Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Skogsøy 31 May 2011 - end of spring migration?

Dull and overcast changing to sunny with light northerly

A last minute decision to give Skogsøy a go was not a bad one. A typical late spring seawatch in that there was not much in the way of numbers passing. However, an adult Pomarine Skua polarjo heading north made the trip worthwhile in itself. Bonus birds were around 220 Pale-bellied Brents ringgås, several Great Skua storjo and small numbers of most of the usual species including Whimbrel småspove and Turnstone steinvender. Only a few Red-throated diver smålom.

A flock of 25 Arctic Tern rødnebbterne was the biggest I've seen thus far this year. Not a good sign....

Swallow låvesvale

Migration obviously winding down - time for a break before the autumn migration begins in a couple of weeks....

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