The hurricane hitting Norway has been given the name Tor and
for four hours I waited to see what he would bring. My wait began at 10am
before the winds had really picked up and all I had was a few Common Gulls
feeding over the water. After 11am the winds started building up but there were
still no birds, not even a single auk. Then at 11:25 came a Fulmar heading
north, at 12:24 an adult Gannet headed north (very fast) and at 13:23 a Kittiwake
flashed by heading north – so every 59 minutes there was a bird of note!
Between these sightings there was hardly a single other bird to see although I
did end up with three Guillemots and after the first Kittiwake there were two more
before I called it a day at 2pm.
A mixed tit flock in the trees behind me nearly contained
more birds than I saw on the sea…..
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| the sea at Krokstrand at 10:34 - quite calm and no birds |
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| and again at 11:48 when there were a few white tops to the waves but still no birds |
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