Reasonable westerlies commenced yesterday so it was a no-brainer that sea-watching might be productive today. Unfortunately the car was in for it's left-hand drive light installation, so I had to take the bus down to Båstad and watch from there.
It was a rather slow six-hour session punctuated by occasional bursts of excitement. I had to wait three hours before the session was totally vindicated by the arrival of a fully-spooned adult pomarine skua, with another, indeterminate age, individual in tow. BK year-tick! During the watch a steady trickle of merlin flew south (at least 8) and also a 1K hen harrier. I love in-off raptors. Gannets were frequently about with 36 logged heading west. I had to wait another two hours for a couple of great skuas to do a flyby and then head back north into the bay to mug large gulls. Hard work but worth it. I missed great northern diver and sooty shearwater though, reported by others nearby...
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