Work hit harder than anything COVID-19 has done so far and resulted in a week with less time than ever out and about. Birding was limited to little more than drive-bys at best.
On 08 March I managed a short and very uneventful walk at Herdlevær. A few Oystercatcher tjeld, a Red-throated Diver smålom on the sea and 11 Raven ravn were the only sightings of remote interest. The day was saved by a male Pied Wagtail svartryggerle back home at Nautnes.
I popped in at Solberg on 09 March. Much the same story here with several Oystercatcher tjeld and 18 Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt present. A Woodpigeon ringdue at Tjeldstø was the first of the year there. The best sighting were three Ringed Plover sandlo back at one of their regular breeding sites. Tragically most Ringed Plover breed on industrial sites now - the reason being at these places there is little in the way of disturbance.
Seven Lapwing vipe were back on their breeding grounds at Tjeldstø on 11 March. Greylag grågås numbers were up to 40 at the same locality. Best bird was a Mistle Thrush duetrost at Hjelme.
On 12 March the only sightings of any interest were three Teal krikkand on Husvatnet and two small waders flying over my terrace at Nautnes.
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