Monday, January 10, 2022

Skogsøy and Hjelme West 08-09 January 2022 - Back in the field again

Relatively calm and mild throughout.

A relatively late and lazy Saturday involved a walk at Skogsøy. An hour spent seawatching was rather quiet with just seven Gannet havsule heading south and singles of Razorbill alke and Kittiwake krykkje passing. The walk back to the car park gave the best bird in the form of a Snow Bunting snøspurv flying over.

On Sunday morning I spent some time at Hjelme Vest in the morning where the best observation were three Great Northern Diver islom on the sea. A small flock of Purple Sandpipers fjæreplytt were the first I have seen this year. Otherwise just a couple of Black Guillemot teist, at least two Otters and small numbers of the usual duck.

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