Tjeldstø 14 August 2012 - another garden tick

Sunny with light eastlerly winds. Belated news from yesterday were two Rough-legged Buzzard fjellvåk seen at Knappen - an excellent find fo...

Skogsøy 13 August 2012 - Little Gull!

Calm and sunny, just the whiff of an easterly breeze. Spent three hours seawatching from 06:00. Most routine fare (i.e. waders) but a first ...

Tjeldstø 12 August 2012

Overcast, light southerly breeze. A stroll around the reserve produced the first Sand Martin sandsvale of the year for Øygarden. Other migr...

Tjeldstø 11 August 2012 - New species!

VERY calm indeed in the morning. Little about in the reserve but a small flock of waders proved to be four Ringed Plover sandlo and a Sande...

Herdlevær 10 August 2012 - One less mink

Obviously lots of mink activity again today. This time one of them didn't get away despite making it into the sea - normally this means ...

Hernar 09 August 2012

Light westerlies, mostly cloudy. Very little in the way of migrants today - single Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper being the only one. An...

Øygarden 08 August 2012 - new nest, new ring

Today I found a "new" Eagle Owl hubro nest site - though unfortunately it didn't look like it had been used this breeding seas...

Skogsøy 07 August 2012

Strong northerly winds meant no insects today. Unfortunately not much on the move either...  Above three pictures: Gannets havsule  Great Sk...

Tjeldstø 06 August 2012

Calm and sunny again with a light northerly. Not the best of conditions for grounded waders but good for migration. A flock of approximately...

Skogsøy 05 August 2012

VERY calm indeed and therefore plenty of biting insects. Nice. Crested tit toppmeis Shags toppskarv - already heading north White-tailed Eag...

Herdlevær 04 August 2012

A couple of Golden Plover heilo and a Common Sandpiper strandsnipe were the only indications of autumn migration. These Greylags grågås will...

Tjeldstø 03 August 2012

Another calm day. Best birds were two Swift tårnseiler feeding with good numbers of Swallows låvesvale.

Tjeldstø 02 August 2012

Calm and with light rain during the morning. A stroll around the reserve produced some typical birds for the time of year - highlights being...