Hopes were not high to start with given the weather over the previous couple of days. But the island failed to deliver even on this. There were virtually no migrants present at all. Several Willow Warbler løvsanger and a few Chiff-chaff gransanger were the only warblers seen during the morning.
Several new species for the Hernar 2026 list turned up with a displaying Common Sandpiper strandsnipe, a migrating Whimbrel småspove, flyover Siskin grønnsisik, a distant flock of Barnacle Geese hvitkinngås and a Common Tern makrellterne fishing in the harbour.
Overall there was less activity than my first visit back in late April.
Having given up and headed back to catch the boat home some Ravens ravn suddenly flew up alarming and unexpectedly a relatively young Golden Eagle kongeørn turned up rather than the expected White-tailed Eagle havørn. A new species for the island according to the national database and always a good bird to see in Øygarden anyway. Result! The morning was saved at the last minute:)
Back on the "mainland" migrants were in fact around - a nice male Whinchat buskskvett was more or less the first bird seen as we got off the boat.
Common Terns makrellterne are suddenly back with several at Dåvøy, a couple at Nautnes and three at Hellesøy.
Nautnes produced Greenshank gluttsnipe, displaying Snipe enkeltbekkasin, roding Woodcock rugde and the usual.
A nice flock of hirundines at Husvatnet consisted largely of Swallows låvesvale but there were at least four Sand Martins sandsvale and a House Martin taksvale present too. The two Whoopers sangsvane remained on Rotevatnet.
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