It was full on South westerly gales and some showers on 22.01. Not the best weather to be out in - just as well as I spent most of the day working from home. A dead Puffin lunde drifted in past my terrace on the high tide attracting the attention of the local gulls which didn't manage to lift it out of the sea. I think they had better luck once it ended up on the shore.
Herring Gull gråmåke trying to pick up a dead Puffin lunde
An adult Peregrine vandrefalk at Breivik was the best bird of the day. As the light went sometime after 1600 a Razorbill alke drifted past the terrace.
The next day was calm and clear and I managed a quick round at Herdlevær and a short stop at Tjeldstø. Herdlevær produced Peregrine vandrefalk, Sparrowhawk spurvehauk, Great-spotted Woodpecker flaggspett and several Guillemot lomvi as well as the usual Curlew storspove, White-tailed Eagle havørn, Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke etc.
Tjeldsø was quite good with more Guillemots lomvi, a small flock of Purple Sandpipers fjæreplytt and a couple of Turnstone steinvender.
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