I have now moved to the Faroe Islands!

 I have now moved to the Faroe Islands! After living in Denmark for 22 years, it was time to move back. Which means that most content will be related to... The Faroe Islands. I arrived 6/9 and already today, the 7/9 I managed to get some great birds. 

The day started with some early morning seabird watching from the house. Due to the very strong southeasterlies, there was a lot of movement in the Tórshavn Bay, with 19 Manx Shearwaters, which is quite many in september and in the interior bay, 1 Great Northern Diver 2cy and 1 Long-tailed Duck male, probably the first arrival of this relatively common winter visitor. Otherwise 100s of fulmars, with one blue morph, 8 great skuas and dozens of gannets. Later in the day I took the car to Kirkjubø, a small village on the eastern tip of Streymoy. There wasn't much, but 2 Eurasian Curlews a quiet highlight. Kirkjubø is probably one of the best spots on the Faroe Islands for this scarce breeder and somewhat uncommon visitor, I think have seen them every time I have visited that village, all year around.

With the strong wind blowing, I decided to head west to Vágar, the westernmost island of the Faroe Islands, as it should be in relative cover from the strong winds. Visiting the three main villages: Sandavági, Midvági and Sørvági netted me 2 Willow Warblers, 10+ White Wagtails ssp. alba and 1 possible ssp. yarrelli, which is a scarce visitor, 1 Barn Swallow and a relatively distant Curlew Sandpiper 1cy, found by Silas Olofson on 5/9 at Sørvagi, 4th record for the Faroe Islands. It was surrounded by 35+ Common Ringed Plovers, 15+ Sanderlings, 2 Dunlins and 8 Ruddy Turnstone. I tried to get some photos, but it was keeping its distance and its not easy to take pictures with a 500mm lens freestanding in 13 m/s wind!

Curlew Sandpiper to the far left!

A very nice addition to my meager FO-list

Tomorrow im heading to Suduroy with Silas Olofson and Bartal G. Simonsen, the hopes are high, but the weather is in our favour!