Skogsøy 28 September 2009

Barnacle Geese hvitkinngås heading north.... A short seawatch with strong onshore winds was again fairly quiet. Passage was limited to 21 ...

Øygarden 27 September 2009

A very wet Wheatear steinskvett Golden Plover heilo A few breif stops at various localities showed that there were things on the move desp...

Øygarden 26 September 2009

Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper THE bird of Hernar - Twite bergirisk Wheatear steinskvett Spent the day on Hernar where there was not a...

Øygarden 25 September 2009

Little time in the field the last couple of days with work getting in the way of things. Having not found any rarities for several days and ...

Skogsøy 23 September 2009

Gannet havsule Strong onshore winds meant optimism was once again cruelly dashed. Relatively quiet, though a few birds managed to save the ...

Øygarden 22 September 2009

Record shot of Rook kornkråke White Wagtail linerle Arctic Tern rødnebbterne at Solberg Very strong southerlies but little of the forec...

Skogsøy 21 September 2009

Strong winds and rain today but spent a little over an hour seawatching in the hope that something might pass. Not much other than six Red-t...

Tjeldstø 20 September 2009

Just pottering about really and, predictably, the best bird was seen from my living room - an Iceland Gull grønlandsmåke . This is probably ...

Øygarden 18 September - Turtle Dove

Turtle Dove turteldue at Breivik Chaffinch bokfink at Herdlevær Highlight today was a Turtle Dove turteldue at Breivik. It was quite shy...

Øygarden 17 September 2009

Relatively quiet although there were signs of the first irruptive migrants of the autumn with a Jay nøtteskrike (first this year in Øygaden...

Hernar 16 September 2009 - Rosefinch at last

Record shots of juvenile Common Rosefinch rosenfink Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper Hernar may not be Utsira or Fair Isle but its the cl...

Øygarden 14 September 2009

Rock pipit skjærpiplerke at Herdlevær Bar-tailed Godwit lappspove at Tjeldstø At Herdelvær a (the?) Chiff-chaff gransanger indulged in ...

Øygarden 12 September 2009 - forget the migrants, its not happening today

Eagle Owl hubro Despite meeting three dejected seawatchers at the Skogsøy car park I still embarked on a futile attempt to see some seabird...

Tjeldstø 11 September 2009

In all honesty this shot would have been better with a shotgun than a 400mm lens... Crested Tit toppmeis Dull and wet. Not much about with...

Skogsøy 10 September 2009

Chiff-chaff gransanger Common Scoter svartand Gannets havsule Hoping for some return movements after the recent strong winds I started th...

Skogsøy 09 September

Gannets havsule Great Skua storjo with rather pale undersides With 25 knots WSW hopes were typically high for a rather late spell of sea...

Tjeldstø 06 September 2009

Meadow Pipits heipiplerke feeding on manure pile Just a quick stroll out, plenty of birds about and obvious migration of thrushes etc. Bes...

Skogsøy 05 September 2009

Kittiwakes krykkje Juvenile Great Skua storjo attacking Gannet havsule Seawatching on days with strong wind in autumn can be a very hit a...

Hernar 03 September 2009

This picture shows the broad base to the beak and the short pale supercillium which ends at the eye. Also shows the white eye ring. The wh...

Tjeldstø 02 September 2009

The best birds during a quick look at the reserve were a Peregrine vandrefalk which had a go at the ever growing crow flock, a Goshawk høns...

Herdlevær 01 September 2009 - Sanderlings

First year Sanderling sandløper Two adult Sanderlings sandløper Knot polarsnipe Cormorant storskarv This amazing looking caterpillar was ...