Birds And Birding In Norway

I made a quick trip to Sotra and Herdla on the island of Askøy on the 3/9. The only bird of any interest on Sotra was a Hobby that was seen at Tjeldstø. Herdla proved to be better with a good selection of wildfowl, 4 species of bird of prey including White-tailed Eagle and Peregrine Falcon and a good selection of waders, some like Ringed Plover and Ruff were in good numbers. Some of the more interesting included 8 little Stint, 1 Temminck’s Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper and a Black-tailed Godwit. There was also a good selection of passerines, though not a lot of time was spent checking the area in detail. Of the passerines that are worth mentioning a single Whinchat and 6 Twite were recorded. All in all a good few hours birding.