LOL Paul, he must be able to read!!
I'm just hoping there are a Razorbill and a Lttle Auk out there, who also read the post, and are on their way to prove me wrong. :t:
LOL Paul, he must be able to read!!
For example, in twenty five years, I've only seen one Cormorant. No Shag. No Razorbill. No Little Auk.
A few days after posting the above, our first ever Shag turns up. What are the chances?
The slow crawl towards autumn migration continues, however, despite wallowing in the bird doldrums, we continue to have a better than usual June.
A few Herring Gulls have visited. Unusual at this time of year, although they probably came with a trawler that was fishing nearby yesterday. It certainly had a large flock of birds in tow, but they were too far off to ID.
Our Fulmar count has been running at between four and ten, however yesterday it hit twenty eight. Again, I think the presence of the trawlers was the cause of that.
Also visiting yesterday was a Guillemot. You would think that seabirds such as Guillemot would be an easy spot in the North Sea, but that is not the case. In fact, some of our more common seabirds are hard to find this far out. For example, in twenty five years, I've only seen one Cormorant. No Shag. No Razorbill. No Little Auk.
Today, we had another Carrion Crow. I say another Carrion Crow as I've not seen a crow since Tuesday, however, it was perched in exactly the same spot as the Tuesday bird. It may be resident or it may be jumping back and fore between us and the nearby platforms. Hard to tell.
Also reported to me today was a possible Swift. I would not be surprised, as we have had a few large black flies buzzing about. I would guess the Swift may have followed them out on the soft westerly. I won't be reporting the Swift as the observer only got the briefest of views and was pretty unsure. A pity as it would have been a platform first.
These birds are having a laugh. Following the Shag that turned up yesterday to prove me wrong, today, only my second Cormorant in 25 yrs has shown up.
Or your second Shag in two days....
Or your second Shag in two days....
In fact, some of our more common seabirds are hard to find this far out. For example, in twenty five years, I've only seen one Cormorant. No Shag. No Razorbill. No Little Auk.
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I'm just hoping there are a Razorbill and a Lttle Auk out there, who also read the post, and are on their way to prove me wrong. :t:
LOL Paul - that's amazing.
Now I wonder what else you can attract. Perhaps if we mention .... dare I say it..... Great Auk Though others may possibly have different ideas.
Im, going for storm Petrel ??
Mark
With the addition of Razorback,
Next month, I am fairly sure that I will get Black Headed Gull.