Manxies galore

We went for a short trip outside Milford Haven this evening at about 2000 and were amazed by the numbers of Manx Shearwaters. A stream that can only have been in the thousands came straight past (and very close to) St Anne's Head up towards Skomer and Skokholm, with a continuous flow for well over an hour. I suspect conditions for sea watching will be pretty good in the next few days and, in this bit of mid-ish Pembs would recommend either St Anne's Head or Wooltack Point. We have had great views of huge numbers of Manxies off the latter in recent days and, with the poor weather forecast, both mornings (for storm-driven birds) and evenings (for big rafts) could be good. In the strong winds on Sunday afternoon I had a glimpse of two Storm Petrels, which was a treat.