After a crazy, rough night
with severe gale force winds and lashing rain it was a surprisingly nice day; a
little look at the sea until the wind died down enough to open some nets
produced single Great-northern Diver and Black Guillemot in amongst the usual
Razorbills, Kittiwakes and Little Auks etc. while a ringtail Hen Harrier also
went south out at sea. There was pretty
much nothing else through the morning with a few hours of netting drawing a
blank even in the now sunny, pleasant conditions.
The coast itself was very quiet but there was a
trickle of birds passing Steinodden including a White-billed Diver, a Great-northern Diver (plus another at the
entrance to Verevågen), 35+ Little Auks and a juvenile Puffin which appeared in the surf briefly but soon disappeared; a
few birds also headed NW overhead with 3 Waxwings, a Sparrowhawk, 40+ Siskins
and a couple of Redpolls and Bramblings.
Three Black
Woodpeckers showed very well in Lebeltet Nord where there was also 3 Bullfinches
and a Great-spotted Woodpecker but there was little else inland.
Kittiwake
White-billed Diver
Razorbills and Guillemots
Sparrowhawk
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