9th June
The northern cliffs of Neist Point which is where all the fulmars and kittiwakes nest; the former greatly outnumber the latter. Note the millions of years of rock layering.
A juvenile European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Razorbill
Lots of Manx Shearwater
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa trydactila) (banana beaks)
Kittiwake
Human artifact near the lighthouse.
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Big noisy bird