David Steel

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

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How could I forget the hashtag!

A Chilean Seaside Cinclodes is standing on a rock facing slightly forward. Behind is a frothing sea and there's a small sprig of seaweed on the rock.

A Chilean Seaside Cinclodes is perched on a seaweed covered rock facing right. It's a dark brown songbird with some white on the throat, a white eyebrow and some white streaking on the breast.

A rare passerine entry for #SuperSeabirdSunday, a Chilean Seaside Cinclodes exploring its favoured habitat in Algarrobo in January.
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A Sooty Albatross is flying right to left against a blue sea. It's a slender, brown albatross that's a bit darker on the face.

A Grey Petrel is flying right to left against a blue sea. This shows the grey upper side and slightly darker face.

A Grey Petrel is flying right to left over a blue sea. This shows the white underside and dark greyish underwings.

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.
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A Long-tailed Skua is flying right to left over a blue sea.

A Long-tailed Skua is flying right to left over a blue sea.

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.
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Lone cormorant

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A shag surfaces.

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A small brownish bird with a shire patch on its rear dips its toes in gentle blue waves. Storm petrels run along the water to take off. It’s oddly peaceful and balletic.

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

Two Shags on the water.

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

Ink and watercolour sketches: top left - Great Northern Diver (common loon) in winter plumage; centre left - Black-throated Diver in winter plumage; bottom left - Red-throated Diver in winter plumage; top right - Great Crested Grebe in breeding plumage; Centre right - Razorbill in winter plumage; bottom right - Common Guillemot (murre) in winter plumage.

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

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Dark chocolate brown sea bird with a small white mark under it icy blue-white eye.

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

Puffins on the Isle of May from May 2021

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
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BOOM! Lovely, what a beast. I remember life ticking the species at Blyth many years ago

Bit of a Brute - Blyth yesterday #SuperSeabirdSunday

Off the coast of Northumberland last May

White-billed Diver, Blyth Harbour 27 February 2026

White-billed Diver, Blyth Harbour 27 February 2026

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

A tiny puffin cream jug

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

Courting Antarctic Terns, Antarctica.

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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