brünnich’s Guillemot (Uria lomvia)
84. Razorbill (Alca torda)
85. Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
86. Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
87. Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
88. Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
89. White-billed Diver (Gavia adamsii)
90. Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
91. Atlantic Gannet (Morus bassanus)
92. Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glaciaris)
93. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
94. Atlantic Shag (Gulosus aristotelis)
95. Osprey (Pandion haliaetos)
96. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
97. Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
98. Western Masrh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
99. Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
100. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
101. European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
102. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
103. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
104. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
105. White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
106. Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
107. Tengmalm’s Owl (Aegolius funereus)
108. Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
109. Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
110. Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
111. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
112. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
113. Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
114. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
115. Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
116. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
117. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
118. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
119. Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
120. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
121. Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
122. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
123. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
124. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
125. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
126. Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)
127. Siberian Tit (Poecile cinctus)
128. Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
129. Great Tit (Parus major)
130. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
131. Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
132. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
133. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
134. Western House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
135. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) — heard only
136. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
137. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
138. Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) — heard only
139. Common Whitethroat (Curruca communis)
140. Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca)
141. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
142. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) — heard only
143. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
144. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
145. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
146. Eurasian Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
147. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
148. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
149. Eurasian Robin (Erithacus rubecula) — heard only
150. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
151. Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
152. Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
153. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
154. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
155. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
156. Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
157. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
158. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
159. Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
160. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
161. Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
162. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
163. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
164. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
165. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
166. Eurasian Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
167. Eurasian Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
168. Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
169. Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
170. Mealy Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) / Arctic Redpoll (Carduelis flamema hornemanni)
171. Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
172. Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
173. Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
174. Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
175. Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
176. Snow Bunting (Pletrophenax nivalis)
177. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
178. Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
179. Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
180. Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)
181. Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

List of mammals seen during the trip:

1. European Hare (Leppus leppus)
2. Mountain Hare (Leppus timidus)
3. Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
4. Stout (Mustela erminea)
5. Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
6. Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
7. Moose (Alces alces)
8. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
9. Northern Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acurostrata)