An owl again, and Eilat by internet.

I went to Jæren just over a week ago, for a meeting in the Norwegian Rarities Committee, with hopes for some quality birding along the November beaches. We had many hours in the field, mainly searching the coastline for new arrivals after a few days of winds from the east. Unfortunately, we didn't find any rare passerines, unlike the lucky birdwatcher who found an Isabelline Wheatear the day after our departure, just a few miles from where we had our meetings. We did, however, get to study a Hawk Owl, and a member of the committee (Oddvar Heggøy) found a Yellow-legged Gull, the first ever in the county of Rogaland.

We decided on a trip to Eilat in April 2013, and I've started to do some sketches from videos on the internet again, of species that we'll encounter during our stay in Israel. I am trying to pay more attention to "stance" than plumage, the birds are Isabelline Wheatear, Woodchat Shrike and Caspian Tern.