Acting on a tip-off (I have my contacts) I found myself over at Wheldrake Ings adding Great Skua to my York Area List! In my haste I left my flash card on the table but no matter. Quite a surprise to say the least. I didn't do the "full march" as a result but saw it well enough in flight.
Returning home for Lunch I then made my way to the local fields. Glad I did as there was a nice selection of Geese on view...
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Tundra Bean Goose (right) with Pink-footed Goose
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Mid-afternoon I spent an hour sea-watching from Easington Gas Terminal. Again, only had the bins (lazy). Encouragingly there was some movement. There was a steady stream of Auks moving North, some (handily) pretty close. Most were Guillemots (P.91, S.56) BUT I managed to spot a couple of Razorbills (P92, S.57) close in. My main target was Gannet (P.93, S.58) and eventually I found one way out near the rigs.
It's amazing what you can see through the Trinnies!
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