Tjeldstø 29 June 2006

Willow Warbler løvsanger No birding today but Common Whitethroat tornsanger , a family of Northern Wheatear steinskvett and most of the us...

Skogsøy 28 June 2006

Redwing rødvingtrost Lesser Redpoll brunsisik Northern Gannets havsule (no tele lens) Finally made it back out to Skogsøy if only for a ...

Tjeldstø 26 June 2006

Northern Lapwing vipe , this bird is ringed and breeding in the area. Fresh northerly wind but nice and sunny. Best bird was a Peregrine va...

Øygarden 25 June 2006

One of the many concerned Curlew storspove parents at Tjeldstø Young White Wagtail linerl e, Svellingen Pectoral Sandpiper alaskasnipe no...

Tjeldstø 24 June 2006

Pectoral Sandpiper alaskasnipe Young Northern Lapwing vipe Rather dull and wet again. An evening trip produced the Pectoral Sandpiper alask...

Tjeldstø 22 June 2006 Pectoral Sandpiper

Adult male Pectoral Sandpiper alaskasnipe With calm, overcast and humid conditions after the strong southerly winds experienced yesterday o...

Tjeldstø 21 June 2006

Apart from a short stroll in the evening which produced fantastic views of a Peregrine vandrefalk I was unable to find time to go birding. ...

Tjeldstø 20 June 2006

Greylag with young Grey Heron hegre Once again very little time outside. Lots of Greylag grågås young - growing at an amazingly fast rate....

Øygarden 19 June 2006

Barely out of the house except for a trip to the shops, however, Collared Dove tyrkedu e at both Tjeldstø and Rong

Tjeldstø 18 June 2006

Eurasian Curlew storspove , note the deformed left leg Eurasian Oystercatcher tjeld A quick stroll in the rain with the children. More you...

Hjelme 17 June 2006

Fieldfare gråtrost Blackbird svartrost Most of the usual but with White Wagtail linerl e, Redwing rødvingtrost and Fieldfare gråtrost all...

Herdlevær 16 June 2006

Just a quick stroll out to the west side of Øygarden. All the usual waders, Northern Wheatear steinskvett and so on. A flock of around 50 C...

Tjeldstø 15 June 2006 "Common" Crane

Common Redshank rødstilk Glorious sunny weather, light winds Showing my dad the reserve resulted in a new bird species for Tjeldstø - a Com...

Solberg 13 June 2006

Eider ærfugl with young Male linnet tornirisk Redwing rødvingtrost During half an hour at Solberg I saw the first Eider ærfugl ducklings...

Eagle Owl & baby Redshank

Eagle Owl hubro feather Newly hatched Common Redshank rødstilk Some of the class in the fourth year at Alvheim School had a rather bird re...

Tjeldstø 12 June 2006

Collared Dove tyrkedue Northern Oystercatcher tjeld Northern Wheatear steinskvett Plenty of activity without anything special, although t...

Tjeldstø 10 June 2006

Northern Wheatear steinskvett , Tjeldstø Just a short stroll through the reserve. Lesser Whitethroat møller (uncommon in Hordaland) singin...

Øygarden 09 June 2006

Barn Swallow låvsvale Common Whitethroat tornsanger Rather quiet, although a singing Lesser Whitethroat møller was reported from Tjeldstø ...

Solberg 08 June 2006

White-tailed Eagle havørn Meadow Pipit heipiplerke Just a quick stroll after dropping the children off at school. Two White-tailed Eagle h...

Tjeldstø 07 June 2006

Lesser Black-backed Gull (3 cy) sildemåke Eurasian Oystercatcher tjeld It was the middle of the day before I finally made it into the rese...

Tjeldstø 06 June 2006

Common Tern makrellterne - note the ring on the left leg One of the many Common Redshank rødstilk breeding at Tjeldstø A stroll out with...

Øygarden 04 June 2006

Took a trip out in the evening to a few localities. Plenty of roding Woodcock rugd e - this species is a lot more common as a breeding bird...

Solberg 03 June 2006

Common Tern makrellterne A quick look at the sea from Solberg revealled that there was obviously some passage out at sea with Northern Fulm...

Tjeldstø 02 June 2006

Common Sandpipier strandsnipe at Rotevatnet, Tjeldstø Just a quick stroll in the evening after a day of heavy rain. Plenty of birds to be ...

Tjeldstø 01 June 2006

Meadow Pipit heipiplerke Common Tern makrellterne Not birding, but pottering about locally with the children. A few species that I haven...