Øygarden 31 October 2008

Treecreeper trekryper Lots of Blackcap munk about A quick check of a few localities produced some more late autumn birds. At Solberg a fl...

Tjeldstø 30 October 2008 - Back at last!

Lapland Bunting lappspurv Jackdaw kaie Chiff chaff gransanger Skylark sanglerke Just took a stroll around the reserve and had plenty of l...

16-29 October 2008 - While I was away....

Waxwing sidensvans Not surprisingly I missed out on plenty of stuff whilst at work.....huge numbers of thrushes on the move, some Waxwing s...

Øygarden 15 October 2008

Blackcap munk at Herdlevær Great Spotted Woodpecker flaggspett The best bird of the day was seen before I even left the house - the firs...

Øygarden 14 October 2008

Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper at Hjelme By recent standards an average day, but in reality plenty to see. Technically the best bird was...

Skogsøy 12 October 2008

A couple of hours spent at Skogsøy were far from easy with strong onshore winds, heavy squalls and sea spray to contend with. Not a lot on t...

Hernar 11 October 2008

Great Grey Shrike varsler - as flighty as ever and impossible to get close to Plenty of Twite bergirisk still about Migranting Blue tit...

Tjeldstø 10 October 2008

Strong southerlies and rain today but nevertheless some birds of interest including the first Black Grouse orrfugl I have seen at Tjeldstø. ...

Hernar 09 October 2008 - A Great day out!

A picture worth crawling in the mud for - Jack Snipe kvartbekkasin Garden Warbler hagesanger Great Grey Shrike varsler Goldcrest fugleko...

Breivik 07 October 2008

Golden Plover heilo Loads of Great Spotted Woodpecker flaggspett about in Øygarden this autumn. Barely out and about today, just the brief...

Skogsøy 06 October 2008

Snow Bunting snøspurv Snow Bunting snøspurv Northern Gannet havsule Common Crossbill grankorsnebb Very little passage during a late and ...

Øygarden 02 October 2008

Above and below Northern Wheatear steinskvett at Breivik Whooper Swan sangsvane at Kollsnes Yet another excellent days birding in superb ...

Øygarden 01 October 2008

Robin rødstrupe Golden Plover heilo Red Admiral Just did a short stroll at Tjeldstø today. Plenty of birds but nothing very special - a G...