Skogsøy 27 February 2010

Somewhat extreme conditions today. Slogged through knee deep snow (deeper in drifts) in a northerly gale to see if there was anything going ...

Tjeldstø 26 February 2010

Not really out and about today other than a quick trip down to Solberg where it was pretty much situation as usual - a flock of 40 Purple Sa...

Herdlevær 25 February 2010 - Grebes Galore!

Quite a decent couple of hours at Herdlevær with the highlight being at least three Red-necked Grebes gråstrupedykker , a Slavonian Grebe ho...

Hjelme Vest 19 February

Otter There IS a Dipper fossekall in this picture - honest! Fantastic but cold weather continues unabated. A trip to Hjelme Vest produced ...

Øygarden 18 February 2010 - Seabird Monitoring

The only Little Auk alkekonge of the day Great Black-backed Gull svartbak sees off White-tailed Eagle havørn Colour ringed Purple Sandpip...

Ormhilleren 14 Febraury 2010

A brief trip out before family commitments took over produced a couple of year firsts for Øygarden. A tip-off about a flock of 16 probable T...

Øygarden 13 February 2010

A Fieldfare gråtrost in the garden was an unusual sight - normally they stay well away from the feeders. A Sparrowhawk spurvehauk also paid...

Øygarden 12 February 2010

Øygarden enthusiast Jon Djupvik gets that "White-billed diver stare" Sunset, sunset....birds too far off to take pictures of Bad...

Hernar 10 February 2010

Waiting for dawn...eating breakfast and taking pictures of the moon. Woodcock rugde remains - all overwintering Woodcock have either peris...

Øygarden 09 February 2010 - Eagle Owls

Waiting for the main event.... Stuck inside for most of the day. A large flock of gulls feeding on what was probably herring out over the f...

Skogsøy 08 Febraury 2010

Record shots of the Red-necked Grebe gråstrupedykker at Skogsøy A Red-necked Grebe gråstrupedykker was pretty much the first bird seen - ...

Hjelme Vest 07 February

Starling stær at Tjeldstø Magpie skjære House Sparrow gråspurv Absolutely brilliant weather, sun shining, no wind and temperatures above ...

Øygarden 06 February

Check out the bulging crop on this White-tailed Eagle havørn - the reason why is given below. Ravens ravn were also seen collecting wool f...

Øygarden 04 February 2010

Slavonian (horned) Grebe horndykker at Dåvøy Wigeon brunnakke at Dåvøy Female Siskin grønnsisik Female Chaffinch bokfink Solberg was quiete...

Skogsøy 03 February 2010 - Merlin

Calm and sunny but even more snow on the ground than last time. The female Smew lappfiskand remains with the Goldeneye kvinand on the ...

Hjelme Vest 02 February 2010

Crested tit toppmeis Otter chomping on a fish Still relatively few birds on the sea but when one of them is a White-billed Diver gulnebblom...

Alvheim 02 February 2010 Parrot Crossbills

Male Parrot Crossbill furukorsnebb Crested Tit toppmeis Winter strengthening its grip even further with heavy snowfall for much of the day...