I showed Connor Cunningham the delights of Fornebu today but a cold wind
seemed to have put a dampener on things and birds were not easy to find. Four
Bearded Tits called reluctantly and two showed briefly at close range before
disappearing silently into the reeds – this behaviour suggests that they are
now settled in for the winter and are less interested in finding other birds
and potentially better sites. Long-tailed Tits also showed well but the
highlight was an immature Razorbill which showed at very close range as it
searched for food in very shallow water. I suspect it wasn’t in the best of
form as a muddy reed fringed bay is not exactly classic habitat. It also spent
most of its time snorkelling with its wings drooping rather than diving
although it swam very strongly to still had some strength.
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| Razorbill (alke) |
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