Reports came in of a Black Guillemot (found by Will & Graham Scott) off Carr Naze in Filey Bay. This would be a life tick for me so I harnessed up Symphony and headed to Filey. Several birders with scopes had not got onto the bird so I walked to the end of Carr Naze where I met Mark Pearson. Mark had the bird in his scope but it was diving regularly so I had to be quick and yes another lifer! Cheers Mark!
I decided to go back next morning to try and get some images. It was a challenge getting an image of a grey bird on grey sea under a grey sky! I achieved my aim but the images (heavily cropped) can only be classed as record shots.
The weather forecast for 27th was promising and the day dawned with blue sky. However, by the time I got out to Filey, grey clouds had covered the blue, a strong wind had got up and the waves in Filey bay made observation challenging! However, the Black Guillemot was located near the bottom of Carr Naze steps before flying out of the bay and landing, distant off the brigg. Yet more record shots of the bird in flight.
It was also pleasing to see a flock of nine flighty Snow Buntings on Carr Naze (a year tick) but sadly no images. Does this mean another visit tomorrow? Hmmmm!
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