Svalbard 2023 |
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Walrus, Borebukta, Isfjorden |
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Target species one. Walrus / Hvalross (Odobenus rosmarus) |
Target species two seen from a distance. Ivory Gull / Ismåke (Pagophila eburnea) |
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Beluga Whale / Hvithval (Delphinapterus leucas) |
Minke Whale / Vågehval (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
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Borebreen, Isfjorden |
Svalbard glacier |
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Billefjorden |
Billefjorden |
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Arctic Skua (Europe) or Parasitic Jaeger (North America) / Tyvjo (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
Glaucous Gull / Polarmåke (Larus hyperboreus) |
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Northern Fulmar / Havhest (Fulmarus glacialis) |
Black-legged kittiwake / Krykkje (Rissa tridactyla) |
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Billefjorden |
Old shipwreck, Billefjorden |
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Pyramiden. A deserted Soviet/Russian settlement in Billefjorden |
Interesting. Somebody has written "world peace" ("мирy мир peace") in the mountain above Pyramiden. Below is the Soviet "hammer and sickle"! |
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Nordenskiöldbreen, Billefjorden |
Hybrid electric catamaran "MS Bard" boat cruise, Nordenskiöldbreen, Billefjorden |
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Arctic Tern / Rødnebbterne (Sterna paradisaea) |
Long-tailed Duck / Havelle (Clangula hyemalis) |
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Barnacle Goose / Hvitkinngås (Branta leucopsis) |
Leuctistic Barnacle Goose |
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Pink-footed Goose / Kortnebbgås (Anser brachyrhynchus). In Sweden called Spetsbergsgås! |
Svalbard Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). A subspecies endemic to the islands of Svalbard |
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Common Eider / Ærfugl (Somateria mollissima) |
King Eider / Praktærfugl (Somateria spectabilis) |
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Red-throated Diver (Britain and Ireland) or Red-throated Loon (North America) / Smålom (Gavia stellata) |
Black Guillemot / Teist (Cepphus grylle) |
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Little Auk or Dovekie / Alkekonge (Alle alle) |
The Little Auk is very common on Svalbard near Longyearbyen |
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Brünnich's Guillemot (Europe) or Thick-billed Murre (North America) / Polarlomvi (Uria lomvia) |
Brünnich's Guillemot |
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Brünnich's Guillemot breeding cliff in Billefjord |
Brünnich's Guillemot breeding cliff |
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Atlantic Puffin / Lundefugl (Fratercula arctica) |
Atlantic Puffin |
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Red-necked Phalarope / Svømmesnipe (Phalaropus lobatus) |
Red-necked Phalarope. Did not see the Red Phalarope, unfotunately |
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Dunlin / Myrsnipe (Calidris alpina) |
Common Ringed Plover / Sandlo (Charadrius hiaticula) |
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Purple Sandpiper / Fjæreplytt (Calidris maritima) |
Nice to see the Purple Sandpiper in summer plumage! |
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Adventdalen |
Adventdalen |
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Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan / Svalbardrype (Lagopus muta hyperborea) - female |
Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan - male |
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Snow Bunting / Snøspurv (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
Snow Bunting 1K |
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Pygmy Saxifrage / Polarsildre (Saxifraga hyperborea) |
Stiff Stem Saxifrage / Stivsildre (Micranthes hieraciifolia) |
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Svalbard Poppy / Svalbardvalmue (Papaver dahlianum) |
Marsh Saxifrage / Myrsildre (Saxifraga hirculus) |
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Draba oxycarpa / Bleikrublom |
Most likely Draba pauciflora / Tundrarublom. There are many Draba species on Svalbard. This one is not found on mainland Norway |
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Hairy Lousewort / Lodnemyrklegg (Pedicularis hirsuta) |
Woolly Lousewort or Arctic Hairy Lousewort / Ullmyrklegg (Pedicularis dasyantha). I hoped to find two plant species on Svalbard, the Woolly Lousewort and the Broadsepal Saxifrage / Trådsildre (Saxifraga platysepala) (the latter was not found) |
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Nodding Campion / Polarblindurt (Silene uralensis arctica) |
Artic White Campion / Polarjonsokblom (Silene involucrata furcata) |
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Longyearbyen |
Longyearbyen |
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Longyearbyen |
Main street Longyearbyen |
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Longyearbyen |
Longyearbyen |
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Ready for the winter! Snow machines in Longyearbyen |
Longyearbyen. Housing for the miners? |
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One of many dog kennels in Longyearbyen |
Polar bear warning outside Longyearbyen |
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Mining site near Longyearbyen. Gruve 7 is the last mine operated by Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani on Svalbard |
Adventdalen, view from Gruve 7 |
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Adventdalen, Gruve 6 |
Adventdalen, Gruve 6 |
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Mining ropeway, Longyearbyen |
Leftovers from Gruve 2 |
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My rental car under the midnight sun in Adventdalen |
Tourists with an armed guide. Must admit I took my chances exploring the surroundings of Longyearbyen. Polar bears are extremely rare near Longyearbyen during summer |
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