So that’s it - Værøy 2023 is over. Did it live up to expectations? Yes it did but perhaps because I intentionally don’t build them up too high. Good weather, good company, good food, sufficient beer and a smattering of decent birds is more than enough for me.
The trip finished with 2 hours birding in the morning in the north of the island where an Olive-backed Pipit that flew up from my feet a few times in dense vegetation was the highlight along with a few flocks of Barnacle Geese heading south and a young Pomarine Skua harrying Kittiwakes out at sea.
I had been looking forward to the 3 hour ferry ride back to Bodø and it didn’t disappoint at all. If it had been a seawatch in the Oslofjord then it woulf have been described as epic! I had 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 1 Manx, a Storm Petrel, a White-billed Diver plus quite a few Fulmars. Full eBird checklist is here.
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| Barnacle Geese (hvitkinngås) heading south along the eastern side of Værøy with the mainland just visible on the horizon |
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| Sunrise |
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| My seawatching site from a comfy seat inside on the ferry |
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| White-billed Diver (gulnebblom) |
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| A few Fulmars (havhest) flew along the side of the boat whereas the shearwaters unfortunately flew south very fast past the front of the boat |
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| Surprisingly good photos through a dirty window |
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| Arriving in Bodø |
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