2020 Review
What a strange year. Not a bad year, I have to say, the whole Corona thing and being at home the whole year has, from my point of view been pretty incredible (though I'm privileged to be able to say that), but it's been strange nonetheless. The year started out with some excellent birds around Helsinki such as Hawk Owl, Three-Toed Woodpecker and White-Billed Diver. See more here . Hawk Owl White-Billed Diver This was followed up in February with a Finnish tick Red Kite not far from our home here . March saw the arrival of Spring and a sneaky twitch east for a pair of Azure Tits here . With bonus White-Backed and Lesser-Spotted Woodpeckers on the trip too. Azure Tit - an ice cold dream. This was then followed with another visit to our garden by a beautiful Lynx here . Lynx - absolutely stunning. As the virus hit, the world changed. Plans for a big family meet up in Cyprus were cancelled (luckily everyone fully refunded) and we retreated to the work from home status quo we h...