Friday, 6 May 2016

Skua

St Caths - seawatch 15:30 - 17:40

All heading east with an east wind:

Had one skua pass. Probably arctic. (Really must invest in a decent scope).
Terns (commics)
Few gannets
Brent geese 6 - notable
And one raptor appeared to come in off - hobby? It headed north...

A bit sloppy with the observations but a lovely evening

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