Calm and sunny! Although frosty on the way out it was nice and warm in the sun. I did a three hour stint at the lookout. As the weather has been good for migration for a long time there were not any huge numbers, but nevertheless a steady passage which kept interest up. Migrating birds were as follows:
Red throated Diver smålom N16
Northern Gannet havsule N5
Northern Gannet havsule S14
Great Cormorant storskarv N12
Great Cormorant storskarv S5
Eurasian Shag toppskarv N28
Eurasian Shag toppskarv S69
Greylag Goose grågås S2
Wigeon brunnakke N5
Eider ærfugl N3
Eider ærfugl S3
Common Scoter svartand N8
Common Scoter svartand S6
Goldeneye kvinand N2
Goldeneye kvinand S2
Merganser siland N12
Oystercatcher tjeld N87
Oystercatcher tjeld S2
Eurasian Curlew storspove N10
Black headed Gull hettemåke 6
Common Gull fiskemåke N233
Common Guillemot lomvi N1
Common Guillemot lomvi S1
Razorbill alke N2
Atlantic Puffin lunde N1
Auk N1
Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke - one of a pair that is established at the lookout point at Skogsøy
Migrating Cormorant storskarv
Several Long-tailed Duck havelle on the sea and various migrants including Lesser Redpoll brunsisik, Siskin grønnsisik and Wheatear steinskvett also around the lookout. The walk out produced a few Twite bergirisk and my first Linnets tornirisk of the year among other things.
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