Skogsøy 30 April 2006

Barnacle Geese hvitkingås coming out of the sun... Wind in the east and gradually increasing today. Few divers passing with "only...

Skogsøy 29 April 2006 - WOW!!!

A superb day on all counts, perfect weather and plenty of birds. Not only that but the local bird club from Bergen had a trip out to Skogsøy...

Skogsøy 28 April 2006

Female Linnet tornirisk at Herdlevær One of the many Fieldfare gråtrost at Herdlevær today. Strong northerly winds put the brakes on mig...

Skogsøy 27 April 2006

The dog doesn't get too excited about White-bills.... Siskin grønnsisik in the garden A superb day on all counts, with lovely weather...

Øygarden 26 April 2006

Bar-tailed Godwit lappspove Eurasian Jackdaw kaie Eurasian Oystercatcher tjeld More strong winds and even more rain meant that Skogsøy wa...

Skogsøy 25 April 2006

Strong southerly winds and rain meant that today was never going to be good for migration. However, good numbers (for the time of year) of N...

Tjeldstø 24 April 2006

Not a lot happening at Skogsøy today, or anywhere else for that matter it seems. A pair of Common Redshank rødstilk at Tjeldstø were the fi...

Skogsøy 23 April 2006

Just a short (and late!) seawatch today. Decent numbers of Common Scoter svartand on the move and three Shelduck gravand heading north.

Skogsøy 21 April 2006

Rock Pipit skjærepiplerke Cormorant storskarv An excellent seawatch in superb weather. The first day that Red-throated Diver smålom numbe...

Skogsøy 20 April 2006

Rock Pipit skjærepiplerke Great Northern Diver islom FANTASTIC weather today!! Glorious sunshine and actually WARM for the first time this...

Skogsøy 19 April 2006

Oystercatcher tjeld The first birds to pass today were the first two Barnacle Geese hvitkingås of the year. Generally a quiet start to the...

Skogsøy 18 April 2006

The quietest day yet migration wise, although several Northern Fulmar havhest and a Great Skua storjo were seen. A passing gull dropped th...

Øygarden 17 April 2006

Generally quiet day with best bird being a Great Skua storjo heading north. New for Skogsøy this year was a flock of 10 Linnet tornirisk a...

Skogsøy 16 April 2006

A miserable start to the day with a few hours of rain and strong south westerlies. However, it cleared up nicely and plenty of birds were to...

Skogsøy 15 April 2006

Despite having to cut the seawatch short today there was still more to be seen than yesterday including the birds of the day: a pair of Nort...

Skogsøy 14 April 2006

Meadow Pipit heipiplerke Rock Pipit skjærepiplerke Picture taken using binoculars as telephoto lens A "normal" days migration wi...

Skogsøy 13 April 2006

Dismal weather today, strong south westerlies with rain - a worst case scenario at Skogsøy. However, all was not lost as an adult Glaucous G...

Skogsøy 12 April 2006

Great Northern Diver islom New species for the spring at Skogsøy were the year's first Great Skua storjo and a Golden Plover heilo bo...

Skogsøy 10 April 2006

Collared Dove tyrkedue Meadow Pipit heipiplerke A quiet day migration wise, though a winter plumaged Great Northern Diver islom headed sou...

Øygarden 09 April 2006

An eventful day for two reasons: the first White-billed Divers gulnebblom of the season were seen - a winter plumaged bird heading south an...

Skogsøy 08 April 2006 - Spring ?!

Spring migration? The day started with rain, sleet and snow; in other words not very promising and not very springlike - despite singing Re...

Skogsøy 06 April 2006

South westerly and overcast with showers - however, over 4000 Common (Mew) Gulls fiskemåke heading north - with over 2000 per hour during t...

Skogsøy 05 April 2006

Rock pipit skjærepiplerke Rock Pipit skjærepiplerke Fantastic weather and a correspondingly good migration. Highlights were a Glaucous Gul...

Skogsøy 04 April 2006

Red-throated Diver smålom on the sea off Skogsøy Quietest day thus far birdwise - weatherwise it was another story with northerly winds we...

Skogsøy 03 April 2006

A quiet day migration wise - probably due to the fog early on. Whilst waiting for the fog to clear I had small flocks of Chaffinches bokfink...

Skogsøy 02 April 2006

A good days migration with over 2700 birds logged, mostly Common Gull fiskemåke and Eurasian Oystercatcher tjeld . Best bird was a lone Sa...

Øygarden 01 April 2006

Migrating Cormorants storskarv Technically, in a Norwegian context, bird of the day was a Carrion Crow svartkråke heading north up the coa...