Black-headed Gull; The colony at the north harbour on the island is bustling, as well as many of these birds on passage offshore...
Chaffinch were very much in evidence, although migrant passerines were scarce generally, still a little early for many species..
A backlit Eider taking off. A huge passage on the first mornings seawatch, with 9,444 birds logged. Landsort is a superb site for witnessing massive movements of seaduck...
A Jackdaw watches me outside the bird observatory...
Landsort Fyren. The lighthouse at the southern tip of this narrow island, which is a major asset for attracting migrants at tmes of passage..
A pair of Oystercatchers. At least five pairs stationary on the island...
A Raven flies past Sodra Udden, the southern tip of the island..
Velvet Scoters on passage, hundreds were seen over the two days...
Whooper Swans flying east over the Baltic Sea. Two of eight birds in the flock here...
As always, a real pleasure to visit the island of Landsort. Still a week or two early for migrant passerines, though nevertheless the passage at sea was impressive. Detail below of the highlights, each post listing species and total counts from the dawn seawatches. I was the only birder on the island throughout. This is a tremendous site to watch birds and never dissapoints...
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