Wednesday 29 April 2015

29th April


A walk on Nordhasselvika first thing produced 11 Ringed Plovers and single Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel and Bar-tailed Godwit while there were 6 Velvet Scoter and 2 Great-northern Divers in the bay.   Spring-trapped four Wheatears through the rest of the morning including a three year old male before a walk in the afternoon produced a female Yellow Wagtail, a Common Sandpiper and one of the Black-tailed Godwits in Vågsvollvika and a male Goshawk soaring over Groda with two of the Slevdalsvann Marsh Harriers.
 
Yellow Wagtail, probably a flava

Red-breasted Mergansers starting to display


Summer and winter plumaged drake Long-tailed Ducks together in the harbour





These four young Mute Swans on the beach at Nordhasselvika were all ringed; the furthest one had travelled 40Km from Lindesnes
 

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