Calm and sort of clear. Excellent conditions.
A superb couple of hours birding at Herdlevær today with several new species for the year - and a few that would have been nice to get during the Bird Race.
Highlight was a cracking adult Iceland Gull grønlandsmåke - unfortunately only telescope views. A Slavonian (Horned) Grebe horndykker was a close runner up.
Other birds inlcuded a massive Goshawk hønsehauk, a Sparrowhawk spurvehauk, a single Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt (where were these for three days!) and a Snipe enkeltbekkasin.
A Woodpigeon ringdue, three Starling stær and a Tree Sparrow pilfink were the best birds seen at Breivik on the way home.
Blackcap munk still in the garden at Tjeldstø
Otter coming ashore
Common Scoter svartand and Black Guillemot teist
Common Crossbill grankorsnebb
Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt
Goshawk hønsehauk
A superb couple of hours birding at Herdlevær today with several new species for the year - and a few that would have been nice to get during the Bird Race.
Highlight was a cracking adult Iceland Gull grønlandsmåke - unfortunately only telescope views. A Slavonian (Horned) Grebe horndykker was a close runner up.
Other birds inlcuded a massive Goshawk hønsehauk, a Sparrowhawk spurvehauk, a single Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt (where were these for three days!) and a Snipe enkeltbekkasin.
A Woodpigeon ringdue, three Starling stær and a Tree Sparrow pilfink were the best birds seen at Breivik on the way home.
Blackcap munk still in the garden at Tjeldstø
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