Herdlevær 22 January 2014 - Winter birding warms up!

Fairly calm and verging on sunny at times. The birds are obviously never far away - with the improved conditions there was plenty to see tod...

Skogsøy 21 January 2014 - Too little, too late

Light SE, mostly clear but snowing during my time at Skogsøy. The first winter Glaucous Gull polarmåke was again present among the gull flo...

Øygarden 20 January 2014 - Almost calm with immediate results

Wind still easterly but rather less than the last few days. Verging on sunny at times. A few of the approximately 65 Long-tailed Duck havell...

Øygarden 19 January 2014 - Where Eagles fly

The strong easterly winds continue. Temperature hovering around freezing point. White-tailed Eagle havørn on the ice at Tjeldstø One of two...

Herdlevær 18 January 2014 - A change and a rest

Fresh easterly wind, ground mostly frozen. The change in the weather since last time I was about has had some predictable effects - forcing ...

Øygarden 08 January 2014 - Omissus?

Light southerly wind. A flock of Herring Gulls gråmåke feeding in the fields at Harkestad contained a bird with yellow legs. Without access ...

Øygarden 07 January 2013 - Hard going

Strong southerly winds but no rain. A spectacularly failed start to the day - tried a few localities for various trusted regulars without su...

Dåvøy 06 January 2014 - A wasted day

Southerlies with showers for a change. An abortive trip to work meant nothing was acheived there or in the field. A very rapid check at Dåvø...

Hjelme Vest 05 January 2014 - The first rarity of the year and a great morning out

Wind still largely southerly but much calmer than of late. Light rain at times. An excellent morning at Hjelme Vest produced some good birds...

Øygarden 04 January 2014 - Back in business

Strong southerly winds with rain most of the time. Took a walk around Herdlevær and briefly checked a few other localities. Approximately 30...

Tjeldstø 03 January 2013 - Welcome back!

Strong southerly winds. Not birding at all, but this being Øygarden, that doesn't mean no birds.....a Glaucous Gull polarmåke flew over...

Øygarden 2013

2013 was an excellent year despite some periods of poor coverage and little observer activity. With a total of 192 species recorded during t...