There have been up to 70 Mealy Redpolls Acanthis flammea (N=gråsisik) in our garden (Midtsandan, Malvik) for the past couple of weeks. A careful scrutiny of the flocks reveals that there are some Lesser Redpolls Acanthis cabaret (N=brunsisik), and up to three Arctic Redpolls Acanthis hornemanni (N=polarsisik). There have been sporadic sightings of Snow Buntings Plectrophenax nivalis (N=snøspurv) since December along the beach at Midtsandan, Malvik, a bird we rarely see here during winter.
Below a few photographs of Mealy Redpoll, Arctic Redpoll and Snow Bunting.
A very confiding Mealy Redpoll, Midtsandan, Malvik 3rd February 2024
Mealies squabbling over food, Midtsandan, Malvik 3rd February 2024
Arctic Redpoll Midtsandan, Malvik 3rd February 2024
Snow Buntings Midtsandan, Malvik 9th & 10th February 2024
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