13th May

Wet and wild through the morning with a very strong westerly near-gale; there was little on the sea with a few Arctic Terns and a couple of Bonxies mooching about and not really moving anywhere.   Sunny in the afternoon but we kept the very strong winds so birds seen along the sheltered side of Lebeltet included a Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Whinchats, 3 Tree Pipits, a Garden Warbler, a singing Wryneck and a handful of Blackcaps, Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs.

                There were still 27+ Dotterel on the field at Vågsvoll before birds in Vågsvollvåien / Vågsvollvika included a young female Merlin, a female Garganey, the drake Gadwall still, 3 Grey-headed Wagtails, the Grey Plover, 2 Wood Sandpipers, a Turnstone and 15+ Redshank.

 

Male Grey-headed and female Blue-headed Wagtails

Swallow

Blackbird