prestoy
Monday 1st September 2003, 14:41
I think it's time now for some real seawatching reports! In Norway the autumn migration is well underway now, and the Norwegian coast is a terriffic place to experience the big wave of birds heading south.
Last weekend (30.-31. aug.) a birding-collegue and I was seawatching on the Norwegian round Slettringen lighthouse (N 64 deg. 40 min., E 8 deg. 19 min.). During the observation period the wind was northerly between light to strong breeze. Not the best wind-direction :-/ westerly winds is preferred!. Below you'll find a list of the observations we made. The number of birds migrating (mainly southwards) are labeled "mig.", all other unlabeled numbers are presumed local birds or birds on foraging-migration.
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Bird list:
Red-throated Diver 7 (mig.), Diver sp 1 (mig.), Northern Fulmar 3, Sooty Shearwater 4 (mig.), Northern Gannet 70, Great Cormorant 500 (mig.), Shag 8, Eider 100, Black scoter 3, Velvet Scoter 5, Red-breasted merganser 10 + 3 (mig.), White-tailed Eagle 3,Oystercatcher 5 (mig.), Ringed Plover 2, Calidris/Charadrius sp 25 (mig.), Arctic Skua 1, Long-tailed Skua 5 (mig.), Skua sp 1 (mig.), Kittiwake 75, Great Black-backed Gull 250, Herring Gull 100, Arctic Tern 3, Common Tern 10, Tern sp 70, Black Guillemot 4, Common Guillemot 2, Common Guillemot/Razorbill 3.
Some passerines were trying to cross the sea over to the next island, mainly Meadow Pipits, Reed Buntings, Bramblings and Greenfinches. But also Swallows, Willow warblers and Chiffchaffs set out. Due to wind and some rainshowers most of the passerines returned.
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Where's the seawatching reports from you seawatchers out there? I'd certainly like to see observations from your seawatching/pelagic trips in this forum!
And here's a pic from the small fishing-village Titran with Slettringen lighthouse in the background:
Last weekend (30.-31. aug.) a birding-collegue and I was seawatching on the Norwegian round Slettringen lighthouse (N 64 deg. 40 min., E 8 deg. 19 min.). During the observation period the wind was northerly between light to strong breeze. Not the best wind-direction :-/ westerly winds is preferred!. Below you'll find a list of the observations we made. The number of birds migrating (mainly southwards) are labeled "mig.", all other unlabeled numbers are presumed local birds or birds on foraging-migration.
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Bird list:
Red-throated Diver 7 (mig.), Diver sp 1 (mig.), Northern Fulmar 3, Sooty Shearwater 4 (mig.), Northern Gannet 70, Great Cormorant 500 (mig.), Shag 8, Eider 100, Black scoter 3, Velvet Scoter 5, Red-breasted merganser 10 + 3 (mig.), White-tailed Eagle 3,Oystercatcher 5 (mig.), Ringed Plover 2, Calidris/Charadrius sp 25 (mig.), Arctic Skua 1, Long-tailed Skua 5 (mig.), Skua sp 1 (mig.), Kittiwake 75, Great Black-backed Gull 250, Herring Gull 100, Arctic Tern 3, Common Tern 10, Tern sp 70, Black Guillemot 4, Common Guillemot 2, Common Guillemot/Razorbill 3.
Some passerines were trying to cross the sea over to the next island, mainly Meadow Pipits, Reed Buntings, Bramblings and Greenfinches. But also Swallows, Willow warblers and Chiffchaffs set out. Due to wind and some rainshowers most of the passerines returned.
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Where's the seawatching reports from you seawatchers out there? I'd certainly like to see observations from your seawatching/pelagic trips in this forum!
And here's a pic from the small fishing-village Titran with Slettringen lighthouse in the background: