Herdlevær 08 Janaury 2014 - Dull in every way

Calm, dull and foggy.

 Goldeneyes kvinand

Not really any time to be out and about but had what must have been the most birdless stroll ever at Herdlevær. Best bird (and one of less than 10 species seen!) was a Rock Pipit skjærpiplerke. Says it all really....

Back in the garden Tree Sparrow pilfink numbers back up to six. A morning ringing session in the garden that netted 17 new birds along with several retraps.

Hjelme West 20 December 2010

Goldeneye kvinand
Female Merganser siland

Mergansers siland

Merganser siland with small flatfish

Very cold, calm and quiet again. Most of the usual wintering birds present including a Red-necked Grebe gråstrupedykker, a Curlew storspove, 20 Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt, a Velvet Scoter sjøorre, a Black Guillemot teist and five White-tailed Eagle havørn.

A Goshawk hønsehauk flew over the road at Sæle.

The Heron gråhegre roost at Dåvøy held 31 birds and there were the usual Goldeneye kvinand and Mergansers siland present.