Dåvøy and Alvheim 25 December 2010

Dåvøy was if anything even quieter than most places of late but one of the few birds on the sea there was a splendid Slavonian (Horned these...

Tjeldstø 24 December 2010 - more snow

We certainly got a white Christmas - snowed most of the day. The garden was once again the most productive place with 8 Mealy Redpoll gråsis...

Hjelme West 23 December 2010

Quiet again. A distant Great Northern Diver islom , a flock of 30 Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt and a Curlew storspove were the highlights. ...

Solberg 22 December 2010 - Otters

Otter enjoying a fish Starling stær in the garden First winter Great Northern Diver islom Still very quiet both bird and weatherwise. A...

Tjeldstø 21 December 2010

White-tailed Eagle havørn out in the reserve Still covered in snow and totally frozen. Remarkably at least one Woodcock rugde survives in...

Hjelme West 20 December 2010

Goldeneye kvinand Female Merganser siland Mergansers siland Merganser siland with small flatfish Very cold, calm and quiet again. Most of...

Skogsøy 19 December 2010

Rather quiet. On a positive note 10 Whoopers sangsvane included six first year birds. Rather few seaduck and just a few Purple Sandpiper fj...

Solberg 18 December 2010 - Merlin

Goldfinch stillits Female Scaup bergand and male Merganser siland Only had time for a very short visit to Solberg where there were few bir...

Øygarden 14 December 2010

Red-throated Diver smålom at Solberg Solberg was pretty quiet with a Red-throated Diver smålom the best bird otherwise just small numbers ...

Tjeldstø 23 November 2010

Barel out today but this paid off with a Lapland Bunting lappspurv in / over the garden. Over 60 Greenfinch grønnfink and at least 15 Tree...

Solberg 22 November 2010

Red-necked Grebe gråstrupedykker Male Blackcap munk feeding on elderberries and snowberries.... Calm and sunny AGAIN. Solberg was general...

Ljøsneset 21 November 2010

"Northern" Long-tailed Tits stjertmeis still on the move Took things easy today. A small flock of Long-tailed Tits stjertmeis i...

Skogsøy 20 November 2010

Red-breasted Merganser siland fishing First year Robin rødstrupe Whooper Swan sangsvane heading south Calm and sunny - wonderful conditi...

Øygarden 19 November 2010 - more Waxwing

A fantastic adult winter White-billed Diver gulnebblom was seen further north in Øygarden Waxwing sidensvans at Blomvåg Rather quieter t...

Skogsøy 18 November 2010 - Seawatching at last

Above and below, record shots of Black Redstart svartrødstjert Common Scoter svartand Long-tailed Duck havelle Finally gave up on trying f...

Øygarden 17 November 2010

Male Mallard stokkand Female Mallard stokkand Raven ravn Fantastic weather again with sun and a light SE wind. Generally quiet birdwise, ...

Skogsøy 16 November 2010 - too bad!

Stong south westerly winds and persistent rain made things difficult. Even the dog stuggled today and with him in mind I gave up and went ho...

Øygarden 15 November 2010

Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke Long-tailed tit stjertmeis in the garden Things obviously a lot quieter today. Little at Herdlevær other than a ...

Tjeldstø 14 November 2010

Skylark sanglerke Calm and mild again, lakes thawing again. A Jay nøtteskrike in the garden and a Jackdaw kaie flying over was a good sta...

Hernar 13 November 2010 - Siberian Chiff-chaff

White-rumped Redpolls once again eluded positive ID but this one could be a good candidate for Arctic Redpoll polarsisik Siberian Chiff-...

Hjelme Vest 12 November 2010

A couple of Curlew storspove and 62 Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt were the best birds. Plenty of Crested Tit toppmeis in the woods. A late ...

Øygarden 11 November 2010 - oldest ringed Oystercatcher?

A number of birds with pale rumps like the left hand birds kept things pretty frustrating.... Top bird just a pale rumped Mealy Redpoll gr...