Day 4 – Scilly Pelagic.
Sightings:- 2 sooty Shearwater, Arctic skua, 6+ Bonxie, Puffin, 2 Great Northern Diver, 3 Common Scoter,2 Pale-bellied Brent geese and Portuguese Man O’ War.
Great Northern Diver
Bonxie
Portuguese Man O’ War
Gannet
Category Archives: Great Northern Diver
Scilly 2015
I went on the seabird and dolphin trip this morning. The first birds seen were 2 Great Northern Divers and a Spoonbill. We then went to Gimble Porth on Tresco where we has distant views of the Hudsonian Whimbrel found there yesterday. We saw Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Peregrine and Kestrel as we made our way out to Sea. Other interesting sightings were the Life boat and rescue helicopters on a mission looking for a boat that had sent a “mayday” message. There was a brief sighting of a Minke Whale and some Harbour Porpoise.We were lucky to finish the 3 hour trip with possibly 100’s of Common Dolphin which were great to see as they were all around the boat. In the afternoon I went up to Content to see if I could get any better pictures of the Siberian Stonechat and on the way managed a few photos of a Firecrest.
Great Northern Divers
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Common Dolphin
Firecrest
Siberian Stonechat
Lifeboat
Scilly 2015
Scilly pelagic highlights were Sooty Shearwater, Pomarine Skua, several Bonxies, Minke Whale, Common Dolphin, Basking Shark and Harbour Porpoise.
Sooty Shearwater
Seven Stones Lightship
Round Island Lighthouse
Great Northern Diver
Basking Shark
Scotland 2015 (Part 1)
We drove to Fort William on Good Friday stopping at Leighton Moss RSPB on the way up. The next day we drove to Skye and visited Neist Point Lighthouse. We stayed in Flodigarry overnight. The next morning was spent on Skye visiting The Old Man of Storr and Kilt Rock before getting the ferry to Tarbert on the Isle of Harris.
Skye Bridge
Neist Point
Old Man of Storr
Flodigarry and Trotternish
Kilt Rock
Isle of Harris
Great Northern Diver
