Tjeldstø 30 August 2008

Nothing to report other than a Spotted Redshank sotsnipe beside Husvatnet

Skogsøy 31 August 2008 - wader migration

Mixed flock of Dunlin myrsnipe and Sanderling sandløper Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper at Herdlevær Pied Flycatcher svarthvitfluesna...

Øygarden 29 August 2008

Ruff brushane at Kollsnes Illustrating the variation in Ruff brushane plumage Black Guillemot teist at Herdlevær Black Guillemt teist...

Skogsøy 26 August 2008

Peregrine vandrefalk Cormorants storskarv Part of a flock of Starling stær at Herdlevær Leucistic Starling (cropped from image above) De...

Øygarden 24 August 2008

Young Hedge Accentor jernspurv Otter with fish Southbound Oystercatcher tjeld A walk at "Hjelme West" left me wishing I had ta...

Øygarden 23 August 2008 - Alarm clock blunder

Goldcrest fuglekonge The flare at Kollsnes....any effect on nocturnal migrants? New tripod head.....Manfrotto 501HDV Northbound Shags to...

Tjeldstø 21 August 2008

STILL not getting out! However, not quite birdless as a Spotted Redshank sotsnipe flew over the garden in the evening.

Øygarden 19 August 2008

The boat to Hernar Approaching Hernar Some promising areas on Hernar.... Half an hour in the early morning beside Husvatnet, Tjeldstø p...

Tjeldstø 18 August 2008

Not getting out and about much at all. However, a few minutes out of the house today produced a flock of four Two-barred Crossbill båndkors...

A flock of Ruff brusfugl dropping into the reserve A juvenile Blackbird svarttrost rests after feasting on berries....from my garden. A...

Tjeldstø 12 August 2008 - Tall ships

Only the briefest of walks today resulted in a Merlin dvergfalk hunting over the reserve. Bird of the day was a Wood Sandpiper grønnstilk ...

Skogsøy 05 August 2008

Collared Dove tyrkedue , Skogsøy Seawatching was a total disaster, a deluge stopped any passage there might have been from 06:00 onwards. A...

Tjeldstø 04 August 2008 - not birding

Raven ravn Muscovy duck at Toft Green sandpiper skogsnipe Didn't really get out but managed a hour on the terrace in the evening. A g...

Tjeldstø 03 August 2008 - the last Cuckoo?

Typically for the time of year the reserve held a Green sandpiper skogsnipe and a couple of Greenshank gluttsnipe . A Cuckoo gjøk was poss...

Tjeldstø 02 August 2008 - yet more Two-barred Crossbill

Crested Tit toppmeis Greenshank gluttsnipe Lesser Redpoll brunsisik Lesser Redpoll brunsisik The Two-barred Crossbill bånkorsnebb infl...

Toftøy 01 August 2008

Sinensis Cormorant mellomskarv sinensis Cormorant mellomskarv Goldeneye kvinand Visiting the woods / lake / reedbeds at Toftøy was w...