Sunday 3 May 2015

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May...

Blue Fulmar and a Manxie passed Whitburn Obs by 09.30 today.In dreadful conditions i managed a four hour watch this morning.Shakespeare wasn't kidding when he said rough winds do shake the darling buds of May
This is what Saint Mark and myself saw in order of appearance
Surely it will be more like May tomorrow

Sunday 3rd May 05.30-09.30 SE5 rain

Gannet 62n 79s
Fulmar 74n 16s
Common Tern 11s
Sandwich Tern 3n 165s
Common Gull 15n
Guillimot 150n
Shelduck 2n
Razorbill 23n
Red th Diver 2n
Blue Fulmar 1n
Common Scoter b20n 14s
Eider 1 on sea
Manx Shearwater 1n
Arctic Tern 2s