A day of firsts. Yesterday evening a moth banging against
the lounge window was my first of the year. This morning a butterfly was also
the first I have seen this year although it was too distant to be sure of
species but most likely a Small Tortoiseshell. My first bike ride of the year took me around
Maridalen where I saw the first Lapwings were back, 12 days earlier than last
year. Inspired to see if there was anything else there I drove up later and had
my first Long-tailed Tits of the year, my first Goldeneye in Maridalen in 2012
and also my first Skylarks back in Maridalen including 2 singing (again 12 days
earlier than 2011).
Yesterday a Swallow was seen near Horten just 70 km south of
Oslo. This is exceptionally early with only a handful of March records
previously.
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