Fresh black shoots of spring

Whilst watching out of the Bridge windows of the "Megan M" (berthed in Fishguard Harbour), this afternoon, I noticed a couple of dark specks that rang a little bell in my brain. With the help of a truly horrible pair of bins, (why does a ship worth millions have binoculars that may have come out of a cheap christmas cracker ?), anyhow I squinted and strained and thought I had a pair of Tysties, I handed the offensive instruments over to crewman Chris Bean who described them as being black with white on the shoulders. They came closer and we confirmed a pair of Black Guillimots, or as the Shetlanders, more poetically say " Tysties".
Chris reckoned he had seen a single bird at least three or four days ago. I should say the photo was taken of a pair last June in Fishguard Harbour. How long until we have a breeding colony of these fascinating auks in Fishguard Harbour to rival the one in Rosslare ? allthingsgood, cliff