Calm and very pleasant conditions.
I was obviously not alone in thinking Hernar might produce the goods today with two other birders travelling from town to catch the early morning boat out to the island.
However, things were rather quieter than anticipated. Highlight, if it can be called that, was a new species for the island in the form of a Collared Dove tykerdue - incredibly also the first I've seen in Øygarden this year.
Other migrants included a Common Redstart rødstjert, a few Chiff-chaff gransanger, several Lapland Buntings lappspurv, a Whinchat buskskvett and a couple of Wheatear steinskvett.
A colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull svartbak with number JP954 had been ringed by this gull fanatic.
Plenty of thrushes, Goldcrests fuglekonge and finches about too - including approximately 70 Twite bergirisk.
I was obviously not alone in thinking Hernar might produce the goods today with two other birders travelling from town to catch the early morning boat out to the island.
New for the island - Collared Dove tykerdue
Colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull svartbak
Adult colour-ringed Herring Gull gråmåke (only noticed later when looking at the photo - I was understandably a bit more interested in the right hand bird...)
Whinchat buskskvett
However, things were rather quieter than anticipated. Highlight, if it can be called that, was a new species for the island in the form of a Collared Dove tykerdue - incredibly also the first I've seen in Øygarden this year.
Other migrants included a Common Redstart rødstjert, a few Chiff-chaff gransanger, several Lapland Buntings lappspurv, a Whinchat buskskvett and a couple of Wheatear steinskvett.
A colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull svartbak with number JP954 had been ringed by this gull fanatic.
Plenty of thrushes, Goldcrests fuglekonge and finches about too - including approximately 70 Twite bergirisk.
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