Skogsøy 31 May 2006

The final day! Strong north westerly winds continue; not surprisingly a similar range of species to yesterday but 255 Northern Fulmar havhes...

Skogsøy 30 May 2006 Out with a bang!

The penultimate day of the 2 1/2 month seawatching project went extremely well! Almost identical weather conditions to yesterday, but a LOT ...

Skogsøy 29 May 2006

With the wind from the north I was fairly optimistic on the way out to the lookout. First bird was a close range Peregrine vandrefalk flying...

Skogsøy 28 May 2006

Another very good day, despite conditions appearing far from ideal. Typically for late May the numbers were low but the quality good. Britis...

Skogsøy 27 May 2006 Brents

Wind from the south so it wasn't a big surprise that the first migrating Brent Geese ringgås were seen today. Just a few small flocks b...

Skogsøy 26 May 2006 Geese!

Barnacle Geese hvitkingås Photo: Alf Tore Mjøs Not unexpectedly a fresh northerly breeze brought a small number of skuas of all four speci...

Skogsøy 25 May 2006

Generally quiet but a couple of Long-tailed Skua fjelljo kept interest levels up. Later on a few hundred Barnacle Geese hvitkinsgås came t...

Skogsøy 24 May 2006

With a fresh south easterly wind blowing I was far from optmistic. However, within minutes of starting a Long-tailed Skua fjelljo headed no...

Skogsøy 23 May 2006 Skuas

Dark phase Pomarine Skua polarjo - note NO telephoto lens, just a normal camera! Finally the wind went into the north! Within 10 minutes o...

Tjeldstø 21 May 2006

Pinkfoot kortnebbgås at Tjeldstø A rare look at Tjeldstø. Couldn't make it to Skogsøy today but a brief look at the reserve from the c...

Skogsøy 20 May 2006

Orcas passing Skogsøy today An excellent day, although numbers were low the quality was good. Best bird was the first Long-tailed Skua fjel...

Øygarden 19 May 2006

A very wet day with more or less incessant rain. Skogsøy was therefore predictably quiet, although a 2cy White-billed Diver gulnebblom head...

Skogsøy 18 May 2006

The day started quite well with a flock of 45 Barnacle Geese hvitkingås heading north as I walked out to the lookout. These were followed b...

Skogsøy 17 May 2006 - National Day

On Norway's national day there were predictably few birders at Skogsøy. Just me. Traditionally this day is a good one for Pomarine Skua ...

Skogsøy 16 May 2006

Perhaps the quietest day thus far with no "good" birds. Just over 80 migrating Red-throated Diver smålom . Only one skua today - a...

Skogsøy 15 May 2006

Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke Another relatively quiet day both for weather and birds. Best birds were a total of three Black-throated Diver sto...

Skogsøy 14 May 2006

A couple of squalls went through early on.... A quiet start to the day but it turned out reasonably later on. Once again Pomarine Skuas pol...

Øygarden 13 May 2006

limosa Black-tailed Godwit svarthalespov e at Tjeldstø A superb day at Skogsøy, with a total of 10 Pomarine Skua polarjo , some of these ...

Øygarden 12 May 2006

Two Pomarine Skua polarjo were just about the very first birds to pass shortly before 0600. Unfortunately there wasn't much else other ...

Øygarden 11 May 2006

Weather much calmer than forecast with very little wind and overcast. Virtually no migration other than the divers, with all four species se...

Skogsøy 10 May 2006 - Nightmare

Yet another calm and sunny day, at least to start with. A steady passage of Red-throated Diver smålom , Long-tailed Duck havelle , Whimrel s...

Skogsøy 09 May 2006 - Blistering

Raven ravn panting in the heat The smell of sun block is not what birders from the Bergen area associate with Skogsøy but it was a necessit...

Skogsøy 08 May 2006 - HOT!!

Otter oter at Skogsøy today A red hot seawatch in all ways - baking heat, little wind and some majorly good birding. It all started out qu...

Øygarden 07 May 2006 - More Arrivals

Skogsøy was generally quiet with few birds passing, however, these included two White-billed Divers gulnebblom , a flock of five Northern P...

Tjeldstø 06 May 2006 - New for Øygarden!

Little Ringed Plover dverglo at Tjeldstø A brief look at Husvatnet at Tjeldstø produced the unexpected today in the form of a Little Ringed...

Skogsøy 06 May 2006

Commonly used in Finland - a binocular support can stop cramping arms..... Deer seen by the roadside around dawn (0500) Wind continues fro...

Skogsøy 05 May 2006

Northern Wheatear steinskvett , a common bird at Skogsøy Common Sandpiper strandsnipe , the first at Skogsøy in 2006 The day started well b...

Skogsøy 04 May 2006

Summer plumaged Grey Plover tundralo , Husvatnet, Tjeldstø Common (Mew) Gull, fiskemåke , Tjeldstø Calm and very warm at Skogsøy. A fairly...

Skogsøy 03 May 2006 - Manx

Took a late and lazy start to the day to give the family a break. Little moving over the sea other than a few small flocks of Barnacle Geese...

Øygarden 02 May 2006

Eurasian Teal krikkand resting on the sea at Skogsøy Common Greenshank gluttesnipe at Tjeldstø No White-billed Diver today, and not many ...

Skogsøy 01 May 2006

Fairly uneventful migration wise - although the day started promisingly with a few small flocks of Barnacle Geese hvitkingås and a single W...