Skogsøy 22 April 2014 - The loonatic season commences....

Yet another day of what normal people would consider cracking weather - calm, warm and sunny. Some of the Gannets havsule passed at close r...

Hjelme Vest 21 April 2014

Another day of constant sunshine and little wind - though a light northerly picked up in the afternoon. A surprise new for Øygarden for me t...

Øygarden 20 April 2014 - Moorehen

Stunning weather! Moorehen sivhøne at Tjeldstø Highlight was a Moorehen sivhøne on Husvatnet - a barely annual species in Øygarden but mid A...

Tjeldstø 19 April 2014 - Black-tailed Godwit

Calm and sunny   Black-tailed Godwit svarthalespove Not out at all but a drive-by at Tjeldstø produced a nice Black-tailed Godwit svarthales...

Øygarden 07 April 2014 - drive-bys

Back to sunny weather again but no time to be out and about. A singing Wheatear steinskvett at Tjeldstø was the first a this locality this ...

Tjeldstø 06 April 2014 - "delayed" firsts

Walked around the reserve and picked up a Reed Bunting sivspurv - the first of the year and a bird I thought I had heard several days ago.....

Nautnes 05 April 2014 - Mink

Overcast with light drizzle at times Didn't get out for any meaningful birding today. Thankfully others did and the first Ring Ousel rin...

Herdlevær 04 April 2014 - Another cracking day!

Light southerlies and sunny yet again. A superb morning out. The intention was to get to Herdlevær and do a short seawatch in case there was...

Hernar 03 April 2014 - Black Grouse

Very light easterly breeze, warm and sunny after a frosty start. With the weather as good as it was today there was never going to be much i...

Tjeldstø 02 April 2014 - Good coverage pays off

Cracking weather again -. calm and sunny. At last gave the reserve a decent amount of coverage - this paid off quite well with a few more ne...

Breivik 01 April 2014 - New stuff keeps coming

Sunny with more or less easterly winds. Only had time for a quick stroll at Breivik. New birds today were a couple of Twite bergirisk and Go...