June 10 | Flight to Turku.
Arrival 15.20 p.m.
Evening / night, visit to forests S.E. of Jyväskylä (22.00 - 01.00) |
June 11 | Drive to Tuuli Suo (a swamp north of
Kestilä), walk through this swamp (06.00 - 08.00 a.m.).
Further drive to Oulu, visit to Liminganlathi (10.00 - 11.30 a.m.) and forests between Temmes and Koskela (21.00 - 23.30 p.m.) |
June 12 | Oulu oilport (01.00 - 2.30), visit of Kemi,
Ajos peninsular (06.00 - 08.30 a.m.), further drive north via Rovaniemi, Ivola,
Inari to Kevo (Turku university field station, arr. 23.00 p.m.). On the way - visits to forests along side roads near Petkula and 50.5 km. S. of Ivola (near Tankapirtti). |
June 13 | Visit to Skalluvaara (04.00 - 07.00 a.m.), Utsjoki (Mount Ailigas, 07.40 - 08.45 a.m.), further drive to Varangerfjord (Norway), birding east till Ekkeroye bird sanctuary (11.00 - 16.30 p.m.). Return to Kevo. |
June 14 | Kevo (04.30 a.m.) - Inar - Ivalo. Further South to Sodänkylä with visit of Uvupää hill (12.00 -14.00p.m.), arrival at Kuusamo 21.30 p.m. (Viipus camping). Local birding till 01.00 a.m. |
June 15 | Birding in Kuusamo / Ruka area, visits to Valtavaara (06.00 - 10.30 a.m.), and to Lake Toranki area (11.00 - 12.30). |
June 16 | Birding in Kuusamo area and Oulanka National Park, with visits to Vasaraperä (00.00 - 02.00 a.m.), Lake Toranki with bird tower (04.30 - 06.30 a.m.), Viipus campsite near Ruka (07.00 - 08.00 a.m.), Oulanka N.P. (08.30 - 13.30), and again Viipus campsite (14.00 - 14.30). Further drive South, via Kajaani, Otanmäki, Iisälmi, to Tiitilänkylä (arrival 23.00 p.m.) |
June 17 | Visit to lake near Tiitilänkylä (East of Vesamäki, 08.30 - 09.30 a.m.), further drive, via Tampere to Turku. Departure at airport 16.30 p.m. |
10/6 11/6 12/6 13/6 14/6 15/6 16/6 17/6 1. Red-thr. diver - - - 2 - - - - 2. Black-thr. diver - - 3 1 3 - - - 3. Gr.-crested grebe 15 - - - - - 5 - 4. Slavonian grebe - - - - - - - 4 5. Cormorant - - - 8 - - - - 6. Whooper swan - 53 - - 1 - 22 2 7. Grey-l. goose - 2 - - - - - - 8. Mallard - - 40 - - - - - 9. Shoveler - 22 - - - - - - 10. Pintail - 2 - - - - 8 1 11. Teal - 500 10 1 18 - 100 5 12. Garganey - 5 - - - - - - 13. Widgeon - 20 10 1 - 20 4 14. Am. Widgeon - - - - - - 1 - 15. Tufted duck - 25 15 - 20 2 30 4 16. Pochard - 20 - - - - - - 17. Scaup - - 2 - - - - - 18. Common eider - - - 1000 - - - - 19. King eider - - - 2 - - - - 20. Steller's eider - 1 - 620 - - - - 21. Long-t. duck - - 3 10 4 - - - 22. Black scoter - - 4 4 1 - - - 23. Velvet scoter - - - - 1 - - - 24. Goldeneye 4 9 30 10 10 - 210 - 25. Smew - - 2 - - - 1 - 26. Red.-br. merganser - - 8 - - - - - 27. Goosander - - 1 100 10 - - - 28. Hen harrier - - - - - - 1 - 29. Marsh harrier - 2 - - - - - - 30. Rough-l. buzzard - - 3 17 1 - 1 - 31. Osprey - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 32. Kestrel 1 1 - 2 - - - - 33. Merlin - - - 1 - - - - 34. Hobby 1 1 - - 1 - - - 35. Willow grouse - - 1 - - - - - 36. Ptarmigan - - - - 1 - - - 37. Capercaillie - - - - - - 1+7pulli - 38. Quail - - 1 - - - - - 39. Coot 10 - - - - - - - 40. Crane - 30 - - 5 - - - 41. Oystercatcher - 10 2 50 - - - - 42. Ringed plover - - 8 2 - - 2 - 43. Little r. plover - - 1 - - - - - 44. Dotterel - - - 1 - - - - 45. Lapwing 20 24 10 - 1 - 10 10 46. Golden plover - - 5 20 10 - - - 47. Grey plover - - 1 - - - - - 48. Little stint - - 2 2 - - - - 49. Temm. stint - - 5 - - - - - 50. Dunlin - - - 1 - - - - 51. Ruff - 250 - 20 4 - 40 - 52. Snipe 4 4 5 2 1 - 1 - 53. Jacksnipe - 1 - - - - - - 54. Woodcock 15 1 - - - - 1 - 55. Bar-t. godwit - - 1 5 - - - - 56. Whimbrel - 10 2 - 6 - - - 57. Curlew 20 110 10 5 2 5 40 10 58. Spotted redsh. - 50 1 - 2 - 15 - 59. Redshank - - 2 10 1 - - - 60. Greenshank - 1 - - - 4 3 - 61. Wood sandpiper - 34 - - - - 6 - 62. Green sandpiper - - - - - - 2 - 63. Common sandpiper - - 4 - 1 1 3 3 64. Terek sandpiper - - 5 - - - - - 65. Red-necked phal. - - 2 6 5 - - - 66. Turnstone - - - 1 - - - - 67. Artic skua - - - 15 - - - - 68. Long-t. skua - - 1 1 - - - - 69. Little gull - 10 2 - 10 - 14 20 70. Black-h. gull + + + - - - 20 + 71. Common gull 15 15 5 + + - 5 - 72. Lesser b.-b. gull 20 - - - - - 1 - 73. Greater bl.-b. gull - - - 30 - - - - 74. Herring gull + 10 + + - - 2 - 75. Glaucous gull - - - 1 - - - - 76. Kittiwake - - - 20000 - - - - 77. Common tern 50 - 10 20 - - 10 1 78. Arctic tern - - 15 50 50 5 - - 79. Guillemot - - - 2 - - - - 80. Bl. guillemot - - - 6 - - - - 81. Razorbill - - - 2 - - - - 82. Stock dove 1 - 2 - - - - - 83. Wood pigeon 10 10 5 - 1 - 2 2 84. Cuckoo 1 2 3 - - 2 1 - 85. Pygmy owl 1 - - - - - - - 86. Ural owl 2 - - - - - - - 87. Great grey owl - 4 - - - - - - 88. Long-eared owl 1 - - - - - - - 89. Short-eared owl - 1 2 - - - 1 - 90. Tengmalm's owl 1 - - - - - - - 91. Swift + + - 20 - 50 10 - 92. Gr.spotted woodp. - 1 - - - 1 - 1 93. Three-toed woodp. - - - - - - 1 - 94. Skylark 15 15 - - - - - 1 95. Bank swallow 50 20 5 10 - - 100 10 96. Barn swallow + + + - 2 + + + 97. House martin 10 5 50 10 50 + 10 + 98. Meadow pipit - 10 5 20 20 - - - 99. Tree pipit 2 4 15 - - - 5 5 100. Red-thr. pipit - - - 2 - - - - 101. Yellow wagtail 2 14 10 2 1 - 2 2 102. White wagtail 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 2 103. Waxwing - - - - - 3 1 - 104. Wren 1 - - - - - 1 - 105. Dunnock - - 1 1 - 1 - - 106. Robin 2 - 1 - - 1 2 1 107. Nightingale - - - - 1 - - - 108. Thrush night. 2 - - - - - - - 109. Bluethroat - - - 15 3 - 2 - 110. Bluetail - - - - - 2 - - 111. Redstart 1 - 2 4 5 10 10 2 112. Whinchat 5 15 2 - - - 2 - 113. Wheatear - - 2 2 2 - 2 - 114. Fieldfare 30 30 + - + 10 5 10 115. Song thrush - 1 - - - 3 2 - 116. Blackbird - - - - - - - 1 117. Redwing 10 - 20 10 10 10 10 5 118. Mistle thrush - - - - - - 2 - 119. Reed warbler 1 10 10 - - - 1 - 120. Blyth's reed-w. 2 - - - - - - - 121. Lesser white-thr. 1 - - - - - - - 122. Garden warbler 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 123. Blackcap 2 - - - - - - - 124. Willow warbler 10 + + + + + + + 125. Chiffchaff - - 3 - - - - - 126. Wood warbler - 1 - - - - - - 127. Greenish warbler 1 - - - - - - - 128. Arctic warbler - - - - - - 1 - 129. Goldcrest - - 1 - - 1 - 1 130. Sp. Flycatcher - 3 10 - - 2 8 - 131. Pied flycatcher 1 2 2 - 3 1 2 2 132. Willow tit - - 1 - - - 3 - 133. Siberian tit - - 1 - - - - - 134. Blue tit - - 1 - - - - - 135. Great tit 5 - 4 - 1 1 1 - 136. Coal tit - - - - - - 2 - 137. Treecreeper - - 1 - - - - - 138. Red-b. shrike 2 - - - - - - - 139. Jay 1 - - - - - 1 - - 140. Siberian jay - - - - - 1 3 - 141. Magpie + 8 + 5 5 5 5 5 142. Jackdaw 20 4 - - - - - 10 143. Pied crow + + 10 10 10 5 10 5 144. Rook - 30 - - - - - - 145. Raven - - 5 20 5 1 2 - 146. Starling 6 2 - - - 1 - 50 147. House sparrow - 2 - 10 10 5 - 5 148. Chaffinch + 10 5 - - 1 3 5 149. Brambling - 5 50 20 20 20 30 - 150. Greenfinch - 1 - - - - - - 151. Siskin - 3 1 - 2 15 10 2 152. Redpoll - - 30 50 20 25 30 - 153. Bullfinch - - - - - 2 3 - 154. Crossbill - - - - - 5 30 1 155. Parrot crossbill - - - - 1 - 4 - 156. Pine grosbeak - - 1 - - - - - 157. Rosefinch 4 10 - - - - - 1 158. Yellowhammer + + 5 - - - 2 4 159. Ortolan bunting - - 1 - - - - - 160. Lapland bunting - - - 10 - - - - 161. Snow bunting - - - 1 - - - - 162. Reed bunting - 10 20 3 - 5 5 5 163. Little bunting - - - - 2 - 1 - 164. Yellow-br. bunting - 2 - - - - - - 165. Rustic bunting - - - - - - 5 -