South Stack and Fishguard Harbour are pretty decent for them.
I'm struggling to remember a Black Guillemot in England now some come to mention it.
Saw one at the Holyhead portSouth Stack and Fishguard Harbour are pretty decent for them.
I think it was Holyhead I was thinking of Rafael. RichSaw one at the Holyhead port
A few flocks of Twite spend the winter in the south west corner of Cumbria around the River Duddon estuary and Walney Island. A ringing project over several years suggests most of these birds breed in the Hebrides, particularity on Coll and Tiree.I also wonder how many Twite I've seen in England since someone mentioned it and I don't have my notebooks handy to look back on.
I'd think it's quite common, particularly if including the common travel area (add Iceland, Norway, Switzerland), as for most EU citizens you can visit that huge area without needing a passport. They may well call it their European list or even WP list, just thay they may not have been to those parts of the WP that are more complicated to get to.Rather suspect you are the only birder alive to keep an EU list - if indeed you really do. Almost all keen birders keep a WP list and a few keep a European list though that is entirely geographic.
Tysties are not too difficult in Northumbs in winter, I've seen about a dozen or so altogether, mostly around the Farnes or (more distantly!) from Stag Rocks, but also a couple when seawatching in the southeast (Newbiggin, St Mary's I.), and also seen one on a seawatch from Whitburn (Durham). Otherwise, seen them at Fedw Fawr on the N coast of Anglesey (probably the best site in N Wales), and a couple in Danish waters (from the Esbjerg ferry) for my homeland listThanks, Andrea. As a wee small boy I planned on making the journey across to St Bees from Durham to see Black Guillemot, but I never did make it there. Nice to know they're still around.
If anyone is ever in Oban I can recommend a stroll along the seafront there and the amazing views of Tysties sitting on the promenade right there in front of you.
Not really true ...for Iceland and for most EU countries, other EU citizens require an identification document to visit, be it a passport or national identity card.I'd think it's quite common, particularly if including the common travel area (add Iceland, Norway, Switzerland), as for most EU citizens you can visit that huge area without needing a passport.
Black Guillemots have wintered on the South Coast from time to time - most of my early ones were in Portland Harbour, which again hosted one when the Brunnich's Guillemot was there - but I also remember a very showy one in Sussex a few years ago.Thanks, Andrea. As a wee small boy I planned on making the journey across to St Bees from Durham to see Black Guillemot, but I never did make it there. Nice to know they're still around.
If anyone is ever in Oban I can recommend a stroll along the seafront there and the amazing views of Tysties sitting on the promenade right there in front of you.
Nutty, with respect I have to agree with a few that have mailed admin about you constantly banging on about Brexit, EU , Scottish Indy etc, please leave those references and comments off the forum, or at least keep them limited to Ruffled feathers.I'd be thinking more in terms of what species I might regain on my sadly depleted EU list - King Eider, Capercaillie, Ptarmigan, Red Grouse, Ring-billed Gull, and a few others
Of course, if Northumbs seceded from Little England to (re)join Scotland & EU, that would be a huge re-gain.
Fedw Fawr used to be the go to site, but it's a swine to access and Tysties are easy enough around Holyhead these days so it's probably not so much on the itinerary of many Anglesey jaunts any more.at Fedw Fawr on the N coast of Anglesey (probably the best site in N Wales),
Expect a long wait at a hard border and be prepared for losing all your ham sandwichesI wouldn't lose any, as keeping a list based on a political entity like the UK is surely time dependent. I saw the birds while Scotland was part of the UK, therefore, they remain on my UK list...
If Scotland does leave and become a new country, then I can visit and start a brand new list for Scotland, assuming that the right to free movement is returned to us of course...
Totally agree. And the water is so clear you can see them swimming about under the surface. Last time I was there it was to see the sperm whale in the harbour and there were loads of black guillemots around, literally within an arm's reach.Thanks, Andrea. As a wee small boy I planned on making the journey across to St Bees from Durham to see Black Guillemot, but I never did make it there. Nice to know they're still around.
If anyone is ever in Oban I can recommend a stroll along the seafront there and the amazing views of Tysties sitting on the promenade right there in front of you.
Last time I was there 2 years ago, I was leaning through railings, on my knees, and filming a couple of them on my phone from about 10 feet away, when one of them toddled along the seawall towards me, and kept coming until it stood directly below me for a second, before flying down to the water. Video in parts.Totally agree. And the water is so clear you can see them swimming about under the surface. Last time I was there it was to see the sperm whale in the harbour and there were loads of black guillemots around, literally within an arm's reach.