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 ...