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"Varanger is the world´s most easily accessible Arctic birding destination. In Varanger, Arctic Norway,  you can experience the nort...

Hawk Owl about to strike In the Pasvik taiga forest the arctic bird festival Gullfest turned into an Owlfest! The Pasvik section of G...

King Eiders in Vardø harbour during Gullfest, March 2016 Gullfest 2016 was another successfull arctic birding festival. This year we cel...

The fifth arctic birding festival in Varanger is on! 17-22nd of March 2016 we celebrate the amazing bird life of the worlds coolest arctic b...

Incoming Steller´s Eiders in Kiberg harbour. Photographed from water level, dressed in a drysuit, swimming in the harbour. The Steller´...

The arctic summer in Varanger: The midnight sun seems to energize all living creatures and spectacular birding can be enjoyed 24/7. Dis...

Aurora-watching from the new Hasselnes bird hide and wind shelter. To left in the distance is Hornøya bird cliff.    Hornøya b...

Ivory Gull. The name itself rings of exclusiveness. This is the great white of the Arctic. A dream bird rarely seen unless you travel...

Varangers iconic Steller´s Eider - field study by bird artist Lars Jonsson, Varanger March 2015 Lars Jonsson - field studies of Ste...

Gyrfalcon by Lars Jonsson ©, Gullfest 2015 artist, talking at Unni´s Kafé in Vardø on Friday at 19.00hrs. Surely the birding talk of the ...

GULLFEST 2015 in Vardø, March 13-15   (click on poster for slide show view) The annual arctic bird festival, Gullfest, is comin...

Arctic chillout Purple Sandpipers are some of the toughest birds on the planet. Too often these birds go by unnoticed, and they are ...

Svalbard is one of the northernmost civilized places in the world. It is famous for Polar Bears and amazing arctic wildlife. I recently ...

Mega in Varanger: Gullfest 2014 strikes gold!  The worlds northernmost bird festival, Gullfest have just ended. From the 19-24th of M...

  The northernmost bird festival in the world is back again. We are very excited to launch the third Gullfest in Varanger. We are celebrati...

Exciting days at the Biotope office: For the first time ever in Europe an eider of the North American / Pacific subspecies Somateria mol...

   Here we go again - The arctic sea ducks are back in Varanger, and Ørjan Hansens floating King Eider photo hide in Båtsfjord is already i...

The following article outlines the Varanger winter birding experience.  During the past few years I have received many emails from birde...

Since 2009 we have had the privilege of experiencing Varanger through the seasons. We have now made 3 info-flyers giving you the basic info...

In January and February 2013 me and Martin Garner went on a tour around UK, giving talks at 10 bird clubs in 14 days. What a road trip!...