2 adult Little Gulls went north past Whitburn Obs early morning again they must roost nearby. Good light and a nice calm sea deserved something special but sadly on my shift it was not to be. My Obs year list is 138, by the same date last year i had seen another 16 species that i haven't connected with so far this year
On the plus side I've seen 8 species this year that didn't figure in my 167 for last years total so its all still to play for.
I did get a moth lifer by the Obs this morning, a Cinnabar Moth, but id rather have seen a Greenshank!
This is what i saw in order of appearance
Wednesday 15th July 04.50-07.05 W1-2 full cloud cover and calm sea
Black h Gull 4n 4s
Puffin 17n 1s
Porpoise 1
Manxie 10n 4s
Sandwich Tern 12n 296s
Common Tern 11n 12s
Arctic Tern 1n 17s
Common Scoter40n
Curlew 1n 1s
Swift 3s
Little Gull 2n adults
Red th Diver 1n
06.45 2 Dolphin sp just to the north and mid distance i could see the large sickle fins on the surface but not enough of the animals to be certain of White beaked
Whimbrel 1s
