Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Øygarden 23 January 2013 - Another tricky one down

Predictably calm, sunny and frozen - though that should change in a few days time....

Record shot of today's highlight - a Dipper fossekall

The best bird of the day was without doubt a Dipper fossekall at Alvheim - first of the year. This can be a tricky bird to see in Øygarden (only one observation per year in 2011 and 2012). Obvious that conditions inland are even worse than out here....

There is at least one double record here and some refer to same individual seen on different occasions - but you get the idea. This is all records from Øygarden (first from 1991). Source is artsobservasjoner.no.

A check of the lagoons at Skogsøy produced very little indeed - just seven Whooper Swans sangsvane and 10 Goldeneye kvinand. Still I had to try....

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