Northerly gale with hail and snow showers. A very cold and wintery feel to conditions today!
Even with my thermal suit on I only managed to sit out there for a little over three hours. The day was surprisingly productive with best birds a couple of distant Pomarine Skuas polarjo and two White-billed Diver gulnebblom. A single Bonxie storjo and six Velvet Scoter sjøorre were among the other species noted.
The mainstay of the birding were flocks of Long-tailed Ducks havelle heading north. Mid-May is the peak time for this species to be on the move. More here.
Even with my thermal suit on I only managed to sit out there for a little over three hours. The day was surprisingly productive with best birds a couple of distant Pomarine Skuas polarjo and two White-billed Diver gulnebblom. A single Bonxie storjo and six Velvet Scoter sjøorre were among the other species noted.
The mainstay of the birding were flocks of Long-tailed Ducks havelle heading north. Mid-May is the peak time for this species to be on the move. More here.
Flocks of migrating Long-tailed Ducks havelle
Obligatory White-billed Diver gulnebblom shots
| Red throated Diver N | 65 |
| White Billed Diver N | 2 |
| Northern Gannet N | 41 |
| Northern Gannet S | 4 |
| Great Cormorant N | 1 |
| Eurasian Shag N | 5 |
| Eurasian Shag S | 8 |
| Long tailed duck N | 230 |
| Common Scoter N | 18 |
| Velvet Scoter N | 6 |
| Pomarine Skua N | 2 |
| Great Skua N | 1 |
| Black-legged Kittiwake N | 18 |
| Common Guillemot N | 12 |
| Razorbill N | 6 |
| Auk N | 8 |
On my way out to the seawatching point I heard my first singing Lesser Whitethroat møller of the year - and subsequently heard them other places on the way home
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