Stormfågel - Mallemuk - Myrskylintu - Fulmar boreal
Northern
Fulmar are very much a summer bird at Skogsøy, although I
have
never quite understood why this should be the case; the species is
commonly seen in the "near" vicinity offshore during the winter months
(e.g. at the Troll field - some 50 km away). The species is
regular from early April to the end of September; maximum counts are
generally less than 20 and I personally have yet to see more than 100 -
despite the record count being around 2300! Quite why numbers at
Skogsøy seem so low when other localities, including
offshore,
regularly record many more is something of a mystery.
Maximum: 2300
Northern Fulmars
Maximum: 2300
Northern Fulmars
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