A trip to the shops after arriving home in the afternoon produced the first Teal krikkand of the year on Husvatnet, Tjeldstø and a couple of Jackdaw kaie at Breivik where there was a flock of 85 Starling stær. At Kollsnes two White Wagtails linerle had joined the two Pied Wagtails svartryggerle that turned up just before I left.
On 25 March it was predictably back to seawatching at Skogsøy again. Another day of decent movement although passage did drop off as the northerly wind increased. Best sightings today were the first two Lesser Black-backed Gulls sildemåke of the year heading north and the first Song Thrush måltrost of the year singing on the way out to the lookout point.
In four hours the following passed:
Red throated Diver smålom N 7, S 1
Northern Gannet havsule N 38, S 9
Great Cormorant storskarv N 2, S 6
Eurasian Shag toppskarv N 8, S 148
Shelduck gravand N 1
Eider ærfugl S 15
Common Scoter svartand N 2, S 2
Merganser siland N 2, S 20
Oystercatcher tjeld N 368
Eurasian Curlew storspove N 1
Common Gull fiskemåke N 71, S 7
Lesser black backed Gull sildemåke N 2
Herring Gull gråmåke N 9
Black-legged Kittiwake krykkje N 14
Common Guillemot lomvi N 3
Razorbill alke N 11
Auk N 5, S 1
At least three White-tailed Eagle havørn and a Sparrowhawk spurvehauk were also present at Skogsøy.
A Rook kornkråke was present at Breivik on the way home. A Hawfinch kjernebiter turned up at feeder at Hatten and another Song Thrush måltrost fed at Nautnes.
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