Po Toi and Southern Water 30 Apr 2020 - better than banana

Not the best day but better than banana in today's boat trip. In sea, some Aleutian Tern, many Common Tern and Little Tern while the adult Brown Booby is the biggest prize of the day. Also an Arctic Skua provided us good view in good light and a Chinese Egret on the way back.

On Po Toi, White's Thrush, Yellow-browed Bunting and Tristram's Bunting were the unexpected late migrant here.

Still missing the pelagics time in Japan and South Africa...

BigEar2020 is 183 now.

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Short-tailed Shearwater

Common Tern

Common Tern

Little Tern

White-winged Tern - both under and upperwing pattern can separate from Black Tern

Arctic Skua - the breast band and strong bill is distinctive to tell from Long-tailed

Arctic Skua - also showing distinct whitish primary base in underwing flash

Arctic Skua - there are 4-8 white shafts on primaries on upperwing, also distinct from Long-tailed

Black-naped Tern

Aleutian Tern

Common Tern

Little Tern

Yellow-browed Bunting

Arctic Warbler - even no call, but clear to see the P10<PC, a clue to separate from Kamchatka

Arctic Warbler - again showing P10<PC

Tristram's Bunting

Yellow-browed Bunting

Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Brown Booby - quite far in fact, unlike the one in Japan we saw

Brown Booby

Brown Booby

Chinese Egret - not a 9 up one

Chinese Egret

Chinese Egret

rainbow cloud

simple lunch

better beer