4 Skua Day!

A day of torrential rain at times and strong southerly veering to Westerly winds, meant that sea watching was the only viable birding to be done. Although there was not a huge passage of sea birds, there was definitely enough quality to keep me entertained, with a Grey Phalarope, a juvenile Long-tailed Skua and some Pomarine Skuas and more besides.  

Gannet

Grey Phalarope at the fishing boats

08.00-10.45 and 13.10- 16.05 from the fishing boats with DW,AJG,MH,BM,PT

 

Brent Goose: 151 W   4 E

Shelduck: 2 W

Wigeon: 23 W

Teal: 6 W

Shoveler: 10 W

Pintail: 24 W

Common Scoter: 167 W

Red-breasted Merganser: 3 W

Red-throated Diver: 1 W  1 E

Gannet: 614 W

Sanderling: 2 W

Knot: 1 W

Bar-tailed Godwit:  3 W

Grey Plover: 10 W

Grey Phalarope: 1+ lingering

Great Skua: 5 W   1 E

Pomarine Skua: 5 W

Long-tailed Skua: 1 juv  W  at 14.55

Arctic Skua: 1 w

Mediterranean Gull: 2 W

Kittiwake: 193 W

Little Gull: 2 W

Guillemot: 7 W

Razorbill: 12 W

Auk sp: 103 W

Grey Phalarope at the fishing boats