Another day of mainly sea watching on a very wind swept peninsular. My tardiness this morning meant I missed the first 3 Pomarine Skuas, so I still want to see another 6 this month to bring my personal total to the magic 200 this spring.
04.45-08.15 +12.45-16.15 with AJG,SO,LG,DW,PT et al
Shoveller: 4 up
Common Scoter: 2 up
Black-throated Diver: 2 up
Great-crested Grebe: 16 around
Fulmar: 16 up
Gannet: 103 up
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 8 up
Grey Plover: 33 up
Knot: 18 up
Dunlin: 6 up
Sanderling: 12 up
Bar-tailed Godwit: 10 up
Whimbrel: 28 up
Pomarine Skua: 17 up 3 @ 05.02, 1 @ 06.50, 2 @ 12.56, 11 @ 15.32
Arctic Skua: 2 up
Yellow-legged Gull: 1 around
Iceland Gull: 1 the 1w still at The Patch
Kittiwake: 50 up
Little Tern: 6 up
Sandwich Tern: 31 up
Common Tern: 640 up
Guillemot: 7 up
Razorbill: 6 up
Auk sp: 5 up   5 down
Swift: 3 in
Sand Martin: 2 in
House Martin: 12 in
Swallow: 39 in
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 4+