Herdlevær 31 January 2013 - Bad weather movement

Glorious weather, sunny with a light northerly breeze Really frustrating to be stuck inside yet again as I knew there would be a response to...

Herdlevær 29 January 2013 - First local rarity of the year

Southerly winds, rain and mild Great-crested Grebe toppdykker at Herdlevær Not actually out today as such - but a  quick trip to run some er...

Herdlevær 27 January 2013 - too little too late

Foul conditions. Gale force southerly winds with rain. Difficult to even walk today never mind see any birds. Barely even the usual suspects...

Tjeldstø 26 January 2013 - a few more patch year ticks

Strong southerlies and rather warmer than of late. So warm it could snow. A quick check at Tjeldstø (which still takes more time than it sho...

Rong 24 January 2013 - Viking Gull?

It remains calm sunny and freezing. Barely out at all today. A 10 minute stroll from the house with the dog produced two Snipe enkeltbekkasi...

Øygarden 23 January 2013 - Another tricky one down

Predictably calm, sunny and frozen - though that should change in a few days time.... Record shot of today's highlight - a Dipper fossek...

Tjeldstø 22 January 2013 - Turnstones

Cold, calm and sunny again. A mad dash around a few localities still took more time than it should have. Tjeldstø produced the best results ...

Øygarden 21 January 2013

Another cold and sunny day, still well below freezing. Blackbirds svarttrost numbers still increasing in the garden as the cold tightens it...

Solberg 20 January 2013

Very calm, sunny and frozen. Frustrating to be inside working most of the day yet again.... At Solberg highlight was a Woodcock rugde . Othe...

Hjelme West 19 January 2013 - Red-necks

It remains calm, sunny and freezing. A morning trip to Hjelme Vest proved quite productive. Highlights were the first two Red-necked Grebes ...

Tjeldstø 18 January 2013 - Woodcock / Another one bites the dust

Still clear cold and sunny. This bird ate several such larvae in the short period of observation I had - hope it is enough to keep the bird ...

Tjeldstø 17 January 2013 - Another new species

Calm, sunny and still well below freezing. Yesterday's snow helped show the tracks of a Woodcock rugde obviously desparate for somewher...

Tjeldstø 16 January 2013 - Water Rail again

SE winds, steady light snowfall and well below freezing. Still no time for birding as such and conditions were most unpleasant anyway - whic...

Hjelme Vest 15 January 2013 - Diver headaches

Calm, sunny and freezing. A quick check at Hjelme Vest rather late in the day was all I could manage today - and the light in the best area ...

Solberg 14 January 2013 - Manic!

Still sunny and well below freezing. Fresh southerly winds. This Golden Eagle kongeørn would appear to be in at least its fourth calender ye...

Skogsøy 13 January 2013

SSE winds, bright and sunny and FREEZING. Great Northern Diver islom With all the lakes frozen again it was no surprise to see four Whooper ...

Tjeldstø 12 January 2013 - First "rarity" of the year...

Calm, sunny and freezing again.  The first Treecreeper trekryper of 2013 - a rare winter sighting in Øygarden Still struggling to get out an...