Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Herdlevær 24 May 2022 - More gull stuff

Light E breeze with light drizzle.

My usual round at Herdlevær provided several year ticks for this locality but without anything remarkable. A House Martin taksvale and a Spotted Flycatcher gråfluesnapper were among the migrants seen there. 

A drive by at Kollsnes on the way home produced an odd/interesting looking gull which raised the pulse rate for a little while. Probably just a faded 2nd year Herring Gull gråmåke.



Here with a Lesser Black-backed Gull sildemåke





A brief look at Sæle on the way home gave a few more House Martin taksvale and at least two Goldfinch stillits - they seem to be breeding there. A few years ago and this would have been an unusual observation but these days there seem to be increasing numbers breeding in the area. At least some species are on the increase!

Goldfinch stillits at Sæle


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