Blustery and rainy through
the morning but there were a few breaks to allow us to do stuff; caught a few
birds in a brief spell first thing including a Garden Warbler, Whitethroat and
a handful of Willow Warblers. Birds
heading north at sea included 7 Pintail, 64 Common Scoter and 70 Gannets while
a summer plumaged Great-northern Diver was off Ronodden while a few bits in Vågsvollvåien
through the morning comprised a little influx of ducks with 3 Gadwall, 4 more
Pintail, 2 Shoveler and the pair of Garganey
and a few waders including 5 smart breeding plumaged Knot which dropped in
mid-morning, 3 Greenshank and 4 Common Sandpipers.
Other things in the morning included a nice selection
of Yellow Wagtails with a flavissima,
3 thunbergi and 4 flavas and 6 Twite with the Linnet flock
while out on the fields there was a big increase to 289 Golden Plover, a Wood
Sandpiper, 4 Dotterel on a bare,
recently tilled field (different to the four birds that were out on Steinodden
a few days ago) and two singing Sedge Warblers.
The wind was now a pretty strong north-westerly so I
kept to the sheltered side of Lebeltet in the afternoon where there was a fine
selection of migrants including 7 Pied Flycatchers, 10 Tree Pipits, 32+
Blackcaps, 30+ Willow Warblers, 7 Whitethroats, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 3
Redstarts and 2 Whinchats.
Redshank having a bit of a display
Gadwall - pretty scarce here only the second I've seen at Lista
Plenty of Blackcaps and Pied Flycatchers around today
Red Squirrel
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