Whilst a lot of Pembrokeshires birders were sitting around gassing and eating somewhere in the south, we salty sea dogs of Sea Trust were out there in the Irish Sea, looking for blubbery things and even some fluttery things.
Not much of note on the way out yesterday, apart from odd auks a couple of Fulmars and the usual motley gulls keeping us company.
Despite a stiff N Easterly breeze ruffling Rosslare Harbour this morning, a few winter plumage Tysties were hanging around as we set off. There were several mixed Sea Bird feeding flocks up to and around Tusker. A distant feeding frenzy with a dozen Gannets and mixed gull flock probably had porpoises below but none were seen. Another flock of mainly Kittiwakes had amongst them a late Manxie and a Balearic both of which crossed our bows as the flock broke up.
A couple of hundred Starlings came in over our heads followed by two smaller groups showing things were still on the move. Auks and kitties were sighted along the way and a small pod of Common Dolphins preceeded a single Purple Sandpiper about 20 miles off Strumble. Snowdonia lived up to its name glistening white in the clear northern airflow.
The afternoon ended with a hard faught win for Wales over the wallabies, enjoyed from the comfort of my sitting room as I thawed out in front of the woodburner. It dosent really get much better does it? allthingsgood&hwyl, cliff
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