Sunday, 5 April 2015

5th April


Cloudy and still conditions meant it was a perfect morning for netting - apart from the almost total lack of birds!   The White-billed Diver was again obvious on the flat calm sea along with 8 Great-northern Divers and 3 Red-necked Grebes while 40 Oystercatchers and 35 Red-throated Divers went north and the two White-tailed Eagles flew south.
                A little bit of drizzly rain at lunchtime seemed to produce a few birds across the area in the afternoon including a massive increase of 110+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Wheatears, a Lapland Bunting at Fuglejønna, 5 Siskins and a Redpoll sp. over, 19 Linnets, a Reed Bunting, 13+ Pied Wagtails and an increase to 70+ Rock Pipits.   There were also improved numbers of other things with 21 Ringed Plovers, 22 Teal and a flock of 22 Snipe which flew past me on Seviksmarka.
 
Yellowhammer



Great-northern Diver making some shapes
 

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