Nice and sunny but with an
increasingly brisk and cold NW wind produced a trickle of northbound Gulls but
not much else offshore; the first Wheatear
of the year appeared in front of the bunker in the morning, the drake Garganey was again on Vågsvollvåien and
the Black Redstart was still around.
The regular young female Peregrine again came in off the sea carrying
prey (probably a Snipe) and a few hours later had a swipe at a Black Guillemot
forcing it to crash dive into the sea – obviously a repeated technique by this
individual and the three or four piles of Woodcock feathers out on the point
over the last couple of weeks can be attributed to this bird!
Not much else was seen through the day in the now
strong and still cold NW wind although a flock of 25 Curlews dropped in to Vågsvollvåien
late afternoon where there was also 60+ Common Gulls.
Red-breasted Merganser having a wash
Eider
Long-tailed Duck
Velvet Scoter
Rock Pipit
Lapwing
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