Force ten winds from the South ensured that most action was situated out to sea today, with impressive totals of seabirds tallying up during the day. The first Leach's Storm-petrels of the year were seen in the afternoon, with two off the North end; other noteworthy birds included eight Sooty Shearwaters, six Balearic Shearwaters, nine Great Skuas, five Arctic Skuas, two Pomarine Skuas and singles of Long-tailed Skua, Sabine’s Gull and Little Gull. Fulmars, Manx Shearwaters and Gannets also passed by in good numbers, with 47, 15736 and 850 seen respectively; four Bar-tailed Godwits, 275 Sandwich Terns, 188 Common Terns and 18 Arctic Terns were also seen.
Adult Arctic Skua and Sooty Shearwater
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