Herdlevær 29 September 2011 - Pinkfeet

Very strong southerlies, almost sunny. Generally pretty quiet. Highlights were a flock of four Pinkfeet kortnebbgås flying south and a hunt...

Hernar 28 September 2011 - Nuthtach

Strong SW and very dull with occasional light showers. Not exactly ideal conditions for Hernar but took the chance anyway. Plenty of birds a...

Herdlevær 27 September 2011

Strong south westerly, sunny at times. A rather better day than yesterday on all counts. Highlights were a Peregrine vandrefalk going after ...

Øygarden 26 September 2011 - wet and windy

Gale force southerly winds and rain - torrential at times. Conditions difficult to say the least. At Solberg a few very dark looking Lesser ...

Øygarden 25 September 2011

Strong southerlies and overcast once again. At Herdlevær star bird was a nice Yellow-browed Warbler gulbrynsanger but generally few migran...

Herdlevær 24 September 2011

Southerly and overcast. Waders included a Common Sandpiper strandsnipe , a Dunlin myrsnipe and some small flocks of Golden Plover heilo . A...

Skogsøy 23 September 2011 - Onshore winds

With the wind firmly onshore since yesterday the only choise for a seawatcher was Skogsøy. However, as usual, onshore winds in autumn failed...

Tjeldstø 22 September 2011

Strong SW with a few short but heavy showers. Little at Solberg, just the usual White-tailed Eagle havørn etc. At Tjeldstø the highlight wa...

Tjeldstø 21 September 2011

Strong southerly, mostly dry. Checked Breivik breifly without anything much of interest.  Part of a Golden Plover heilo flock  Grey Plover ...

Øygarden 20 September 2011 - Richard's Pipit

Southwesterly wind, sunny after a wet start. A late start to seawatching showed that I managed to catch the tail-end of some movement. Aroun...

Øygarden 19 September 2011

Calm and wet. Little new to be seen at the few localities I checked. Obvious increase in the numbers of thrushes on the ground - many feedin...

Herdlevær 18 September - frustration

Calm conditions continue. A very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler gulbrynsanger proved all but impossible to see. Even a rather skulking Garden ...

Herdlevær 17 September 2011 - YB Warbler and Hen Harrier

Easterly winds, sunny and calm. Herdlevær came good again today. Highlights were a ringtail Hen Harrier myrhauk and at least one Yellow-bro...

Øygarden 16 September 2011 Rosefinch and Red-backed Shrike

Calm and sunny. Plenty of migrants about without anything really mega. Spent the morning on Hernar. Highlights here were a Rosefinch rosenfi...

Skogsøy 15 September 2011

Strong NW, showers Don't really like to use the words "waste of time" but there really was nothing much to see today during a ...

Tjeldstø 12 September 2011 - Lap Bunting

Strong southerly winds and heavy rain. Highlights today were a Black-throated diver storlom flying over the reserve and at least one Laplan...

Tjeldstø 11 September 2011

Small numbers of the usual waders including Ruff brushane and Golden Plover heilo were out in the reserve. A flock of 18 Tree Sparrow pilf...

Herdlevær 10 September 2011 - Barred Warbler

Light SE and sunny. Plenty of birds about today - the fields full of White Wagtails linerle and Meadow Pipits heipiplerke and an obvious p...

Tjeldstø 09 September 2011

First bird of the day was a Grey Plover tundralo flying over the house - a new for the year in Øygarden. Later on a stroll in the reserve p...

West of Shetlands, 30.08-07.09

Not that much in the way of birds but up to four Sooty Shearwater grålire daily, Storm Petrels havsvale and all the usual suspects at sea....

Solberg 30 August 2011

A couple of Great Skua storjo and an Arctic Skua tyvjo were the best sightings. Also a White-tailed Eagle havørn and several waders inclu...