With it raining until mid-morning, it was nice not to rush over to the east coast, instead, arriving just after 9.30am. A look on the south side of the peninsula leading up to the lighthouse was quiet, although just offshore a small pod of Bottlenose Dolphin were surfacing every now and then.
With it seemingly quiet all over, I did an hour's seawatch from the point, with my first two Manx Shearwaters, a Great Skua and Sandwich Terns moving north, as did three Red-throated Divers and 35 Common Scoters. I then again concentrated on the scrub and pine plantation, but little to show for any effort.
A quick look at Portmahomack on my return saw the usual Long-tailed Ducks (now in fine summer plumage) and two Scaup.
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| Bottlenose Dolphins |
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| Common Scoter |
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| Yellowhammer |
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| The pine plantation, situated perhaps 400m inland from the point... ideal! |
