Ayer no solo pude bimbar uno, sino tres! Pasaron volando en intervalos de 2 minutos hacia el sur y la impresión que dan es de un frailecillo sin pico, con alas mas anchas, pero más pequeño.
Esta es la única foto que "merece la pena".
Otra agradable sorpresa del día fue ver con mucho detalle a una becada que salió volando de debajo de nuestros pies, para redondear la mañana...
English translation of the text:
LITTLE AUKS!
The sea around here always throws up the odd surprise and in
this case it was 3 Little Auks. I could only snap them distantly but the views we
had were pretty good. The Little Auk has always grabbed my attention. It breeds
way above the Arctic Circle on islands like Svalbard and then winters in the
roughest seas. And it weighs in at only 140 g!
Like London buses, once I’d ticked off the first one three
came along! They flew southwards in intervals of about 2 minutes. They look
like a smaller, stunted puffin with wider wings.
This is the only photo that’s really “worth posting” to
celebrate this red-letter event.
Another nice surprise of the day was a Woodock that flew up from the dunes almost under our feet, just to round out a brilliant morning...