Morning from the Isle of May

Had some very interesting Puffin ringing recoveries back from the Isle of May in recent weeks as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

Fulmar at Fair Isle earlier in the week for #SuperSeabirdSunday

Bringing you the latest on the Isle of May as we made a very welcome island visit last week link: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

Western Grebe, California Santa Monica Pier, December 2008. 📸 Canon 1D3/EF100-400 #Birdoftheday #Birdsoftheworld #Superseabirdsunday #grebe #birdwatching

Close to home for this week's #SuperSeabirdSunday with this fantastic Cormorant resting on a post along the edge of Bute East Dock, Cardiff #BirdingWales

#superseabirdsunday How could I forget the hashtag!

A rare passerine entry for #SuperSeabirdSunday, a Chilean Seaside Cinclodes exploring its favoured habitat in Algarrobo in January. #Birds

Acutely bad photos of a couple of rarer South Atlantic seabirds that were seen north of the Falklands in January. First, an immature Sooty Albatross and second a distinctively plain Grey Petrel. #SuperSeabirdSunday #Birds

Skuas don't look their best on their South Atlantic wintering grounds. Long-tailed Skua was the commonest species, like this one off the Argentinian coast in January. #SuperSeabirdSunday #Birds

Lone cormorant #superseabirdsunday #birds

My choice for #SuperSeabirdSunday is this adorable #StormPetrel dancing its way across the water. What a very cool bird! #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin

A pair of Shags from the Farne Islands. #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds

Divers, Auks and a Great-crested Grebe, for #SuperSeabirdSunday (names in the altText). Pen and watercolour sketches. 🪶🐡 #birdingNorthEast

Field sketches of two White-billed Divers recently at Inverkeithing, Fife for #SuperSeabirdSunday with a bit of color added later. An absolute privilege to sit and sketch these! A British tick and what absolute stonkers! Cheers 🍻

A duller day than Saturday, but a well timed visit to Blyth co-incided with a nice close swim-by of the White-billed Diver. #NEbirding #rarebirdsuk #superseabirdsunday

I picked this white-winged scoter as my choice for #SuperSeabirdSunday because I just saw it by the lighthouse at Tiscornia Park and have never gotten to see one this close before. It was hanging out with a flock of long-tailed ducks and assorted other waterfowl friends. Benton Harbor/St. Joseph

I spy with my little eye.... 🔎 #Puffin on the Isle of May 😁 #SuperSeabirdSunday

A White-capped Albatross (cauta) cruised by and checked us out whilst on a pelagic South of #CapeTown #SouthAfrica on the 11th November 2014 #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Bit of a Brute - Blyth yesterday #SuperSeabirdSunday

Off the coast of Northumberland last May

Guess what's going to dominate today's #SuperSeabirdSunday entries 😂 And a little d.y.k.: White-billed Diver is the largest North Atlantic seabird, weiging over a kg more than Great Auk did . . . and yet it can fly 👍

A suitably Welsh #SuperSeabirdSunday. Cheers xx

#SuperSeabirdSunday with a Giselle Graham tiny cream jug find today, until I can see the real thing!

Courting Antarctic Terns, Antarctica. #SuperSeabirdSunday #BirdOfTheDay #birds #Seabirds

White-bellied Storm-petrel- seen occasionally in the air above Phillip Is Norfolk but its breeding location remains unknown-Friday nights recovery within a petrel colony was a first. Known breeding 900 km Sth or 1400 km Est. What an exquisite fellow! #SuperSeabirdSunday

🪶 Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FourOrMore. Alternative is #Blue. I have a Ruddy Turnstone and Dunlin surrounded by Sanderling on the shore. #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #turnstone #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #SuperSeabirdSunday #sanderling #dunlin

A Cormorant at Yellowcraig in #EastLothian #SuperSeabirdSunday

#SuperSeabirdSunday Laughing Gull in Rio Lagartos, Mexico @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here is a European Shag filmed yesterday on Isle of May in summer plumage #SuperSeabirdSunday

Beautiful and calm this afternoon on the Isle of May…

...to be significant, but I thought I'd chuck it out there in case it's of interest. Massive thanks to @steelyseabirder.bsky.social, @fatpaulscholes.bsky.social, @scottishbirding.bsky.social and everyone else involved in running a very entertaining event. (3/3) #BirdingScotland

... has been consistent (it hasn't, but it's maybe as close as you'll get in UK terms) it does appear there could have been a genuine increase in recent decades. This is hastily put together, so may not be 100% accurate and the numbers involved (41 individuals) is too small ... (2/3)

At @rossahmed.bsky.social's excellent SBRC talk tonight, there was discussion as to whether the increase in Scottish records of North American landbirds was largely related to more birders visiting Shetland in recent years. No doubt that has helped, but if you assume coverage of Fair Isle... (1/3)

As already mentioned looks like a Shag ring just like this one from last autumn on an Isle of May bird we had at Rocky Island @josiethebirder.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social ?

I’ve missed this view…Isle of May loch

Female-type Black Redstart on Isle of May this morning plus Chiffchaff (not what you expect on a Scottish east coast island in February!)

Morning :) Razorbills and Guillemots starting to gather at the colonies on the Isle of May ready for the new breeding season. Some birds still in winter plumage

The impact of man…

Morning all :)

Seabird deaths on east and west coasts and south to France, Spain and Portugal markavery.info/2026/02/23/r... #rspb #bto

It’s good to be back on the Isle of May. Morning Mr Seal

The 2025 #seabird breeding results are in from the Isle of May: Razorbills fledged 0.63 chicks per pair - right on the long-term average. Even better: 91.2% survival, well above the long-term average of 83.9% Strong productivity + excellent survival = a really encouraging year for #Razorbills. 💚

Back on! Just arrived on the Isle of May (for the week). The weather has allowed us to get on. Now let’s see what’s going on…

Ross’s Gull at Newlyn, Cornwall this morning (22nd Feb 2026). Found on the 21st in Newlyn harbour by Shaun Grose. This is the 9th for Cornwall and my fourth. The last record was in 2020 when an adult was found at Gerrans Bay on 1st Jan. #cornwallbirding #ukbirding

White-capped Albatross or Molly Hawk (Thalassarche cauta ssp. steadi). #SuperSeabirdSunday Pacific Coast off Kaikoura, S. Island, New Zealand. 6th February 2026.

Red-necked phalarope #SuperSeabirdSunday

#SuperSeabirdSunday again; a sort of honorary seabird from this morning's bike ride along the Tyne 😆

I just found out it’s #SuperSeabirdSunday! Here’s a #BlueFootedBooby dialing in on a potential meal. Their dives were crazy! #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin