I had the Wednesday off, so I decided to visit northern Øygarden. Started at Hellesøy, where I met Roald Hatten and Terje Hansen. After we saw the Rook at Svellingen we spent a few hours at Sjåneset, Sele. Calm conditions made it very worthwhile. Most bird were very distant but with a scope and patience one can see good numbers. Best bird was an adult White-billed Loon. Further three or four Common Loons, Black Guillemots, Shags, some 50 beautiful Long-tailed Ducks, 25 or so Purple Sandpipers, Curlews, Oystercatchers, three White-tailed Eagles and a Peregrine. Special were also two flyby White-fronted Geese.
On the way back I saw the two Little Grebes at Dåvøy and at Breivik I found a group of seven White-fronted Geese. Today there were reported more than usual of this goose-species in other parts of Hordaland, even a few in Bergen (see below). Finished the day at Lyreneset at Nygårdsviken in Bergen, where both the first-winter Iceland Gull and Black-headed Gull were present.
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