Hernar 30 September 2014 - Putting the Hernar year list right

Southerly breeze very mild, light cloud A magic day's birding on Hernar - full on action almost constantly but without any real rarities...

Øygarden 29 September 2014 - Flogging it

Light westerlies early on, calming even further later. Mostly sunny. A great day out and about and even better - no problems running out of ...

Herdlevær 28 September 2014 - A miss is as good as a mile

Light westerly winds, largely clear A late and short check over the sea showed there was little passing - just several Red-throated Diver sm...

Skogsøy 26 September 2014 - Sort of seawatching

Westerly gale, mostly sunny. Gannet havsule Wind too strong for most stuff to be flying but grabbed an hour of seawatching between 1215 and ...

Hernar 25 September 2014 - A chance that had to be taken

Dull, showery and with winds around south. Barnacle Geese hvitkinngås with Nordøy and Fedje in the background Barncale Geese hvitkinngås A m...

Øygarden 20 September 2014 - Common Terns

South westerly winds with heavy showers at first, clearing nicely later. A quick look at Tjeldstø produced nothing much other than a few flo...

Øygarden 19 September 2014 - Another cracking day!!

Light south easterly winds, warm and sunny. Another excellent day's birding. Kicked off with a very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler gulbryns...

Hernar 18 September 2014 - Back where the action is!

Light southerlies, warm and sunny. I wasn't alone in thinking Hernar was worth a shot today and was joined by Frode for a very enjoyabl...

Øygarden 05 September 2014 - More stuff on the move

Light southerly winds and sunny Not out in any meaningful way but obviously a fair bit on the move with Garden Warbler hagesanger , Blackcap...

Herdlevær 04 September 2014 - mini fall

Southerly winds with showers. A good day out with enough going on to keep interest up. First migrant was an obliging Tree Pipit trepiplerke ...

Herdelvær 03 September 2014 - Not birding again

Southerly winds, more or less overcast but warm. Obviously stuff on the move. A non-birding stroll at Herdlevær showed that there was obviou...

Tjeldstø 02 September 2014 - Just about out

Calm, warm and overcast Spent half an hour in the area I found yesterday's shrike. There was never much optimism as a number of birders ...

Tjeldstø 01 September 2014 - First mega of the autumn.

Overcast with southerly winds Guiding at Tjeldstø proved to be the best choice today. A walk through the reserve produced a singing Wryneck ...