No sight of the Long-tailed Duck today though I did see it on Friday evening together with a good passage (27) of Sandwich Terns, a Swallow, an Arctic Tern and several Common Scoter.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
High Tide at Ynys Las
Like Harry I decided to face the wind today but at Ynys-las Turn Off. I arrived about noon and faced a rough sea and strong onshore winds that made it difficult to see, at first there didn't appear to be much about but gradually I got my eye in and managed some good birds, the star was a pale phase Arctic skua close in on the sea, with two 1st winter Little Gulls, a 1st winter Kittewake, several Gannets, a handful of Guillemots, about 200 distant Manxies, two or three Great Crested Grebes and a solitary swallow made up the rest of the birds.