FulmarFulmarus glacialis abundant
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicus several heard and seen at the village. They are probably more common at the storm beach on Fianuis.
Leach's Storm-petrelOceanodroma leucorhoa common at the village but also heard calling from burrows throughout the rest of the island.
GannetSula bassana several flying off-shore
ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis common
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus at least one which seemed to have difficulty walking but with no apparent damage to its wings. A small group of 8 distant geese might also have been this species.
Greylag GooseAnser anser at least 4.
TealAnas crecca 2 females
EiderSomateria mollissima several
MerlinFalco columbarius one female.
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus about 20
Golden PloverPluvialis dominica about 20.
DunlinCalidris alpina 2 seen with the Golden Plover flock
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus 4
RedshankTringa totanus 3
TurnstoneArenaria interpres about 10
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus one dark morph
Great SkuaStercorarius skua several
Black-headed GullLarus ridibundus one
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus about 18
Herring GullLarus argentatus several
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides one 1st cy bird present
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus by far the commonest gull. I don't think I have ever seen such a concentration of this species.
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla abundant
GuillemotUria aalge abundant
RazorbillAlca torda abundant
PuffinFratercula arctica abundant
Rock DoveColumba livia about 20.
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis several
Rock PipitAnthus littoralis several
White WagtailMotacilla alba 4 seen.
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe common
StarlingSturnus vulagaris common
Mealy RedpollCarduelis flammea one seen by SM.
Species List for Sula Sgeir 12th May 2005
GannetSula bassana abundant
ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis several
TurnstoneArenaria interpres several
Great SkuaStercorarius skua a few
Herring GullLarus argentatus about 20
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus a few
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla common
GuillemotUria aalge abundant
RazorbillAlca torda common
PuffinFratercula arctica several
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica 2 flying towards the island
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis one
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe one
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