First Fulmer and Manxies piling out

Rain all morning, then it cleared early afternoon. A fresh SW to west wind

Pete timed his seawatch from the back of the harbour well:

1310-1410

Manx Shearwater 110 out

Gannet 5 out 1 in

Fulmar 1 out - first record this year

Arctic Skua dark morph out (1330)

Razorbill/Guillemot 1 in

Canada Goose flock c15 out

Mediterranean gull 2cy harbour mouth briefly 

Shag 2cy harbour mouth

1410-1510
Monoculture - spent time wide range scanning for storm petrel rather than my usual ‘fixed point’ seawatch 
Manx Shearwater 104 out (224 total!)
Kittiwake adult out

In contrast, I couldn't have timed my walk any worse! Malcolm

Set off along the sea wall in the rain at 12:45. I watched from the lighthouse for 20 minutes and saw none of the above! Set off back at 13:30 in the sunshine, just before everything started piling out.

Kittiwake c14 were heading in as I was heading back. They quickly disappeared, presumably settled on the sea to drift in with the tide.

Kittiwakes 

Peregrine Falcon 2 hanging on the wind driven upwards by the sloping sea wall

Several gulls were also riding the wind with them

:Peregrine Falcon

Not also did I not see anything over the sea while I was at the lighthouse, I also failed to see any Rock pipits. I was a bit worried that the high waves may have swamped their nest. Fortunately when Kevin checked later on the lighthouse bird was back on station.