We start and end the trip in Kirkenes, and the teaching is in English. Vi first drive south through the 100 km long Pasvik valley, where the Norwegian, finnish and Russian borders meat. Pasvik has vast areas of marshland and virgin forests, and we look for various species here before we return north towards Varangerbotn, spectacular Ekkerøy and Hornøya. We will se lots of seabirds and mountain species, and we will visit many localities on the way. Experienced guides and teachers are joining us to give you the bests knowledge about the birds we find in this area. We search for species like Pine grosbeak, spotted redshank, lapland longspur, arctic warbler, shorelark, king eider, phalaropes, and many others. Are we also lucky enough to spot the rare snowy owl?