Whimbrel on the Flaggy Shore Paul Troake

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross and Ross Ringing Station between 08.30-11.30 produced one Little Auk(09.16), two Brent Geese, three Cory’s Shearwater, four Great Shearwater, 25 Sooty Shearwater, 65 Manx Shearwater, one Long-tailed Skua (adult), six Great Skua, four Pomarine Skua, five Arctic Skua, two Leach’s Petrel, six Storm Petrel, three Sabine’s Gull (2 adult 1 juv), two Little Gull(1st-winter), seven Puffin, one Black Guillemot, one Red-breasted Merganser(female), 12 Arctic Tern, one Red-throated Diver, one Great Northern Diver and 22 Grey Phalarope.(John N Murphy, Mark Gibson, Doug Dickson)

Another two Little Auks were seen off the Bridges of Ross. (Doug Dickson & Mark Gibson between 11.30 & 12.30).

Three Storm Petrel and a Whimbrel were at the Flaggy Shore.(Paul Troake)