Paul and I had a first visit for the season and after a bit of a quiet start it turned out pretty good. Luke was already there when we arrived, Chris arrived soon after and David arrived later but timed his arrival perfectly, both Luke and David and others remained after we left at midday.
After a few terns and storm petrels earlier it really got going at 8am when a visiting birder called a Cory's sheawater fairly close as well, giving everyone leisurely views as it lumbered by, superb. Lots of waders moving today especially Whimbrel as they seem to do this time of year with a number of flocks of 25 passing, totals reaching around 150+. c60 Ringed plover, c25 Black-tailed godwits, 4 Dunlin and a Sanderling. Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes passing all morning, a few gathering in feeding flocks along with some gulls. It's always worth checking these aggregations as they do draw in passing birds. Luke announced he'd found a Cory's among a feeding flock and as we homed in realised there was a second bird, it was interesting to watch these interacting and feeding for the next 30minutes, a Sooty shearwater briefly stopped off to see what the attraction was before continuing on and then an adult Sabine's gull came by, this was soon followed by 2 more adult Sabs in a closer feeding group. The only Arctic skua of the morning flew through to add to the variety. And to put the icing on the cake a 4th Cory's appeared just as we were heading off. Magic. Common dolphin showing regularly with occasional porpoises.