Steaming in towards land (and Øygarden) I went on deck for a breath of fresh air to find a flock of six migrating Grey Heron gråhegre attempting to land on the helideck. Unusual behaviour which might have been explained by a Great Skua storjo that turned up at the same time. These birds were only just not in Øygarden....
The skua checked the herons out but moved on. The herons continued to circle the vessel a few times making a few attempts to settle on the helideck before giving up and moving off to the south.
A few hours later we passed Øygarden.....so close yet so far from home.
Great Skua storjo checking out migrating Grey Herons gråhegre¨
Migrating Grey Herons gråhegre a long way out to sea and apparently scared of the skua
Nordøy, Øygarden
A few hours later we passed Øygarden.....so close yet so far from home.
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