In May and June 2023, a registration was conducted to monitor the birds residing on university grounds during the early summer. Singing males defending their territories were recorded, reflecting the number of breeding pairs in the area. Notably, several red-listed species were among the observations.?
See which birds have been observed on campus Blindern
- Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
- Common gull, Larus canus (red-listed)
- Common swift, Apus apus (red-listed)
- Common wood-pigeon, Columba palumbus
- Crow, Corvus cornix
- Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
- Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula
- Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
- Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea
- Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus (red-listed)
- Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
- Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
- European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
- European greenfinch, Chloris chloris (red-listed)
- European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
- European robin, Erithacus rubecula
- European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (red-listed)
- Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
- Great tit, Parus major
- Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Herring gull, Larus argentatus (red-listed)
- House sparrow, Passer domesticus (red-listed)
- Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- Redwing, Turdus iliacus
- Rock pigeon, Columba livia
- Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
- Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
- White wagtail, Motacilla alba
- Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
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To encourage more birds to settle in our area, numerous birdhouses with varying hole size