Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Not something you see every day, at least not here.

Overnight showers eased by 09:30, then overcast with just the odd light shower. A SW wind.

South shore (Malcolm) 13:45 - 15:00
Kittiwake 2 on No.2 outfall, both adults today.

Kittiwakes

Gannet 1 adult
First seen drifting out of No.2 outfall 

It then flew over to No.1 outfall and began fishing

No luck on its first attempt, but this is a successful dive on only the third attempt. The gulls went crazy!

A small Bass, or possibly a Grey Mullet 
I've never seen a Gannet feeding here before

It continued fishing, in total I saw it dive 10 times and was still fishing as I left. Where it was fishing can't have been more than 2 metre deep, hence the short dive. It still went in like an arrow though.


It was swimming some distance underwater, I almost lost it in this clip.

Gannet 

Rock Pipit 4 - 1 on Red Nab, 2 taking food to the lighthouse area nest and 1 near the waterfall 

Mediterranean gull this afternoon I could only find 2 adults and a 2nd calendar year. I returned this evening, there were none on the beach between No.1 outfall and the wooden jetty, possibly as there were three anglers at the seaward end of the outfall. At least 12 adults, 2 3rd calendar year and 1 2nd calendar year were resting in the lee of No.2 outfall
Mainly Mediterranean gulls

 Peregrine falcon 2
Peregrine 

Juvenile Robin in the Nature Park 


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