A brief window today, and triggered by AL's goingbirding posting regarding auks off Southsea Castle. A shame today was totally overcast with light drizzle and rather breezy after yesterday's very spring-like conditions, but two Shags were both easily visible as were two Oystercatchers feeding amongst the rocks. A Great Black-backed Gull and a handful of Herring Gulls were poking about with washed up starfish and a couple of Meds went east. Four Purple Sandpipers were on distant rocks and these two appeared just in front - see above, both taken with the phone, the latter through the scope.
Guillemot was going to be a year tick (and only the second one in February) but all I could find was five Razorbills. Eventually, on the point of giving up, a Guillie popped up slightly closer than the nearest Razorbill.
The auks were too distant and contantly diving for any phonescoping.
Back home within the hour.
Interesting to see Swallow, Osprey, Great Spotted Cuckoo and LRP all recorded in the last day or so.
