Gulbrynete gleder

Langhelg på øya Sula, vest i havet fra Frøya i Sør-Trøndelag, svarte til forventningene, med en innholdsrik torsdag som det desiderte høydepunktet. Sammen med Trond Haugskott dro jeg utover torsdag morgen, med et lovende værvarsel for dagen som bagasje. På ferjeturen utover ble det bekreftet at varselet hadde slått til, og vi startet å lete i buskene raskt etter ankomst. Det er ikke alltid at godt vær er synonymt med bra utbytte på slike turer, men denne gangen slo det til. Etter kun halvannen time var følgende notert: to gulbrynsanger Phylloscopus inornatus, to båndkorsnebb Loxia leucoptera, nattergal Luscinia luscinia, dvergfluesnapper Ficedula parva og dvergspurv Emberiza pusilla. Mindre ble funnet utover dagen, men en mulig sibirpiplerke Anthus hogdsoni ble sett i flukt.

Yellow-browed warbler in "Bombehagen" at Sula. At most five individuals were registered in one day this weekend - a reasonable number being in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, but insignificantly small compared to the 160 reported from Værøy island in Nordland on Sunday.

Little bunting, almost hidden behind the leaves of the bush. Some seconds earlier it was sitting on the rock four meters in front of me, but of course I didn't  managed to get a photo before it was gone...

Fredag og lørdag ble mer vindfulle dager, men claim av sibirpiplerke ble et nytt høydepunkt lørdag. Noen flere gulbrynsangere dukket opp, og nattergalen ble fanget inn for ringmerking fredag, til glede for nye tilreisende.

One of the yellow-browed warblers were captured on Saturday.

Trush nightingale. This was only the second autumn record of this species in Sør-Trøndelag, and the second ever on Sula.

I spent the weekend on the island of Sula, middle Norway, looking for eastern vagrants. The weather forecast was promising on Thursday, and I arrived together with Trond Haugskott in the morning. After only one and a half hour, the following was seen: two yellow-browed warblers Phylloscopus inornatus, trush nightingale Luscinia luscinia, two two-barred crossbills Loxia leucoptera, red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva and little bunting Emberiza pusilla. A probable olive-backed pipit Anthus hogdsoni was also seen during the day. 

Friday and Saturday were more windy, but the olive-baced pipit was claimed on Saturday, despite the sub-optimal weather conditions. Some new yellow-browed warblers appeared, and the trush nightingale was captured for ringing on Friday.

A pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca turned up on Saturday.