Tried for the Great Egret again. Still present, but at a great distance. Got a record shot, no more. Otherwise some nice birds around in Fana: a female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, a Marsh Tit at a feeder at the Hordamuseet and a noisy Hawfinch in the garden worth mentioning...
Took a day off for some things at home. But I took also the opportunity to see an adult Iceland Gull, that stays at Nygårdsviken in Bergen. I never saw this plumage before, so happy with that. Another bird (3rd cy) was present at Solheimsviken.
Nice start of the bergen year!!
During the holidays I worked both Christmas and the new year weekend as well as the days in between. As a result I couldn't attend the nyttårskryss, the traditional three-days birding race in Hordaland. But, just before picking up my family on Flesland airport I had a little window of birding around Flesland. Then someone reported a Great Northern Diver at the marinbiological station. Off course I tried for it, but instead of finding a diver I saw a young Black Guillemot, which is rare in Bergen as well. This bird was quickly seen by Terje Hansen, Jørn Opsal and a few others. Afterwards it became clear that this guillemot was reported as Great Northern Diver. Hm...
Just before I went to work a Great Egret was found at Kalandsvannet. A new bird for Bergen (for me). This morning it was still present and I saw it. Bird nr 191 for Bergen😊