Ness Point.

The weather held for some of the day but wind direction is still not at all favourable. But we make do. Best bird was undoubtedly a BLACK THROATED DIVER which for a change flew close in and gave a very good view. All diagnostics good with under wing and auxiliaries. Head was being held higher than with RTD. and the legs did not protrude as long as they would on the GND. The face was a mask but only slightly so with all these and its very dark appearance I am in no doubt as it's id. This bird was flying south and picked it up early before it even got to the yellow buoys. It was about half way between them so not bad. The other bird of any significance was just the opposite. It was a serious bird being a Shear but which one is am absolute ponderable as it was to far out and no real true id at all. The best you can say was that it was very close to the water and was not an immature Gannet. It was bow winged and a zig zaged or is that zag ziged across the sea and never lifted at all. It was a tad smaller than a gannet but other than that in the words of Tom Hanks, I have nothing to say.

 One PURPLE SAND and 3 MED GULLS feeding off shore. Two pairs of AUK again supposed RAZOR. I also had what I can only describe as wags flying south and one ROCK PIPIT calling.