Damp and grey day to start with, clearing up nicely after I got home.
I had to purchase some items that required me to go half way into the city today - Ågotnes. I stopped in at a site close to the shops where a colour ringed Moorehen sivhøne was present. This bird was rescued at Mongstad in late 2022 and after being cleaned up from oil it was ringed and released. Nice to see it doing well. A pair of Mute Swans knoppsvane tried to keep a few Whoopers sangsvane away at the same site.
A drive-by at Dåvøy on the way home produced a real surprise it the form of a very early Lesser Black-backed Gull sildemåke, winter records need to be documented around here so I took a few photos. It does look very black indeed but apparently within the range of intermedius. The unusual date did ring an alarm bell or two though...
Back home I went out to fill the bird feeders and the first Skylark sanglerke of the year flew over purposely heading north. Sparrowhawk spurvehauk, Guillemot lomvi, White-tailed Eagle havørn and the usual also seen from the terrace.
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