Monday 7 September 2015

7th September


Not a cloud in the sky, really calm and very warm throughout; a great day’s birding with maybe not too much in the way of numbers but some quality birds around, there was little in the nets and little on the sea but the PALLID HARRIER spent some time perched on a rock in Vågsvollvåien, a Pectoral Sandpiper flew low over the lighthouse with a group of Ruff, a Red-throated Pipit went over and there was a steady stream of 30+ Sparrowhawks heading south.   Other birds included 25+ Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, a Goshawk distantly perched in a tree and 6 Kestrels.

                The day’s highlight came mid-morning when I nipped over to Langåker, just outside the recording area to twitch a cracking adult SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER feeding in a little flooded corner of a field - about the 7th record for Norway; it showed incredibly well down to 3-4m in brilliant light – fantastic!   It was an awesome little temporary site with 70+ Ruff and single Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper and Black-tailed Godwit also feeding at very close range.

                The rest of the day kind of fizzled out with two Hen Harriers fighting with Peregrine over Skollevoll the highlight as the coast was very quiet with a Pintail in Sevika the only bird of note while inland there was little to mention.
 








I took at lot of pictures of the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper!

Spotted Redshank

Ruff

Pallid Harrier

Some Magpies were on the move in the fine weather, not really sure where they were going but I'm not sure they did either!
 
 
 

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