Spring has finally come to Finland - although in Joensuu, Eastern Finland we're dragging behind. Surprising.
Spent the Easter period at Helsinki, Finland. First real birding trip to Åland Rally in 30.3. - 1.4.2012 resulted in 92+1 species (+1 was Ross's Goose, which is at category E so not listable). That gave us a victory and a beautiful Eagle statue I will depict in the future.
Counted my yearticks as well - running at 125spp right now. Missing quite a few easy species, it seems. Counting motivates, though. Thinking about twitching a Nuthatch for the hell of it. Won't aim high, but at least try to collect easy and interesting ones.
Also considering twitching a Saimaa Ringed Seal that has been resting at Savonlinna, about 140 km from Joensuu. Santra, Karoliina and April have said they would be interested. However the weather forecast for Tuesday is abysmal. Probably moving the trip to Wednesday. Hopefully the cub is still there then. World population a bit over 200exx., so p. high on the priority!
edit: Supposed to hold a Dragonfly Seminar for Complete Beginners on Saturday. Probably focus on questions such as "what is a dragonfly", "how do they live and exist" and "how should I start dragonfly watching". Should be interesting.
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