Brisk northerly winds and clearish skies
Today's conditions are not normally considered good for migrant passerines so Herdlevær was pleasantly productive. The highlight was a dapper male Pied flycatcher svarthvitfluesnapper feeding on the shore. This is not a particularly easy bird to get in Øygarden, especially in the spring. It was also the first in Hordaland this year.
Other new birds in were a couple of male Wheatear steinskvett and a pair of Blackcap munk. Among other migrants a couple of Skylark sanglerke, several Teal krikkand, White wagtails linerle and the usual assortment of thrushes.
A Mistle Thrush duetrost at Breivik was relegated to an "also ran".
The garden was still full of stuff and included yet another new migrant - a Chiff-chaff gransanger.
All in all not a bad result at all.
Male Pied Flycatcher svarthvitfluesnapper
Today's conditions are not normally considered good for migrant passerines so Herdlevær was pleasantly productive. The highlight was a dapper male Pied flycatcher svarthvitfluesnapper feeding on the shore. This is not a particularly easy bird to get in Øygarden, especially in the spring. It was also the first in Hordaland this year.
Female Blackcap munk
This Mink narrowly escaped with it's life - only escaping the dog by diving into the sea
Other new birds in were a couple of male Wheatear steinskvett and a pair of Blackcap munk. Among other migrants a couple of Skylark sanglerke, several Teal krikkand, White wagtails linerle and the usual assortment of thrushes.
A Mistle Thrush duetrost at Breivik was relegated to an "also ran".
Siskin grønnsisik
The garden was still full of stuff and included yet another new migrant - a Chiff-chaff gransanger.
All in all not a bad result at all.
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