A Manx Shearwater heading west past the sea watch hide

The overnight gale persisted all day today giving a reasonable sea watch until by 10.00 all passage appeared to have dried up.

07.00-10.00 with PT & CP

Common Scoter: 24E

Fulmar: 17E    2W

Manx Shearwater: 10E     2W

Gannet: 157E     151W

Cormorant: 2W

Kittiwake: 6E

Sandwich Tern: 1E

Common Tern: 2W

Great Skua: 3E

Auk sp: 12E

Swift: 9E  (a single flock out at sea)

A Manx Shearwater heading east past the sea watch hide

As the gale blew all day I didn't bother with the reserve, with no hides open there is no shelter to watch from, also to shelter from the showers, the viewpoints are nothing short of wind tunnels giving you no chance of keeping optics steady enough to view.