A seawatching day

23rd June 2025 – sunny spells/rain later W4/7
Offshore
An extended check over the sea (0645-0945) produced 680 Manx Shearwater, 335 Sandwich Tern, 153 Gannet, 95 Common Scoter, 33 Kittiwake, 7 Fulmar and 4 Guillemot.
Breeding Birds
A census of AON revealed 82 Herring Gull and 16 Lesser Black-backed Gull amongst the chimney pots on the centre of the island.