The gale force winds continue but today much clearer and no rain - which meant there was enough visibility to give the sea another go.
Before I left I spent a couple of hours on a Skype call with work and had a massive Goshawk hønsehauk fly over the house - surely a female. Other birds seen during the call were a couple of White-tailed Eagles havørn and a Raven ravn or two. No bad start to the day.
Actually out and about the highlight was a cracking 2cy White-billed Diver gulnebblom. Although it gave excellent views in the scope it proved impossible to phone scope (no adaptor and too much movement). This bird looked very similar to the one I saw in the same place on 25 December. Although relatively regular locally in small numbers in the winter it is much less predictable at this time of year than during the spring passage and anyway is always a good bird to see.
Around 25 Long-tailed Duck havelle, a Black Guillemot teist and a couple of Purple Sandpipers fjæreplytt were among the other sightings along with the obligatory White-tailed Eagle havørn.
Before I left I spent a couple of hours on a Skype call with work and had a massive Goshawk hønsehauk fly over the house - surely a female. Other birds seen during the call were a couple of White-tailed Eagles havørn and a Raven ravn or two. No bad start to the day.
Close inspection of this photo should reveal the White-billed Diver....
Obscene levels of cropping give this kind of image
Actually out and about the highlight was a cracking 2cy White-billed Diver gulnebblom. Although it gave excellent views in the scope it proved impossible to phone scope (no adaptor and too much movement). This bird looked very similar to the one I saw in the same place on 25 December. Although relatively regular locally in small numbers in the winter it is much less predictable at this time of year than during the spring passage and anyway is always a good bird to see.
Around 25 Long-tailed Duck havelle, a Black Guillemot teist and a couple of Purple Sandpipers fjæreplytt were among the other sightings along with the obligatory White-tailed Eagle havørn.
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