Very strong SW wind, gusting. Visibility poor beyond midway to horizon. Numbers of birds fewer than hoped for…!
All birds moving south
Manx Shearwater 32
1 large brown shearwater – probable Great. I got onto this bird fairly late unfortunately so my view was rapidly obscured by the wall of the lookout where I was sheltering. I moved quickly to the front but was almost blown over and could not relocate the bird. There seemed to be a whitish collar, marks on the underwing and darkish undertail coverts but regrettably I could not come to a conclusive ID.
Northern Gannet 17
Arctic Skua 4
Great Black-backed Gull 3Sandwich Tern 13
Tern sp. 2
Northern Wheatear 4
Ian Harrison