a Black Tern and 26 Bottlenose Dolphins passed Whitburn Obs by 10am. The first thing i saw when i opened the Obs shutters was a Bottlenose Dolphin moving south close inshore with the youngster breaching occasionally, what a nice surprise. Soon Magic Mark joined me and thankfully more Dolphins went north, again close inshore giving great views so he didn't miss out. Mark called the adult Black Tern going south, just as well as i hadn't picked it up, i don't call him Magic for nothing.
What an amazing place Whitburn Obs is..must try and go more often
This is what we saw in order of appearance
Sunday 17th May 04.55-10.00 SW2 broken cloud some drizzle/rain at times
Bottlenose Dolphin 3s 04.55-05.05
Sandwich Tern 26n 338s
Common Scoter 12n 13s
Gannet 316n 10s
Common Gull 17n 205s
Manx Shearwater 11n
Common Tern 24n 28s
Eider 4s
Swallow 9s
Whimbrel n1n 1s
Black h Gull 3n 36s
Red th Diver 1n 1s
Puffin 2s
Black Tern 1s ad 06.16
LBBGull 1s
Arctic Tern 3n 1s
Shelduck 1n 2s
Turnstone 6s
Curlew 3n
Shag 1s
Bottlenose Dolphin 9n 08.15-08.20
Bottlenose Dolphin 14n 08.25-08.40
Sanderling 1n
Stock Dove 1s (an obs mega)
