Another day watching seabirds

Today I counted seabirds between Midtsandan and Muruvik. A lot of common eiders (N=ærfugl), velvet scoters (N=sjøorre), and gulls - mainly black-headed gulls (N=hettemåke) and common gulls (N=fiskemåke). There were some impressive concentrations close to land, almost certainly due to lots of fish eggs being washed ashore as the local herring population are spawning at the moment. A few photos from today below.

Oystercatcher in the surf

Foraging common eiders with herring gulls in background

Black-headed & common gulls in sea spray

Gulls riding the waves