Calm, hot and sunny.
A trip to Hernar was not part of the day's plans but it was a most welcome change. The island was full of birds but very quiet on the migration side of things. Good numbers of Twite bergirisk, Starling stær and most of the usual species. The only migrant passerine of any interest was a single juvenile Common Crossbill grankorsnebb.
A selection of the commoner autumn waders flew over including a Greenshank gluttsnipe.
The journey there and back proved rather more productive with 15 species of wader including a few flocks of Knot polarsnipe, a single Sanderling sandløper, the first Little Stint dvergsnipe of the year and the first Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt of the autumn. Other sightings included Black Guillemots teist, Peregrine vandrefalk and Kestrel tårnfalk.
A Merlin dvergfalk flew right past me as I left the shop at Tjeldstø.
A trip to Hernar was not part of the day's plans but it was a most welcome change. The island was full of birds but very quiet on the migration side of things. Good numbers of Twite bergirisk, Starling stær and most of the usual species. The only migrant passerine of any interest was a single juvenile Common Crossbill grankorsnebb.
A selection of the commoner autumn waders flew over including a Greenshank gluttsnipe.
Juvenile Black Guillemot teist
Adult Black Guillemot teist
Curlew storspove and Whimbrel småspove in flight
Knot polarsnipe flock and a Dunlin myrsnipe
More Knot polarsnipe and Dunlin myrsnipe
Little Stint dvergsnipe
Purple Sandpipers fjæreplytt - first of the autumn
Sanderling sandløper
Shag toppskarv
One of several Turnstone steinvender seen today
Whimbrel småspove
The journey there and back proved rather more productive with 15 species of wader including a few flocks of Knot polarsnipe, a single Sanderling sandløper, the first Little Stint dvergsnipe of the year and the first Purple Sandpiper fjæreplytt of the autumn. Other sightings included Black Guillemots teist, Peregrine vandrefalk and Kestrel tårnfalk.
A Merlin dvergfalk flew right past me as I left the shop at Tjeldstø.
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