17th September

Heavy rain first thing soon passed and reverted into a few showers; there were a few birds on the sea in the morning including 53 Red-throated Divers, 33 Common Scoter, a Velvet Scoter, 37 Brent Geese and 19 Arctic Terns.   A juvenile Black-tailed Godwit was on Vågsvollvåien first thing and a Grey Wagtail and a couple of Tree Pipits were amongst a trickle of southbound Meadow Pipits.

                The coast was fairly quiet at lunchtime with 3 Little Stints, a Grey Plover and 4 Pintail in Sevika but there were a few signs of new migrants inland with 7 Redstarts, a Pied Flycatcher, 4 Chiffchaffs (the first little influx this autumn), a Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Treecreeper, 9+ Bramblings, 11+ Robins, 5+ Dunnocks and a flock of 15 Great Tits which came in from the north, perhaps indicating that at least some Tits might be moving this autumn after all!

                Another little influx of Butterflies was also obvious today with the sheltered patch of long grass at the end of Lebeltet containing 31 Red Admirals, 3 Painted Ladies, a Peacock, a couple of Large White and some Silver Y’s while plenty more Red Admirals were seen moving north and coming in off the sea.

Little Stints

Dunlin

Wren

Chiffchaff