Norway: Practical information

BirdID field study in Finnmark, Norway

The trip starts at Kirkenes Airport at 11.30 on the 16th of June 2020. We will drive directly to the Pasvik Valley, and stay there for two nights. Then we drive to the Varanger Peninsula and spend the rest of the trip around there.

End date: 22th of june 2020.

Costs:

The study is free of charge. However, you have to pay €380 in advance for car rental, fuel, accommodation and the boat trip to Hornoya for the 2020 trip.

You have to order and pay for your travel to Kirkenes and back home yourself.

You have to buy your own food (bread and spreads), water, juice and other liquids to be comfortable during the long birdwatching days. It is possible to buy dinner at restaurants every evening, and that will be approx 30 Euros every day. We will stay at places where it is possible to make our own dinner, and this option will be less expensive. It should be possible to spend less than 15 - 20 Euros on food each day this way.

Contact:

After we have received your application with the necessary information, you will be contacted by us. You will receive a bill from us for the costs mentioned above. After you have paid, you will become a participant on the gathering in your chosen year.

All the contact with you will thereafter be by e-mail. Your contact person is

Tom Roger Østerås

tom.roger@nofnt.no

General information

Climate: Can probably vary between 5-25 ^oC. Rain and wind can make it rather cold, but mostly the weather will be reasonable. Take clothes for all possibilities. Bags are easier to manage in the vehicles than suitcases.
A sleeping bag is not necessary.
Time: GMT + 1 hours.
Currency: 10 NOK = 1 Euro (approximately). Most credit cards are accepted.
Electricity: 220V only.
Driving: Main roads are very good, but others are of varying standard. Driving on the right side.
We are far north and it will be daylight all night.
Most people can speak English
Criminality: Not much, but valuables should be removed from the vehicles or hidden if we move far from the vehicle

What to bring with you

Telescope
Binoculars
Camera(not a photo expedition, but you will have good photo opportunities)
Bird book
Note book
Passport
Driving licence
Clothes (see General information)
Toiletries, including sun protection and mosquito repellent.
Insurance for travel and health (you are not insured by Nord University)