26/02/2024

Fulmar making light work of the force 8-9 NE wind this morning

Despite the appalling weather an interesting 2.5 hrs spent in the sea watch hide. As it was a NE wind I was able to keep perfectly dry in the hide though it was still very cold.

09.00-11.30. Wind NE 8 gusting 9 Temp 6°  Rain & Drizzle

Common Scoter: 1E

Great-crested Grebe:  341E 

Dunlin: 89E

Kittiwake: 21E 

Black-headed Gull:  Present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 4E  

Common Gull: Present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Iceland Gull: 1E

Lesser Black-backed Gull: 2E

Guillemot: 32E    

Razorbill: 5E    

Auk sp: 73E    

Red-throated Diver: 39E    1W

Fulmar: 2E    1W    

Gannet:104E       17W

Cormorant: Present: 507E   92W

Harbour Porpoise:1

4 of this mornings Great-crested Grebes passing the Bouy

Very distant images of this mornings Iceland Gull

One of this mornings flocks of Dunlin

Mediterranean Gull passing the Bouy