My local volunteer Mel spotted this rare 'bridled' guillemot showing off in the sunshine this afternoon. Doesn't it look smart with it's white specs on?

My last black guillemot survey of the season this morning. Bright spring day, and the thrift is out all over the cliffs. Another name for thrift is 'sea-pinks', which is very appropriate. I took a detour through the field on the way back...

Four puffins seen this weekend at the Mull! In other news I am receiving reports of a single goulish eye staring up out of the wishing well at passers by.... mysterious.

Sounds like a Dr. Seuss book... Yes, we actually had an owl on the reserve yesterday - a short eared owl to be precise. It was broad daylight and we got a fantastic view of it through the scope. It is a beautiful bird, with bright yellow eyes, a pale...

It seems that the east coast is ahead of us this year with razorbill chicks already at Bempton Cliffs , whereas we don't even seem to have eggs yet. We can usually tell if there are eggs around because broken egg shells start turning up on the roads...