Light south easterly winds, warm and sunny.
Another excellent day's birding. Kicked off with a very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler gulbrynsanger at Alvheim and then went back to Hernar.....
First stop was Lyngøy where there were a lot of Goldcrest fuglekonge in the few bushes on the island, a Chiff-chaff gransanger and a Willow Warbler løvsanger were also present so there were high hopes for Hernar....
Hernar was generally a lot quieter than yesterday - perhaps due to an overnight clear-out or perhaps because it was just later in the day. However it was quality not quantity today and the east end of the island produced two Red-breasted Flycatchers dvergfluesnapper which were very vocal. Initially infuriatingly difficult to take any decent pictures of they settled down nicely and with some patience allowed us to obtain some good pictures.
Also present on Hernar were a Garden Warbler hagesanger and a few each of Blackcap munk and Chiff-chaff gransanger.
The boat ride home produced a Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt and a Black Guillemot teist or two.
The Willow tit granmeis movement seems to have picked up the pace a bit with birds seen at a few localities today.
Another excellent day's birding. Kicked off with a very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler gulbrynsanger at Alvheim and then went back to Hernar.....
First stop was Lyngøy where there were a lot of Goldcrest fuglekonge in the few bushes on the island, a Chiff-chaff gransanger and a Willow Warbler løvsanger were also present so there were high hopes for Hernar....
Red-breasted Flycatcher dvergfluesnapper
Hernar was generally a lot quieter than yesterday - perhaps due to an overnight clear-out or perhaps because it was just later in the day. However it was quality not quantity today and the east end of the island produced two Red-breasted Flycatchers dvergfluesnapper which were very vocal. Initially infuriatingly difficult to take any decent pictures of they settled down nicely and with some patience allowed us to obtain some good pictures.
Still plenty of Twite bergirisk present on both Hernar and Lyngøy
Also present on Hernar were a Garden Warbler hagesanger and a few each of Blackcap munk and Chiff-chaff gransanger.
Three Shags toppskarv and a Cormorant storskarv
Two adult and one young White-tailed Eagle havørn
Common Seal steinkobbe
The boat ride home produced a Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt and a Black Guillemot teist or two.
The Willow tit granmeis movement seems to have picked up the pace a bit with birds seen at a few localities today.
