2 Arctic Skuas 2 Med Gulls and a Blue Fulmar passed Whitburn Obs by 7am this morning. Good light and a nice mix of birds made for an enjoyable watch. No cetaceans on my watch today. As i was leaving another watcher arrived he asked what i had seen and said he had come down to see Pom Skua and Sooty Shearwaters. I wished him good luck and thought dream on mate, dream on
This is what i saw in order of appearance
Wednesday 29th July 05.00-07.05 WNW2-3 cloud cover
Curlew 2n
Gannet 606n
Manxie 14n 1s
Grey Heron 1n in/off
Arctic Tern 32n 3s
Common Tern 5n 6s
Puffin 15n 1s
Med Gull 2n (2nd sum and juv)
Swift 1sGoosander 4n
Blue Fulmar 1s L
Common Scoter 1n 7s
Arctic Skua 1n 1s
Turnstone 2n
Sandwich Tern 5n 9s
Bar t Godwit 1n
