A light dusting of snow and subzero temperatures but the roads didn't seem too icy so I drove to Lamba Ness arriving just after sunrise. As the wind was forecast to slacken I felt the early morning was likely to be the best. There was a flock of 6 Golden Plover sat near the tip as I walked to the shelter of the walls. There were far fewer birds moving north than yesterday with totals seen in a couple of hours of c.500 Fulmars including 3 blue Fulmars, 3 Glaucous Gulls flew north and a juvenile flew south, 10 Kittiwakes, just one Guillemot and a Little Auk. On returning home there was an adult Glaucous Gull on Norwick beach. A late afternoon walk in the snow to Norwick beach produced a Viking Gull - hybrid Glaucous x Herring Gull and a Skylark being the 70th species I've seen this year.
A snowy scene on leaving home this morning
Norwick from Holsens Road
Golden Plover at Lamba Ness
Juvenile Glaucous Gull passing Lamba Ness
Robbie photographing on Norwick beach
Viking Gull at Norwick beach
