Øygarden 31 January 2010

Robin rødstrupe House Sparrow gråspurv Coal Tit svartmeis Blackbird svarttrost Chaffinch bokfink After yet more snow today was spent skiin...

Tjeldstø 30 January 2010

Snowstorms obviously not dampening hormone levels in these Mergansers siland Goldeneye kvinand displaying in the snow too Several Tree Sp...

Skogsøy 27 January 2010

Grey Heron gråhegre some BIG waves today - no Purple sands feeding here under these conditions! Small group of Whooper Swans sangsvane S...

Ono 26 January

Nothing special today, just a lone Curlew storspove , three Velvet Scoter sjøorre and at least six White-tailed Eagles havørn .

Øygarden 25 January

Black-throated Diver storlom Goshawk hønsehauk Slavonian (Horned) Grebe horndykker Mallard stokkand Much the same as yesterday both weat...

Øygarden 24 January - Black-throated Diver

Above and below adult Black-throated Diver storlom Cormorant storskarv struggling with cod head Above and below record shots of Slavonian ...

Hjelme Vest 23 January - White-billed Diver

The first impression was that here was very little about with only small numbers of the usual seaduck. However, that soon changed as good wi...

Øygarden 21 January - Smew

Eagle Owl hubro Grey-headed Woodpecker gråspett Two Little Grebe dvergdykker at Herdlevær Female Smew lappfiskand (left hand bird) wit...

Øygarden 20 January - STILL cold

One of three Little Grebes dvergdykker at Herdlevær Typical selection of species - Grey Herons gråhegre , Red-breasted Mergansers siland ...

Øygarden 05 January

Spent most of the day running errands but had a short walk at Herdlevær where a Great-spotted Woodpecker flaggspett was a new species for t...

Hjelme Vest 04 January - Otters

Obligatory shots of White-tailed Eagle havørn - these images are not cropped.... Common Crossbill grankorsn ebb with wing bars Various ...

Tjeldstø 03 January

Common Snipe enkeltbekkasin on one of the few remaining patches of "open" water STILL snowy and frozen. Not much time spent out ...

Tjeldstø 02 January 2010

Redwing rødvingetrost feeding on holly berries One of several White-tailed Eagles havørn at Tjeldstlø today New Years Bird Race Day 3 Too...

Skogsøy 01 January 2010

Any open fresh water is at a premium at present - here a pair of Mallard stokkand feed in a small stream New Years Bird Race Day 2 The day ...