Scoter 40E
Mediterranean Gull 3E (all 1w)
Common Gull 10E
Little Gull 3E
Bonxie 9E
Arctic Skua 32E
Sandwich Tern 10E
Commic Tern 2E
Little Tern 1 caught and killed by an Arctic Skua that was displaced by a GBbGull
Auk sp. 2E
Great Black-backed Gull with dead Little Tern
The sad sight of a Great Black-backed Gull snacking on a dead Little Tern having robbed an Arctic Skua of its prey. Whilst familiar with Arctic Skuas piratical pursuits of other species, I was surprised to see one kill a Tern. I was therefore equally surprised to read that killing birds accounts for 95% of prey for some individuals with Ptarmigan(!) the largest prey recorded (Olsen & Larsson 1997).
