Øygarden 31 October 2014 - Not very scary

Light southerly winds with persistent light rain all day. Not really out and about in any meaningful way.  The day's first cup of coffee...

Toft 14 October 2014 - Radde's Warbler and Turtle Dove - birding to the bitter end.

Calm and sunny. Fantastic conditions and an early morning stroll at Tjeldstø revealled that it was surprisingly a day for grounded migrants ...

Skogsøy 13 October 2014 - Quiet but good

Very light winds and mostly sunny. A couple of hours seawatching did not bring the hoped for mass migration. However, there was a steady pas...

Nautnes / Herdlevær 12 October 2014 - Vis Mig / Doing the right thing....

Southerly breeze, some showers Grey Wagtail vintererle from the terrace Sparrowhawk spurvehauk flying over the house Spent the morning at ho...

Øygarden 11 October 2014 - Another productive day

Southerly winds with showers. Nautnes produced most of the usual plus a few Lesser Black-backed Gulls sildemåke , a Skylark sanglerke (speci...

Herdlevær 10 October 2014 - Expect the unexpected....

Southerly winds with showers. Conditions were excellent for finding something today - plenty of birds about and the feeling that something w...

Nautnes 05 October 2014 - GHW

Glorious weather - clear skies, warm and sunny. Grey-headed Woodpecker gråspett Only had time for a short stroll at Nautnes. Best bird here ...

Herdelvær 04 October 2014 - Good feeling but no cigar

Southerly winds, very mild. First year Cormorant storskarv A Merlin dvergfalk was the best bird for me, along with a Jack Snipe kvartbekkasi...

Skogsøy 03 October 2014 - Gale!

Southerly gale. The wind was so strong it was difficult to walk at times. Finding a sheltered spot wasn't really an option either. Above...

Øygarden 02 October 2014 - Finished in style!

Southerly winds, warm and sunny. Yet another fantastic day out in Øygarden! Chiff-chaff gransanger Part of one of many flocks of Cormorant s...