Fresh southerly winds, rather dull and still very mild. Showers in the afternoon.
A few hours at Herdlevær in the morning provided some decent birding. Compared to yesterday there were few passerines on the move - no doubt because of the stronger winds. To make up for this wildfowl were more obvious - with a few firsts for the autumn.
Highlights at Herdlevær were a Pinkfoot kortnebbgås in one of two flocks of Barnacle Geese hvitkinngås that passed and a Jack Snipe kvartbekkasin. The first Velvet Scoter sjøorre for some time headed south as did small numbers of Common Scoter svartand, a Long-tailed Duck havelle and eight Red-throated Diver smålom. A light passage of Common Gulls fiskemåke again and a flock of five Arctic Tern rødnebbterne also flew south.
Small numbers of waders flew past and a few more on the shore - Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt, Ringed Plover sandlo and Dunlin myrsnipe fed near my usual breakfast stop.
Migrant passerines were thinner on the ground - just a feeding flock of about 10 Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke and a Wheatear steinskvett were seen.
Another Pinkfoot kortnebbgås was present at Tjeldstø.
A quick check at Sæle produced the usual autumn mix of Chiff-chaff gransanger, Blackcap munk, Brambling bjørkefink etc.
A few hours at Herdlevær in the morning provided some decent birding. Compared to yesterday there were few passerines on the move - no doubt because of the stronger winds. To make up for this wildfowl were more obvious - with a few firsts for the autumn.
Common Gull fiskemåke
Long-tailed Duck havelle with three Common Scoter svartand
Shag toppskarv
Highlights at Herdlevær were a Pinkfoot kortnebbgås in one of two flocks of Barnacle Geese hvitkinngås that passed and a Jack Snipe kvartbekkasin. The first Velvet Scoter sjøorre for some time headed south as did small numbers of Common Scoter svartand, a Long-tailed Duck havelle and eight Red-throated Diver smålom. A light passage of Common Gulls fiskemåke again and a flock of five Arctic Tern rødnebbterne also flew south.
An overview shot I took before moving closer - three species of wader present
Dunlin myrsnipe
Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt
Ringed Plover sandlo
Migrant passerines were thinner on the ground - just a feeding flock of about 10 Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke and a Wheatear steinskvett were seen.
Pinkfoot kortnebbgås at Tjeldstø
Another Pinkfoot kortnebbgås was present at Tjeldstø.
A quick check at Sæle produced the usual autumn mix of Chiff-chaff gransanger, Blackcap munk, Brambling bjørkefink etc.
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