Birds And Birding In Norway

There were not too many days left of week 39 after I returned from the UK. What was very disappointing however was that it was raining and most of the marshes were semi-flooded. A bright spot amongst the grey sky’s was a Eurasian Hobby at a place called Tvildemoen on the 25^th. On Sunday I had to pick up the wife in Bergen and managed a few hours on the island of Sotra before doing so. Guess what? It rained all day, if that wasn’t enough, there were also strong winds until at least noon. Sea-watching was a waste of time, visibility due to the rain, was hopeless. Looking for passerines was also difficult. The strong winds made searching the trees and bushes very difficult. Other than small numbers of Barnacle Geese and an adult White-tailed Eagle, there was little of interest to add to my note book. One highlight however was watching an Otter at Hellesøy for at least 10 minutes. In a couple of days I leave for Jæren, then onto Utsira returning from that trip on the 12/10. See you then with a full report.