Hernar 30 September 2008 - Yellow-browed at last

Lapland Longspur lappspurv (click for larger picture) Above and below record shots of Yellow-browed Warbler gulbrynsanger Arctic Tern r...

Skogsøy 27 September 2008

Finally some seawatching - albeit a rather late and lazy day. I did a few hours from 10:00 which were quite productive and it was a case of ...

Øygarden 25 September 2008

An easy morning looking around Herdlevær, Sæle and the briefest of looks at Tjeldstø. Grey Wagtails vintererle at both Herdlevær and Sæle we...

Øygarden 24 September 2008 - more uncertainty

Great Grey Shrike varsler (massively cropped image) Interesting wagtail - probably eastern form of Yellow Wagtail gulerle Chiff-chaff g...

Hernar 23 September 2008 - catch that boat!

Pied Wagtail svartryggerle Yellow Wagtail gulerle Great-spotted Woodpecker flaggspett Twite bergirisk Fieldfare gråtrost One would hav...

Tjeldstø 22 September 2008 - Two-barred Crossbill

Male Two-barred Crossbill båndkorsnebb Willow Warbler løvsanger It seems the Two-barred Crossbills båndkorsnebb still haven't quit...

Øygarden 17 September 2008

Female Two-barred Crossbill båndkorsnebb A juvenile Two-barred Crossbill båndkorsnebb (probably) Plenty of Goldcrest fuglekonge abou...

Tjeldstø 16 September - new species for Tjeldstø

Ruff brushane Pied Flycatcher svarthvit fluesnapper An eventful day for Tjeldstø despite no real rarities. A Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesn...

Lyngøy & Hernar 13 September 2008

Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper Curlew storspove Whinchat buskskvett Lyngøy Exploring these two islands properly for the first time ga...

Tjeldstø 12 September 2008 - Osprey

Record shot of Osprey fiskeørn Common Crossbill grankorsnebb Golden Plover heilo and a Dunlin myrsnipe Hooded Crow kråke chasing Kestr...

Øygarden 11 September 2008

Kestrel tårnfalk White Wagtail linerle Common Sandpiper strandsnipe The warm weather continues. South easterly winds produced less migran...

Skogsøy 10 September

A light SE with drizzle was not the best of conditions for seawatching but there was still some migration in progress. A couple of hours her...

Øygarden 09 September 2008

Guillemot lomvi on Hjeltefjord (click for larger image) Peregrine vandrefalk Tug of war between two Great Black-backed gulls svartbak (...

Tjeldstø 07 September 2008 - Little Gull

1cy Little Gull dvergmåke 1cy Little Gull dvergmåke Arctic Tern rødnebbterne Lesser Whitethroat møller Star bird today was a first y...

Tjeldstø 04 September 2008

Spotted Redshank sotsnipe with Ruff brushane Spotted Redshank sotsnipe Black-tailed Godwit svarthalespove with Ruff brushane Plenty to ...