An introduction..

My first days here at Põõsaspea has now ended. Even if the weather has been the same for the past days, there have been a lot of seabirds passing by. Pintail ducks, teals and divers passes by in there hundreds and scoters in there thousands each day, often close and in wonderful light. What more can you whish?

The cape Põõsaspea points in a northwestern direction, meaning good light all day long.

At the cape, swallows and wagtails stops to feed in there hundreds. And both kingfisher and Nutcracker had made a short visit as well.

Weather:
Sunny and very warm days. Little clouds and some small showers in the evening. Weak wind mainly from south-east

Notes from the cape:

30/8 05:45-19:30

divers 162
Red-necked grebe 53
teal 769
pintail duck 349
shoveler 32
common scoter 7597
velvet scoter 421
arctic skua 4
"comic" terns 655 (99 % common)
black tern 1
cuckoo 1
red-throated pipit 1

29/8 05:30-18:30

divers 104
Red-necked grebe 20
teal 767
common scoter 1629
honey buzzard 18
kestrel 6
hobby 2
merlin 1
knot 98
arctic skua 4

28/8 05:30-13:00 & 17:00-19:30

teal 1080
pintail duck 246
shoveler 48
common scoter 1365
velvet scoter 140
montagu's harrier 1
ruddy turnstone 2
arctic skua 2
little tern 1
cuckoo 1
black tern 1

this was a very sort introduction, more coming soon.

/Jon