Sunday, May 18, 2025

Skogsøy 03 May 2025 - The loonatic season continues

Another day, another seawatch:) This time under much calmer conditions and with a lot less rain. And with a scope this time!¨

A typical seawatch for the time of year with decent varierty but without big numbers of anything. Bonus species was a pod of Orcas spekkhogger feeding actively offshore.

Red throated Diver smålom N 62

White Billed Diver gulnebblom N 13

Northern Gannet  havsule N 39, S 23

Great Cormorant storskarv N 8, S 1

Eurasian Shag toppskarv N 6, S 69

Barnacle Goose hvitkinngås N 9 (25 more flew north over land on my way out)

Long tailed duck havelle N 18

Common Scoter svartand N 10, S 34

Velvet Scoter sjøorre N 3

Merganser siland N  4, S 2

Oystercatcher tjeld N 5, S 12

Whimbrel småspove N 8

Arctic Skua tyvjo N 3 (2 pale, 1 dark) , S 1 (dark)

Common Gull fiskemåke N 9

Black-legged Kittiwake krykkje N 7

Common Guillemot lomvi N 1

Auk N 2


Gannet havsule

Raven ravn heading back to its nest with something

Part of a flock of Red-throated Diver smålom


Velvet Scoter sjøorre


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