The month opened with two White-tailed Eagles, two Northern Goshawks, three Eurasian Sparrowhawks, two Eurasian Woodcocks, 13 Bohemian Waxwings, one Common Chiffchaff and one Yellowhammer. A Song Thrush the next day.
Eurasian Wigeon and Eurasian Bullfinch on the 4th. A Water Rail was seen in the open on the 10th. A Woodcock two days later.
The monthly max for Common Starling was 43 on the 15th. Twenty-eight Mew Gulls the same day.
Two Wigeons and a Eurasian Teal on the 16th. It was not to be a repeat of last year´s invasion of wildfowl, the only thing coming close was six Bean Geese rossicus (Geir Mobakken) on the 21st, which is rather a winter record. One of them showed a partly white frontal shield.
The only Black-headed Gull of the month flew through on the 30th.
Following this review of December is a list of species seen during 2012.
A total of 213 species were recorded on Utsira in 2012. Most were seen by Geir Mobakken with 198 species.
List of species recorded on Utsira in 2012. A total of 213 naturally occurring species. Species considered by the rare birds committees await acceptance.
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Brant Goose Branta bernicla
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Great Northern Loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Corn Crake Crex crex
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common Crane Grus grus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Razorbill Alca torda
Little Auk Alle alle
Common Murre Uria aalge
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Sabine´s Gull Xema sabini
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Mew Gull Larus canus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Common Swift Apus apus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit Parus major
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Pallas´s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Hume´s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Blyth´s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Dunnock Prunella modularis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Richard´s Pipit Anthus richardi
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
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Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Feral Pigeon Columba livia ´domestica´