A similar day to yesterday
with plenty of bright sunshine but a blazing NW wind to make things difficult;
there were fewer birds on the sea but they did include a summer plumaged Great-northern
Diver south, an adult Kittiwake north and 16 Velvet Scoters while the three
Brent Geese were still on Vågsvollvåien with 31 Wigeon and 2 Pintail and a Hen
Harrier was across the fields. A ‘normal’
Yellow Wagtail was joined at the lighthouse at lunchtime by a very striking
adult male Eastern Yellow Wagtail
(or so I think!) with a very distinctive head pattern and a harsh, buzzy
Citrine Wagtail-like call.
The coast was predictably quiet in the strong wind
but there was a Bar-tailed Godwit in Sevika and a Jack Snipe at Fuglejønna;
inland there was nothing really to mention with a few small leftover Siskin
flocks milling around.
Bar-tailed Godwit
Rock Pipit
Putative Eastern Yellow Wagtail
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