Seabird & Western Rocks Trips

Black Tailed Godwits

Black Tailed Godwits

Cormorant Eating a wrass

Great Norther Diver

Great Northern Diver

Risso Dolphins

Risso Dolphin

I took all these photos today the Great Northern Diver Black-tailed Godwits & Cormorant were on the Seabird Special trip I did this afternoon . The Rissos Dolphins were on this mornings Western Rocks trip Rissos  are found worldwide in temperate and tropical waters, usually in deep waters rather than close to land. As well as the tropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Rissos are also found in the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean and Red Seas, but not the Black Sea. They range as far north as the Gulf of Alaska and southern Greenland and as far south as Tierra del Fuego.

Their preferred environment is just off the continental shelf on steep banks with water depths varying from 400–1,000 meters (1,300–3,300 ft) and water temperature at least 10 °C  and preferably 15–20 °C .

Seabird Special

Bridled Guillemot

Red Breasted Merganser

Red Breasted Merganser's

Peregrine Falcon

I took the photos on yesterday seabird trip the Bridled Guillemot was on Men-A-Vaur we only get 2or 3 of these a year the further north you go more you get the Bridled form of Guillemot the Mergansers were near Hedge Rock they are a scarce winter visitor and very unusual to see them at this time of year and the Peregrine was on Puffin Island.

Hobby

While I was out walking this afternoon this Hobby came fly through near Deep point I managed to get this record shot before it went through the pines.

Thursday's Seabird Trip

Fulmar Petrel

Great Northern Diver

Atlantic Puffin

Shag 

Shag

A few photos I took on this mornings Seabird trip.