Milder conditions for the most part has led to something of a thaw, but all the lakes remain more or less completely frozen.
During the week I did not manage to get out in any meaningful way but managed a few drive-bys. Small numbers of Starling stær and Oystercatchers tjeld arrived here and there.
On Saturday 28th I did Herdlevær in fantastic weather, here the highlight was the first Skylark sanglerke of the year. A couple of Great Northern Divers islom fed, a minimum of four White-tailed Eagles havørn were seen and a few Oystercatcher tjeld and couple of Greylag grågås added to the feeling of spring. Despite the lack of wind there was a heavy swell running which kept passing birds hidden most of the time. The Tawny Owl kattugle at Skjold continued to sing in the evening.
The next day I spent a couple of hours seawatching at Skogsøy, 169 Oystercatcher tjeld headed north - all of them flying high in the glorious calm and sunny conditions, there was a light but obvious passage of auks and Common Gulls fiskemåke too. Otherwise just small numbers of various duck and a Great Northern Diver islom heading south. Stationary birds included a flock of 35 Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt, a Whooper Swan sangsvane , two White-tailed Eagles havørn bird of the day - a Slavonian Grebe horndykker busily feeding in the bay.
A stop at Tjeldstø on the way home gave a Red-throated Diver smålom on the sea and 22 Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt resting on one of the islands.
A Stonechat svartstrupe was reported at Kollsnes but I did not manage to relocate it during an afternoon visit.
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