Tjeldstø 31 December - day 3

Barely out of the house so only added a few more species. A Brambling bjørkefink in the garden, a Common Snipe enkeltbekkasin in the fields...

Øygarden 30 December 2007 - Day 2

Parrot Crossbill furu korsnebb Some of the approximately 10 White-tailed Eagles havørn seen today Day two of the "big list" and a...

Skogsøy 29 December 2007

First day in the annual "New Years Listing" competition. Near gale force winds and lashing rain meant there were predictably few s...

Late December 2007....

Female Goldeneye kvinand , Solberg Record shot of a Red-necked Grebe gråstrupedykker at Solberg Little or no time out and about of late but...

Tjeldstø 25 December 2007

Oiled Herring Gull gråmåke on Husvatnet, Tjeldstø More oiled gulls still turning up, trying to wash themselves in fresh water. Otherwise a...

Skjold 23 December 2007

Long-tailed Tit stjertmeis Willow Tit granmeis All pictures shot at ISO 800. Just running last minute Christmas errands. However, couldn...

Tjeldstø 21 December 2007

Blackbird svarttrost Brambling bjørkefink Not out and about today. A couple of oiled gulls, no doubt from the Statjord spill flew past the ...

Øygarden 20 December 2007

Red-throated Diver smålom Gave looking for oiled birds a break today - with good results. At Solberg best bird was an adult Peregrine vand...

Skogsøy 19 December 2007

Eider ærfugl panic - click for larger image Cormorant storskarv Eiders ærfugl in flight - ladies first! Once again out looking for oiled...

Tjeldstø 18 December 2007

Whooper Swans sangsvane on Rotevatnet, Tjeldstø Greylags grågås at Breivik Female Scaup bergand , Rotevatnet Only out for the briefest ...

Skogsøy 17 December 2007

Oiled Herring Gull gråmåke Eiders Ærfugl Shag toppskarv Once again oiled seabirds obvious - 5% of passing gulls were oiled. Luckily it s...

Skogsøy 16 December - oiled again!

Oiled Great Black-backed Gull svartbak Oiled Herring Gull gråmåke Heavily oiled Gannet havsule Spent an hour seawatching at Skogsøy and...

Øygarden 14 December 2007 - Black Redstart

Black Redstart svartrødstjert at Sture Temperatures above freezing, little wind and very little light. Star bird was a Black Redstart s...

Øygarden 13 December 2007

Red-breasted Merganser siland with snake pipefish havnål Great to be back in "costa del Øygarden". Spent a couple of hours chec...

Tjeldstø 13 November 2007

Clear and cold today. Not bad at all for mid-November with a number of latish migrants seen including four Skylark sanglerke , a Song Thrush...

Hellesøy 25 October 2007 - Grey-headed Woodpecker

Grey-headed Woodpecker gråspett investigating boat shed, Hellesøy Entanglement in fishing gear claims more victims than oil spills...... ...

Tjeldstø 24 October - a good day

One of the many Starling stær at Tjeldstø today Goldcrest fuglekonge Plenty about today with highlights being a Lapland Bunting lappspur...

Øygarden 20 October 2007

Chiff-chaff gransanger at Tjeldstø Probable Parrot Crossbill furukorsnebb , Sæle Common Redpoll gråsisik , Hjelme White-tailed Eagle ha...

Øygarden 09 October 2007

Very pale Lesser Whitethroat møller - possibly of the eastern (Asian) form minula Jay nøtteskrike at Hjelme - only lone individuals now ...