Monday, 19 June 2017

NORTH RONALDSAY - 17th June


Overcast with a brisk westerly breeze bringing with it spells of rain and drizzle; a two hour seawatch first thing produced the first Sooty Shearwater of the autumn along with 56 Manx Shearwaters, 17+ Storm Petrels (although it was hard to count them as they flitted backwards and forwards past the hide), 4 Common Scoter, a Great-northern Diver and a good total of 861 Puffins with plenty of other Auks.  

                There was little else really through the day as birds in the Obs census area included the Black-throated Diver again, 17 Bar-tailed Godwits, 8 Knot and 2 Collared Doves.

Black Guillemot

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