01/05/2022

Pomarine Skua

Another long but very rewarding day staring out to sea, loads of birds and good company. 

 05.30-17.00 JS,AH,CT,LW,RW,OL et el

Brent Goose: 86E

Shelduck: 3E

Shoveler: 2E

Teal: 2E

Gadwall: 2E

Eider: 12E

Velvet Scoter: 4E

Common Scoter: 2,245E      87W

Red-breasted Merganser: 1E

Red-throated Diver: 47E    3W

Black-throated Diver: 4E

Great Northern Diver: 4E

Great-crested Grebe: 3 on

Fulmar: 10E     6W 

Gannet: 186E 

Cormorant: present n/c

Grey Heron: 1 in

Kestrel: 1 in

Oystercatcher: 18E

Bar-tailed Godwit: 11E

Whimbrel: 43E

Sanderling: 12E

Kittiwake: 190E

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 6E 

Common Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Little Tern: 53E

Sandwich Tern: 89E

Commic Tern: 1,442E

Great Skua: 14E

Pomarine Skua: 20E

Arctic Skua: 20E

Skua sp: 3E 

Guillemot: 2E 

Auk sp: 58E

Kestrel: 1 in

Swallow: 59 in

Wheatear: 1 on top of hide

Carrion Crow: 1 in

Harbour Porpoise: 10+

Grey Seal: 1

2 Pomarine Skuas

3 Pomarine Skuas

Eider, shame the Poms weren't so obliging