White wingers

An unexpectedly excellent seawatch from Whitburn this morning. The best 'white-winger' day the obs has seen with 2 Glaucous and 2 Iceland Gull passing south. All four were close in and the star was the adult Iceland. The Glaucs passed slowly allowing photos, but unfortunately the 2 Icelands shot straight through.



First light

0755-1100

Gannet    23n   175s
Black-headed Gull    6n   18s
Common Scoter    9n   9s
Kittiwake    1n   7s
Iceland Gull    2s (1juv + 1ad)
Eider    2n   3s
Red-throated Diver    6n   2s
Shag    3s
Turnstone    1s
Redshank    2s
Fulmar    3n    9n
Glaucous Gull    2s (both juv)
Bonxie    1s
Golden Plover    177s
Velvet Scoter    1s
Wigeon    6n



Glaucous Gull no.1

Glaucous Gull no.2

Glaucous Gull no.2