Bright with a brisk
easterly wind to start but it was a pretty short, quiet day; a Spotted Redshank was the highlight on
Vågsvollvåien along with small numbers of the other Tringa’s while 4 Sanderling
and a Grey Plover flew south at sea and at least 24 Crossbills made a couple of
circuits out over the lighthouse. That,
unfortunately was about it really as heavy rain arrived mid-morning and didn’t
let up until nightfall effectively ending the day!
- No doubt due to the cold, wet spring and summer here
resulting in a poor breeding season for many species, the July ringing totals
here at Lista were almost exactly half that of July 2014 with pretty much every
species way down on last year with only Linnet really bucking the trend as it
seems Finches in general have fared a bit better than most other things.
Didn't take any pictures today so here's a Greater Sand Plover and an Oriental Plover that I caught in Australia in 2012
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