Nautnes 31 August 2014 - Day of the Wrynecks

Light southerly winds, warm and sunny. I had pretty much written the day off after some late night work stuff. However, a walk at Tjeldstø p...

Herdlevær 30 August 2014 - Just what the doctor ordered.

Light easterlies after rain in the night couldn't really go wrong.... Quite a productive couple of hours early on at Herdlevær today. Fi...

Hellesøy 29 August 2014 - Otter and Ice Cream

Light easterly breeze, warm and sunny A stroll at Sæle revealed that there is stuff on the move. No real opportunity to check the place thor...

Herdlevær 28 August 2014 - Woodland irruption?

Calm and mostly sunny. A stroll at Herdlevær quickly produced some rarities in the form of at least two Two-barred Crossbill båndkorsnebb . ...

Oslo 20 August 2014 - Twitching?

Most people who know me know I don't twitch. Ever. So is this twitching or not?: Whilst sitting at Bergen airport waiting for a plane to...

Solberg 19 August - Golf anyone?

Strong northerly winds all day. Curlew storspove at Solberg. Not out in any sense of the word. A Greenshank gluttsnipe from the house and ...

At home 18 August 2014 - Lucky house

Northerly winds, heavy showers during the morning. Still no prospect of ever getting out, thankfully I live where I do and not getting out d...

Øygarden 17 August 2014 - If not in this life then the next

Southerly winds with rain at times. At Nautnes a flock of three Green Sandpiper grønnstilk and a flock of nine Ruff brushane were both new f...

Tjeldstø 14 August 2014 - Waders on the move

Calm and sunny A couple of Ruff brushane at Tjeldstø Back in Øygarden at last but with no prospect of getting out and about in the immediate...