Hane lappsparv med sin omisskännliga teckning. I år var det gott om lappsparv, de var till och med så talrika att det ibland kändes som att de glesa videsnåren inte räckte till alla utan många hannar fick helt enkelt nöja sig med den högsta punkten på en ljungklädd ås för att markera sitt revir.
Male lapland longspur with its unmistakable breeding plumage. This year there were plenty of buntings in the mountainrange, they were even so numerous that sometimes it felt like there was not enough of sparse willows for them all. Many buntings simply had to settle for the highest point on a heather-clad ridge to mark their territory.