Seawatch

A two hour sea watch from Whitburn Obs this morning. The wind over night was not as strong or northerly as forecast, so not the movement that I'd been expecting, but a pleasant sea watch. A single Roseate tern was the star of the show.

0530-0730

Arctic Tern     11n
Common Tern    13n 3s
Manx Shearwater    25n  6s
Arctic Skua    2n  3s
Sandwich Tern    21n  1s
Roseate Tern    1n
Mallard    4n
Common Scoter    1n  1s
Teal    10n
Curlew    3s
Redshank    6n
Turnstone    1n
Oystercatcher    26s  10n
Whimbrel    1n  1s
Knot   2n
Puffin    2n
Common Gull    1n  1s
Grey Squirrel    1n