I arrived back home to a good covering of snow. Temperatures have been above freezing during the day and a little below at nights so the snow is gradually disappearing.
Typically given the conditions Woodcock rugde and Snipe enkeltbekkasin have become a lot more obvious. Both are relatively common even in winter but are hard to see when conditions are good for them. I have seen a few or several of each on a few occasions during the week - despite most of my birding being short trips in fading light after work.
Redwings rødvingetrost have also started to show, with the first bird at Sele on 31.01 followed by a couple more at Herdlevær on 01.02.
Other than Redwing a couple of other new species for Øygarden this year were a Woodpigeon ringdue apparently displaying at Hjelme and Tree Sparrows pilfink finally showing at Herdlevær.
Curlews storspove also featured with a flock of three from my kitchen window the largest count.
Hjelme West produced, among other things, Guillemot lomvi, Black Guillemot teist and Great Northern Diver islom on 31.01.
Typically given the conditions Woodcock rugde and Snipe enkeltbekkasin have become a lot more obvious. Both are relatively common even in winter but are hard to see when conditions are good for them. I have seen a few or several of each on a few occasions during the week - despite most of my birding being short trips in fading light after work.
Guillemots lomvi at Herdlevær 01.02
These birds were very vocal and called to each other often
A very stuffed juvenile (2K) Peregrine vandrefalk.
I checked where the bird had been sitting and found some Goldeneye feathers.....
Redwings rødvingetrost
Snipe enkeltbakkasin - one of four seen on 01.02
Woodcock rugde - photographed in rapidly fading light by my driveway on 28.01. Daft ISO values but a nice sighting.
Redwings rødvingetrost have also started to show, with the first bird at Sele on 31.01 followed by a couple more at Herdlevær on 01.02.
Other than Redwing a couple of other new species for Øygarden this year were a Woodpigeon ringdue apparently displaying at Hjelme and Tree Sparrows pilfink finally showing at Herdlevær.
Curlews storspove also featured with a flock of three from my kitchen window the largest count.
Hjelme West produced, among other things, Guillemot lomvi, Black Guillemot teist and Great Northern Diver islom on 31.01.
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