Little Auks and more!

On the way to Flamborough Head we saw several small parties of Grey Partridges in the fields. At Flamborough Head we were straight onto Little Auks streaming past mostly heading North in small groups. There were good numbers seen in the couple of hours of seawatching myself and Dave did and the total for the day was recorded at 308. We also saw several Red-Throated Divers close in just off the rocks and 2 Velvet Scoters and a single Sooty Shearwater.
We then went to Easington in hope of a little bunting seen earlier. No luck but there was a group of Black Redstarts by the church one stunning male and three females. We also connected to a fabulous Great Grey Shrike by the cemetery.
Finally on the way home we went to North Cave Wetlands and had good views of the bizarre bobbing Jack Snipe along with a Common Snipe for comparison. We also saw a female Marsh Harrier.

Skua and Shearwater boat trip

Yesterday myself and Dave Evans went to Bridlington and had a very decent morning out at sea. We saw Purple Sandpipers in the harbour before setting off and I photopgraphed a very tame Turnstone on the harbour wall. On the boat we had close encounters with Red-throated Diver, Common Scoter, Eider, Arctic Skua, Great Skua, Common Guillemot, Puffin, Razorbill, Manx Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Kittiwake, Arctic Tern, Gannet and Fulmar. The pictures came out a lot better than I expected in difficult rocky conditions on the boat.

Sooty and Manx Shearwater

At Flamborough Head yesterday for a morning's seawatching. Plenty of Sooty and Manx Shearwaters to see, some in quite close. Whilst we were there a Great Shearwater was seen but sadly neither me or Dave could lock onto it