Pretty much flat calm at
first light but the very poor visibility and persistent drizzle did an equally
good job at preventing much being done; standing in the rain though looking
over Vågsvollvåien produced a few birds highlighted by a redhead Smew (typical after seeing my first one
yesterday!) – a very scarce bird in the recording area, not seen since 2008 and
two Shorelarks feeding on the short
grass while other counts included 157 Mallard, 46 Wigeon and 28 Teal.
As soon as the drizzle cleared up a brisk force 6 NW
wind sprang up almost immediately but birds around the coast included the 1st
winter White-tailed Eagle, a
Wheatear, a Purple Sandpiper in Sevika, single Slavonian Grebe and Great-northern
Diver in Verevågen, a few Little Auks buzzing around and a depredated Water
Rail at Fuglejønna.
Elsewhere a Merlin was hunting across the fields
where there were small numbers of Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, Yellowhammers and
Starlings, the Great Grey Shrike was again in Vågsvollvika and single
Chiffchaff and Sparrowhawk around the lighthouse.
Shorelarks
White-tailed Eagle
Twite
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