The east coast of Scotland in late August is always likely to throw up some good birds, and true to form, a couple of seaside trips produced some great species.
Dornoch 15/8
Arctic Skua - 6
Great Skua - 1
Kittiwake - 20
Fulmar - 2
Sandwich/Common/Arctic Tern - many
Arctic Tern
Kittiwake
Gannet
Shag
Tarbat Ness 21/8
Arctic Skua - 8
Great Skua - 1
Manx Shearwater - 1
Kittiwake 30
Fulmar - 6
Shag - 40
Gannet - 60
Arctic Tern - 30
Sandwich Tern - 100
Common Tern - 10
Arctic Skuas
Plenty of waders as well, including Sanderling, Dunlin, Knot, Turnstone and Ringed Plovers. Worth mentioning a couple more Scottish specialities as well. Hunting over Cromarty Firth I had 2 Ospreys, and driving through the Black Isle, I had 5 Red Kites soaring.
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