On 15 January the wind was in the south but still felt pretty cool with a hint of sleet as I started off the morning at Herdlevær.
I picked up several new patch species for the year but nothing remarkable. At least two White-tailed Eagle havørn, a Snipe enkeltbekkasin and the usual suspects were seen. The sea was very quiet indeed during the short period I looked.
A flock of 20 Goldfinch stillits at Tjeldstø on the way home was the best sighting of the day.
Strong northerly winds on 16 January meant that I headed out to Skogsøy for a short seawatch. This resulted in a new species for Skogsøy!! A total of 195 species have now been recorded at this location. Amazingly a Dipper fossekall fed in rocky pools at this totally unexpected location. Just shows anything can turn up at any time.
A Woodcock rugde, a Peregrine vandrefalk and a Great Northern Diver islom on the sea were the best of the rest. A couple of Kittiwake krykkje and small numbers of Razorbill alke headed north.
At Tjeldstø on the way home a colour ringed Herring gull gråmåke had moved all the way from Fedje since it was ringed there last year. A massive 22km so not quite as interesting as the previous ring I read.
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