Sea Watching!

I spent most of the day sheltering from the rain and driving drizzle at the fishing boats. Visibility was poor as was the light in general, it was very interesting and  successful watch, more than enough to keep me happy though I am easily pleased. Even the lure of seeing Roger Daltrey couldn't drag me away.

 Kittiwake

 2 distant Manx Shearwaters

07.30-12.30 from The Point and the fishing boats:

Great-crested Grebe: 5 around
Fulmar: 2W
Manx Shearwater: 10W
Gannet: 186W
Cormorant: 26 around
Ringed Plover: 1W
Turnstone: 4 on beach
Whimbrel: 2W
Great Skua: 1W
Arctic Skua: 12W
Black-headed Gull: c300 around
Common Gull: 7W
Mediterranean Gull: 1 juvenile around
Herring Gull: c200 around
Yellow-legged Gull: 3 around
Lesser Black Backed Gull: 11 around
Great Black Backed Gull: c100 around
Kittiwake: 104W
Sandwich Tern: 159W
Common Tern: 389W
Arctic Tern: 2W  juveniles
Black Tern: 13W
Swift: 21S
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 6+

 Black Tern catching Whitebait

 Common Tern

 Arctic Skua

14.30-16.45 from the fishing boats with MH & joined by PT

Common Scoter: 7W
Fulmar: 2W
Manx Shearwater: 8W
Gannet: 59W
Arctic Skua: 2E
Kittiwake: 8W
Sandwich Tern: 37W
Common Tern: 90W

Kittiwakes