Fieldfare gråtrost
Redwing rødvingetrost
Part of the Fieldfare gråtrost flock feeding in the snow
Three of the four albifrons Whitefronts tundragås
Rain and snow on the last day of January combined with a heavy workload meant I limited things to a drive-by at Tjeldstø. Plenty of thrushes feeding in the fields and four albifrons Whitefront tundragås at Harkestad were pretty much the only sightings.
Crested Tit toppmeis - a common woodland bird that I don't tend to photograph very much
Tufted Duck toppand
Whitefront tundragås
I try not to take too many White-tailed Eagle havørn photographs but it would have been downright rude to ignore this poser
February started with very nice conditions indeed - calm and sunny with some frost. A quick trip out to Hjelme Vest produced pretty much the usual with a few Great Northern Divers islom, a couple of Kittiwake krykkje feeding, a few Black Guillemots teist and several White-tailed Eagles havørn among the sightings. Long-tailed Duck havelle now up to more than 40 birds - pathetic numbers compared to relatively few years ago.
An aythya duck at Husvatnet fooled me for a while and needed closer inspection - it turned out to be a Tufted Duck toppand. However, the effort was not wasted as some Whitefronts tundragås flew in right over my head.
Parrot Crossbill furukorsnebb weightlifting
Razorbill alke
A quick walk at Skogsøy in stunning conditions on 2nd February gave little out of the ordinary - at least three White-tailed Eagle havørn, a Great Northern Diver islom and a massive eight Gannet havsule heading north. A Razorbill alke was feeding close in and some Parrot Crossbills furukorsnebb put in an appearance.
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