Øygarden 27 February 2009

Whoopers sangsvane at Solberg Colour ringed White-tailed Eagle havørn (the blue ring indicates it is norwegian) Apparent sinensis Cor...

Skogsøy 26 February 2009 - more spring!

Greenland Whitefront tundragås at Breivik Oiled Herring Gull gråmåke Oiled Gannet havsule (at least 1km away!) The first day with any m...

Øygarden 23 February 2009

A quick look at a few different places produced a few good sightings - a Peregrine vandrefalk and the Greenlanf Whitefront tundragås at Bre...

Øygarden 22 February 2009 - Spring!

The first true spring migrant was seen today - an Oystercatcher tjeld at Hjelme Vest. Another good bird at the same locality was a Two-barr...

Øygarden 20 February 2009

Frode Falkenburg counts seaduck Cormorants storskarv and Shags toppskarv Goshawk hønsehauk at Tjeldstø Heron gråhegre Canada Goose ...

Tjeldstø 19 February 2009

Whoopers sangsvane Greylags grågås Merganser siland Heron gråhegre A flock of five Greylags grågås out on the ice on Husvatnet may conc...

Hernar 18 February 2009

Spent the morning on Hernar. A decidely spring like feel to the island which was almost totally snow free compared to the snow covered ...

Øygarden 17 February 2009

White-tailed Eagle havørn at Alvheim White-tailed Eagle havørn at Alvheim Grey heron gråhegre Windy and snowing so not exactly ideal co...

Herdlevær 16 February 2009

Little Grebe dvergdykker with three Mergansers siland Just a drive-by really but quite productive - a Little Grebe dvergdykker fed with M...

Tjeldstø 15 February 2009

White-tailed Eagles havørn on Rotevatnet Little about during a brief trip out, just a male Teal krikkand , a couple of Woodcock rugde an...

Skogsøy 14 February 2009

Female Pochard taffeland - a local rarity Whoopers sangsvane on the shoreline White-tailed Eagles havørn Another day, another rarity - t...

Solberg 13 February 2009 - Anything but unlucky!

Male Hen Harrier myrhauk Male Hen Harrier myrhauk Male Hen Harrier myrhauk Fieldfare gråtrost Friday 13th turned out pretty well - a ...

Dåvøy 12 February 2009

Female Scaup bergand Male Goldeneyes kvinand Goldenye kvinand A drive-by at Dåvøy produced a female Scaup bergand on the sea with the us...

Tjeldstø 11 February 2009

Wren gjerdesmett - one of the many species that must be really struggling in the current cold spell. Much the same birds as yesterday - hi...

Herdlevær 10 February 2009

Woodcock rugde White-tailed Eagle havørn The wonderful weather continues. A male Kestrel tårnfalk hunting over one of the islands was the b...

Øygarden 08 February 2009

Greenland Whitefront tundragås (left) at Breivik First winter Glaucous Gull polarmåke Finally managed to get some birding in - a superb d...

Tjeldstø 07 February Tjeldstø

Not out at all - somewhat frustrating in the good weather. The only birds of note were a Teal krikkand , a Tree Sparrow pilfink and a Commo...

Tjeldstø 06 February 2009

Barely out and about but managed to see the first Skylark sanglerke of the year at Tjeldstø during the shortest of walks. A trip to the shop...