Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Bonxies at Mwnt

Like Russell I decided on a seawatch, but headed south to Mwnt. Due to faffing about I didn't get there until 7.50: wonder what I missed.
I stayed for three hours, during which the highlight was no fewer than four Great Skuas, two together followed by singles at half-hour intervals, and all going south (well, west as Mwnt faces north), as was everything else.
Otherwise good numbers of Kittiwakes (295), Gannets and Manx Shearwaters.
A couple of Shelduck went by so close in that I may have missed them if one hadn't called as it passed.

Excuse the poor quality of the photograph, I'm just rubbish at photographing seabirds.
Great Skua