Long-tailed Duck and Great Skua

27th October 2016 – overcast SW4/5
Offshore
Early morning observations (0800-1000) were led by a Great Skua along with 185 Common Scoter, 18 Gannet, 14 Razorbill, 7 Kittiwake and a Red-throated Diver.
Wildfowl and Waders
A female/immature Long-tailed Duck fed along the eastern shore at high tide and additional wildfowl included 7 pale-bellied and 5 dark-bellied Brent Goose.
Miscellaneous
Single Merlin and Peregrine were the best of the rest.