Interesting wildlife

[Fingal]

Today at around 1135 we sighted a Bonxie or Great Skua about 3-4c East of the north end of the Forth (Rail) Bridge. I have seen Arctic Skuas in this neighbourhood on a few occasions at this time of year but that was definitely my first Firth of Forth Bonxie. Anyone else seen anything interesting or notable recently?

[marisca]

Ken, I think I saw your burd just west of Inchcolme yesterday, thought it was an immature gannet at 1st glance but 2nd said a bl**dy big black seagull. It seemed to have nae fear of the boat and made no attempt to either paddle or flap away.

[Ocklepoint]

Yes, bonxies seen on the Forth recently as well as bonxies off the north coast of Ardnamurchan earlier in the summer. I do not recall having ever seen them so far south on the west coast.

[Arghiro]

Nasty big barstewards they are too. Make Herring gulls look like snow-white angels.