My first offshore trip of the year was a spectacular failure birdwise - probably because I almost didn't get outside. A measly five species in early April means this was quite possibly the worst ever offshore trip I've ever had.
The only identified passerine was a Meadow Pipit heipiplerke just outside the Norwegian 12 nautical mile limit although there was another bird onboard which was probably a Goldcrest fuglekonge.
The time was spent at Gullfaks and Oseberg where all I managed was small numbers of Fulmar havhest (seems to be becoming scarcer and scarcer), Gannets havsule, a Lesser Black-backed Gull sildemåke and a Great Black-backed Gull svartbak.
Lesser Black-backed Gull sildemåke
Fulmar havhest
Gannet havsule
Oseberg
Better luck next time I hope.
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