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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Brünnich's Guillemot, Filey - 3rd December 2013


Having just about recovered* from the intoxicating effects of this unassuming little northern beauty, a few more photos from arguably the most exhilarating few minutes birding I've ever had the pleasure of. Magazines and websites will be carrying the story soon enough so I'll save duplicating it here, save to say, everything is just fine in this particular corner of town right now.

An idea of initial views (uncropped with a 300 lens)







* - not technically true, and in fact a recovery is far from imminent