Wednesday 22 July 2015

22nd July


A lovely morning with a light NW wind produced 40 new birds in the nets, all local juveniles; there was single Bonxie, Kittiwake and Arctic Tern offshore with a Bar-tailed Godwit and 7 Curlew around Vågsvollvåien.   There were unsurprisingly fewer waders around the coast at lunchtime as totals included 11 Common Sandpipers, 4 Greenshank, 10 Dunlin, 3 Redshank and 5 Green Sandpipers.

                Finally caught sight of the Vatnemarka Red-backed Shrike chicks while 4 fledglings were still with the Lebeltet pair – the female of which had a couple of unsuccessful attempts in catching a juvenile Great Tit; two Wrynecks were also seen.

Whinchat

Red-backed Shrike

Dunlin

Shelduck

Oystercatcher

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