Tjeldstø 30 August 2010 - Shoveler

A Shoveler skjeand turned up on Husvatnet before I left for work. Still plenty of waders passing - Greenshank gluttsnipe , Golden Plover he...

Herdlevær 29 August 2010 - Wryneck

Poor shot but the above picture shows some dark smudging on the underside of the bill This bird would appear to be the same one first seen ...

Tjeldstø 28 August 2010

Golden Plover heilo and Curlew Sandpiper tundrasnipe overhead Golden Plover heilo Curlew Sandpiper tundrasnipe (right), two Ruff brusha...

Bad News

Bad news - didn't get out at all today. But things are worse for Zino's Petrel:

Hernar 26 August 2010

Turnstone steinvender feeding on the shore Willow Warbler løvsanger Light northerly and rain after the gale yesterday meant that there was...

Skogsøy 25 August 2010

Lesser Black-backed Gull sildemåke Great Skua storjo Gannet havsule Rather strong Northwesterly winds meant there wasn't much on the ...

Herdlevær 23 August 2010 - Frustration!

Documentation picture of Barred Warbler hauksanger - manual focus, 1000 ISO and very slow shutter speeds were the only option here. First...

Skogsøy 22 August 2010

Part of a flock of migrating Oystercatcher tjeld Survey / ROV vessel Geosund - a vessel I spend a lot of my working life on operating close...

Tjeldstø 21 August 2010 - Great Snipe

Curlew Sandpipers tundrasnipe - not a common bird at Tjeldstø This White-tailed Eagle havørn prevented any wader photography by flying ri...

Herdlevær 20 August 2010 - Mayhem!

Blyth's Reed Warbler busksanger - this picture shows the supercillium going behind the eye. The above shot shows the short primary pr...

Hernar 18 August 2010 - migrants

The bird of Hernar - Twite bergirisk . Numbers continue to build Above and below Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper One of several Greenshan...

Skogsøy 17 August 2010

Adult Peregrine vandrefalk Northbound Shags toppskarv Wheatear steinskvett Windless and overcast conditions but at least the gnats didn...

Herdlevær 16 August 2010

A short evening stroll produced little other than a couple of Whinchat buskskvett . Two more were beside the road at Breivik.

Tjeldstø 12 August 2010

Adult White-tailed Eagle havørn over the garden Curlew storspove Not really out today so nothing much to report.

Tjeldstø 11 August 2010

Greenshank gluttsnipe Part of the Golden Plover heilo flock A stroll in the reserve in the heat of the midday sun produced little. A floc...

Øygarden 10 August 2010 - Pom Skua

Above and below Turnstone steinvender First year Shelduck gravand Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke joining in the seawatching at Skogsøy First ...