On 18 March I spent almost four hours seawatching at Skogsøy under lovely calm and sunny conditions. It was another day of good passage with the first three Shelduck gravand of the year as the best birds. A couple of Red-throated Diver smålom, hunting Pergegrine vandrefalk and a decent movement of Oystercatcher tjeld were among the other sightings. Rock Pipits skjærpiplerke were singing for the first time this year too:)
Red throated Diver smålom N 2
Northern Gannet havsule N 15, S 8
Great Cormorant storskarv N 4, S 2
Eurasian Shag toppskarv N 3, S 40
Shelduck gravand N 3
Eider ærfugl S 1
Long tailed duck havelle N 4, S 1
Merganser siland N 1, S 3
Oystercatcher tjeld N 960
Eurasian Curlew storspove N 4
Common Gull fiskemåke N 4
Herring Gull gråmåke N 7
Great black backed Gull svartbak N 13
Common Guillemot lomvi N 3
Razorbill alke N 43
Little Auk alkekonge N 1
Auk N 24, S 2
One of the many flocks of Oystercatcher tjeld heading north on 18 March
Oystercatcher tjeld
Peregrine vandrefalk and White-tailed Eagle havørn sharing the same lookout
The first Shelduck gravand of the year
Sparrowhawk spurvehauk flying over the road at Oen
White-tailed Eagle havørn from the terrace.
Although I am pretty happy with the new point and prey it is obviously not quite as good at distant birds in flight over the sea. I'll keep trying though:)
On Sunday I didn't do much in the field at all and on Monday all I managed was a very brief drive-by at Breivik / Ona on my way to a meeting in town. Here the best birds were two male Pied Wagtails svartryggerle and the first two Lapwing vipe of the year.
Lapwing vipe
Male Pied Wagtail svartryggerle
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