A short trip out on Friday afternoon gave pretty much the usual suspects with small numbers of Chiff-chaff gransanger and Blackcap munk still around and a tristis Chiff-chaff sibirgransanger heard only.
On 24th October I spent most of the day out and about. Starting at Breivik I had a Jack Snipe kvartbekkasin and a probable Yellowhammer gulspurv (only distant flight call). A few Pinkfeet kortnebbgås turned up here on the way home.
A nice walk at Herdlevær with one of my daughters produced some nice birds with the highlights being a Grey-headed Woodpecker gråspett and a Jay nøtteskrike (the latter not being a common species at this locality). A variety of other migrants were seen here including Skylark sanglerke, Grey Wagtail vintererle, Chiff-chaff gransanger and the usual selection of thrushes.
On my way home I stopped at Tjeldstø where I had cracking views of a first year Goshawk hønsehauk - as usual the local Hooded Crows kråke spotted it long before I did. A single Common Scoter svartand remained on Rotevatnet along with the more usual Teal krikkand and Wigeon brunnakke.
Three Nutcracker nøttekråke, probably of the Slender-billed form were seen at Hatten. Quite a mega here out at the coast:)
The following day I checked Hellesøy where a Great Northern Diver islom flew past. Migrants included a Blackcap munk and a Brambling bjørkefink. The usual suspects included a Velvet Scoter sjøorre flying past together with Common Scoters svartand.
Next up was Sæle where a Red-necked Grebe gråstrupedykker was on the sea and another flew past heading north and disappeared from view as it past Hellesøy. A Great Northern Diver islom on the sea and a selection of the usual winter fare turned up including Long-tailed Ducks havelle, Black Guillemot teist and Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt. More unusual was a flock of 10 Tufted Duck toppand heading south.
A Chiff-chaff gransanger, at least 40 Redwing rødvingetrost, small numbers of Song Thrush måltrost and a few Goldcrest fuglekonge provided some evidence of migration and at least 120 Redpolls gråsisik flew over.
At Tjeldstø a couple of Whoopers sangsvane were present and a late 1cy Lesser Black-backed Gull sildemåke rested with other gulls on Husvatnet.
The three Pinkfeet kortnebbgås remained at Breivik.
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