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Bird In Focus
By geir birkeland 19.04.2014 at 14:34 - Edited 22.04.2014 at 10:04
Third for Norway, great finding of rarity
Only twice before has the Eastern stonechat of sub-species hempricii been seen in Norway. This great-looking male bird was discovered at 07:41 on Gunnarshaug by the undersigned and the other ornithologists present. It is, among other characteristics, the wheatear-like tail that distinguishes it from the more common, but still quite rare Eastern stonechat of sub-species maurus. The bird originates from regions West of the Caspian Sea and Iraq, and what brought it to Norway and Lista Lighthouse is not known, but here it is!
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