3 species of Diver and a Blue Fulmar passed Whitburn Obs by 10 o'clock this morning. Saint and Magic Mark were back , and Stevie Thunder made his monthly appearance. I had put my moth trap on last night and the only catch was a Herald, i was hoping it would herald in a new obs year tick we all still need Roseate Tern but not today. This is what we did see in order of appearance
Saturday 23rd May 04.55-10.00 ESE 1-2 mainly cloud cover and calm sea
Sandwich Tern 27n 394s
Common Tern 12n 44s
Arctic Tern 8n 2s
Puffin 14n 4s
Shelduck 6n 4s
Common Gull 20n 29s
Porpoise 3s
Black h Gull 2n 2s
Manxie 35n 3s
Dunlin 14n
Blue Fulmar 1s L
Red th Diver 12n 6s
Common Scoter 10n 3s
Gannet 203n 22s
Kestrel 2s
Ringed Plover 4n
Turnstone 2n 3s
Shag 6n
Eider 1s
Black th Diver 1n 08.50
Great n Diver 1n 09.05
