Both Parachutes
Have spent the past few weeks enjoying various influxes of prime species. SE winds brought a huge influx of Red-Footed Falcons to the Nordics, with some 1,825 juveniles alone (not counting other age groups 😯) having been found. I cashed in several times, first at Laajalahti, where I saw several in a morning, and even found one, before realizing the enormity of the influx, I raced home for a quick one hour watch from my garden, which successfully produced another juvenile! Brilliant result. Other goodies included Great White Egret and Honey Buzzards. Great White Egrets I've twitched one or two since, including this bird at nearby Espoonkartano. Red-Footed Falcon I also managed to catch a bit of Pallid Harrier movement, with 2 juvs down in Inkoo giving an excellent performance. Pallid Harrier - Juveniles A quick weekend trip up to Hämeenkyrö let me visit Tarastenjarvi dump again. No Caspian gulls unfortunately (my first blank year in quite some time) but lots of R...