Breivk and Hernar 24-25 May 2023 - No rarities

 The 24th brought southerly winds and rain and with rarities turning up everywhere else I thought something might turn up in Øygarden too. I didn't find anything:( 

However, all was not lost - at Breivik another Lapwing vipe pair now have three young and others at Tjeldstø are now also guarding chicks. A pair of Stonechat svartstrupe also obviously have young:)

Plenty of White-tailed Eagle havørn food about:)

Stonechats svartstrupe

UK9 at Skjold - always interesting to see where these birds have been seen:)

On 25th I decided to go to Hernar, more because I could than anything else. The place was lifting with birds but other than a single Whichat buskskvett there were no migrants to be seen. Sedge Warblers sivsanger were nest building whilst Greenfinch grønnfink were feeding fledged young and Twite bergirisk were feeding on "weeds". I had slightly more species on the island than my previous visit at the end of March but plenty of new for the year for my favourite island:)

Lesser Whitethroat møller and most of the usual suspects were back on the island:)

Common Terns makellterne on Hernar

One of this years's Greenfinches grønnfink

Displaying Snipe enkeltbekkassin near Sæle

Twite bergirisk clearing up some dandelion seeds - birds need weeds at various times during the year.

Whinchat buskskvett