Øygarden 21 January 2009

Glaucous gull polarmåke Some common birds were also seen today including 20 Herons gråhegre at Dåvøy Greenland Whitefront tundragås (le...

Tjeldstø 13 January 2009

2cy Iceland Gull grønlandsmåke Gull flock at Husvatnet. Iceland Gull grønlandsmåke in the centre Yet again no time out and about. Howeve...

Solberg 12 January 2009

Confined to the house again but managed to get out for half an hour in rapidly fading light. Best bird was a roadside Peregrine vandrefalk ...

Tjeldstø 11 January 2009

Foul weather should really have dictated a trip to Skogsøy but time did not allow for this today. At Tjeldstø an amazing sight was what must...

Skogsøy 07 January 2009

Whooper swans sangsvane feeding in the sea at Skogsøy A more typical day than the previous visit but still very little movement over the s...

Øygarden 06 January 2009

Greenland Whitefront tundragås with Greylags grågås First winter Greenland Whitefront tundragås First winter Greenland Whitefront tundrag...

Ormhilleren 03 January 2009

The idea today was to take a break from the all day birding regime of the last few days. However, some household errands meant a trip to Orm...

Øygarden 02 January 2009 - Bird Race Day 3

Curlew storspove The last day of the bird race saw us out in a boat exploring the northern edges of Øygarden. New species were thin on the ...

Øygarden 01 January 2009 - New Year's Bird Race day 2

I started the day at Solberg where the first bird of 2009 was a Woodcock rugde . A few White-tailed Eagles havørn , several Fieldfare gråtro...

Øygarden 31 December 2008 - New Years Bird race day 1

The day started very slowly indeed at Skogsøy, a Woodcock rugde on the way out, a lone Kittiwake krykkje heading north and a Curlew storsp...