During summer, the grass is growing taller and it is more difficult to spot the birds nesting there. Every now and then, they come out of the grass, like the Song lark doing its song and moves. Birds are nesting and finding food at Herdla during Summer. Almost 250 species have been spotted there, but much less are nesting there.

The bay west of the bird towers are now closed, typically from 15th of April and till September.

It is often wind from north when the weather is sunny. The birds hide and it appears to be less birds during these conditions. But early morning and late evening, when the light is in favor of the photographer, the wind is typically less intense, or even gone. The sea then reflects everything, also the birds who search for food in the shallow waters.

Photos with Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z400mm f4.5 lense.

Above: Common Redshank standing on a pole.

Above: Northern Lapwing

Above: Eurasian Curlew with a crab on the menu. This bird might stay over winter in smaller flocks.

Above: A Common Snipe in flight.

Above: Even in summer, this bird (Ruff) might be found at Herdla, even with its spectacular «costume». But it is during the autumn migration that these comes in greater numbers. Sometime early or mid August.

Above: Lesser black-backed gull finding some food, a crab. They migrate every season via eastern Africa.

Above: Three Mew Gull resting on a rock.

Above: Black-headed Gull. Two Juvenile amongs a flock of Mew Gull.

Above: Song lark’s cleaning the feather and singing.

Above: Ringed Plower searching for food in the kelp.

Above: European Golden Plover searching for food. They do not nest at Herdla, but stop by during the spring and autimn migration. This was one of 6 adults in end of July 23.

Above: A Grey Heron flying away after a successful catch.

Above: Common Cuckoo flying over Herdla, being chased by other birds… wonder why..

Above: A Barn Swallow hunting a moskito near the bird watch tower. Below is the same Barn Swallow in flight.

Above: A Sand Martin resting on fence wire.

Above: A female Mallard with 5 chickens. Life is hard for chickens being pray to so many other birds.

Above: While there is a lot of birds along the water line and in the gras and wetlands, there is also some trees that host typical tree living birds like Chiffchaff.

Above: A juvenile Wheatear resting on a stone. Many birds nests at Herdla during summer, and Wheatear is one of them.

Above: A Meadow Pipit with a catch.

Above: A juvenile White Wagtail hunting flies over a pond. It is grey weather and some rain in the air.

Abowe: A Yellow Wagtail.

Above: A Peregrine Falcon taking off from one of the protected beaches. It is the fastes of the predator birds and has a signature acceleration in air.

Above: Greylag goose taking off. These birds migrate, but theese also typically stay at Herdla during winter.