Bird watching

Due to the lack of a Scooter, i could put more effort in Birdwatching.

It is an amazing feeling to see more and more birds coming back from the south to fill the Arctic landscape with life.

Barnacle goose - hvikinngaas - Weißwangengans

King Eider - Praktaerfugl - Prachteiderente

 

Common Eider - Aerfugl - Eiderente

Snow bunting - Snoespurv - Schneeammer

Purple Sandpiper - Fjaereplytt - Meerstrandläufer

Northern Fulmar - Havhest - Eissturmvogel

Glaucous gull - Polarmaake - Eismöwe

Black-legged Kittiwake - Krykkje - Dreizehenmöwe

Barnacle goose - Hvitkinngaas - Weißwangengans

Pink-footed goose - Kortnebgaas - Kurzschnabelgans

Ivory Gull - Ismaake - Elfenbeinmöwe

Brünnich's Guillemont - Polarlomvi - Dickschnabellumme

Little Auk - Alkekonge - Krabbentaucher

Black Guillemont - Teist - Gryllteiste

Arctic Skua - Tyvio - Schmarotzerraubmöwe

Pomarine Skua - Polarjo - Spatelraubmöwe

Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan - Svalbardrype - Alpenschneehuhn

Atlantic Puffin - Lunde - Papageitaucher

red phalarope - thorshühnchen

Brant goose - Ringelgans

 

 

Eurasian Oystercatcher - Austernfischer

Dunlin - Alpenstrandläufer

 

winter life without a scooter

the Scooter is broken, what now?

 

the life around Longyearbyen became more important and Finally I could improve my skiing skills a bit.

 

Or, i just borrow a Scooter. here for a last trip to Tempelfjorden, were we watched the famous Polar bear mother with two cubs and some seals.

 

Or we skied just over Adventalen and watched the returning birds from the south.

 

Also, Dogsledging became more interesting

 

And some Local events like watching the last sunset/sunrise from sarkofagen

Skiing on Trollsteinen and the glaciers, worked better and better.

And even on Plateauberget next to longyearbyen, adventures are possible

one more Scooter trip to barentsburg was possible with an Excursion for the Arctic Ecology course.

and one more trip to Grumant with awesome weather on the Mountains.