Oslofjorden, Birds | He rarely found a bird in the nursery:

Erik Holm was on his way home when he saw what looked like a slightly different seagull cub in a kindergarten at Carl Berner in Oslo. He was stunned to find seagull cubs so late in the year, and went over to check it out.

– Actually, I should let the seagulls be, but it was a bit of a strange time of year, Holm tells Nettavisen.

Check out the video of the spectacular “launch” on top of the box!

In danger of extinction

The bird was calm and did not seem scared, and on closer inspection it turned out to be something else entirely.

– Then I saw that it looked more like a penguin, Holm laughs and adds.

– I recognize most of the bird species we have in Oslo and I realized that it was something else, says Holm.

He decided to call Bird Aid, and it turned out that the bird Holm had met was a guillemot.

The murre is a species of bird in danger of extinction, similar to the penguin. It shouldn’t be here, but now it has turned up in great numbers in the Oslo area.

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Traveling through the Akerselva

The man Holm spoke to in Fuglehjelpen is said to have seemed uneasy about the large number of birds that have now arrived in Oslo, and asked Holm to help her get back into the water.

– So I really took off my sweater and caught the poor little bird. It is very clumsy, so there were no major problems. He tried to bite down a bit, but was barely felt, Holm says.

The little bird was then taken to Sørenga.

See when the guillemot is released into the sea in the video above.

It is important that people help

When Holm and the guillemot arrived in Greenland, there was some life in the little krabat, but despite some odd looks, the trip up the Akerselva was fine otherwise, says Holm.

– When we got to Greenland, there were a lot of seagulls and pigeons there. So this Lomvien turned into a fucking tour and should definitely start jumping and screaming, he says.

However, they went ahead, and in Sørenga, the rare bird was allowed to swim on its own.

Holm wants to emphasize that it is important that people who see these birds help them.

– The poor guillemots die if they don’t get help. That is why it is important that people ask for help or take them to the Oslo Fjord!

– DO NOT BAKE

Holm has also posted a post about meeting the bird on Facebook.

“They have never seen people, houses or roads before, so they are very confused and die if they don’t get help. Therefore, it is important that you help / drive them to the Oslo fjord so that they can find their way home again. If they are heavily contaminated, it is recommended to give them fresh, fatty fish (absolutely NOT bread, etc.) before releasing them. “

Holm is not the only one who has found guillemots. In recent days, several residents of the interior of the Oslo Fjord have seen these types of birds. These are rare seabirds that are brought to Oslo by the wind.

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– Strong as

The Oslo Urban Environment Agency has also posted information about the birds on its Facebook pages.

– In recent days, dead guillemots and algae have been found in Frognerkilen and elsewhere in Oslo. These rare seabirds have been carried by the wind from the Skagerrak and the Norwegian Sea.

– In recent weeks there has been a strong south wind, and in such conditions the Oslo Fjord looks like a funnel for these seabirds. Most have flown out of the fjord again. Some have landed within the city, while others have landed in Maridalsvannet and other lakes.

As Holm also says, the Urban Environment Agency points out that these birds are defenseless on land, they have to go to the sea to find food and be able to take off.

Here are the tips if you find a guillemot or alke:

* If you find a lost bird on the ground, transport it to the sea, preferably in a cardboard box.

* If necessary, report to the Falck Animal Ambulance at tel. 02222 so they can transport the bird to the sea (Falck works on behalf of the Urban Environment Agency).

* Don’t feed auks bread, they only eat fish and shellfish.

* Inform the Urban Environment Agency if you find more dead auks. They can be delivered directly to the Tøyen Museum of Natural History.

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– Very haggard

Dead birds that are delivered or collected are examined, writes the Urban Environment Agency.

– The Urban Environment Agency has collected dead auks. The birds have been examined, among other things, to obtain information on age and cause of death. They are then turned over to the Natural History Museum for further research on, among other things, stomach contents and parasites.

Common to all birds that have been studied so far, it has one thing in common.

– All the birds that were collected are young birds that were born this year and all were severely emaciated. It is normal for many birds to die in the first year of life, but the fact that all the birds that have been found are emaciated and that so many have been found dead indicates that the birds have had trouble finding enough food, both from where They came from here in the background. in the fjord.

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