We woke up
full of enthusiasm to see the local bird life. Grabbed our staff and off we
went to the north where our first survey point had to be. Walking was rather
easy since there was very little vegetation and it wasn’t steep. Upon arrival a
Willow grouse took off from a nest. This was a good start, wasn’t it.
We carried
on with the survey which was rather pleasant. We were doing 4-5 points per hour
which is what it should be. Had a few pairs of breeding Whimbrel, Redshank and
Common Sandpiper. Further along we had a Black-throated Diver and Red-breasted
Merganser. There was a small hill with some vegetation but nothing in
comparison to the previous routes. We found a rather interesting a pleasant to
touch bit of moss. It was rather soft and spongy. It probably takes quite some
time to grow since it was very thick in comparison to other places where we saw
the same thing.
The
highlight of the route was a breeding Slavonian Greebe in breeding plumage.
What a bird! This is the first one I see in this plumage.
Managed to
finish with the plot at about 8,30. Really a relief after last days’
adventures. On the way back we had a pair of Greenshanks which were rather
cautious around their nest and accompanied us long way away from their
territory.
Enjoyed the
morning and off we went towards Grytoy, an island to the north of Harstad where
our last route was going to be. We had enough time and decided to stop for a while
in the town to get an idea where we were. The town didn’t prove anything spectacular
that is worth mentioning so we carried on to the ferry on our way to the
island.
What a
place! The ferry was an excitement by itself but the island looked superb.
Gorgeous landscapes accompanied by a bit of worry about the route for the next
day. On the map we had there was a sign for a place to stay and after the last
days camping we decided to spend a night in a proper bed. Following the
directions of the map we managed to find an absolutely gorgeous guest house.
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| Grytoy island, copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Grytoy island, copyright Iordan Hristov |
It was a
two stores house with a huge living room, five bedrooms, one kitchen and a
superb relaxing lounge with a sea view. Well we deserved it. We really needed
something like this. The place had everything of a contemporary modern house
regardless of its remote location including internet. We had a lovely evening
with a drink and a salad and managed to have a proper rest for the next day.
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| view from our living room |
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