Again the weather is showery (heavy at times) and a constant blustery wind which is leaving me feeling very house bound. However decided to break that today by taking a walk down Campbeltown pier with the camera to hone my dire photography skills. Not a lot about apart from the usual gulls and it being Saturday and no fish being landed there were not 
many of those. Things did get interesting though when out of nowhere a flock of about 25 Gannets turned up and were diving not too far from the head of the pier, obviously a shoal of some sort of fish as they were soon joined on the surface by 19 Shags, all of them busy fishing. The fish must have been deep as the gulls were not even attempting to catch anything although 3 Sandwich Terns did also appear to get in on the action, as did a pair of Grey Seals. Then after about 20 minutes of feeding they all seemed to disappear just as quickly as they had arrived.
many of those. Things did get interesting though when out of nowhere a flock of about 25 Gannets turned up and were diving not too far from the head of the pier, obviously a shoal of some sort of fish as they were soon joined on the surface by 19 Shags, all of them busy fishing. The fish must have been deep as the gulls were not even attempting to catch anything although 3 Sandwich Terns did also appear to get in on the action, as did a pair of Grey Seals. Then after about 20 minutes of feeding they all seemed to disappear just as quickly as they had arrived.Also seen 3 immature Black Guillemots between the piers and a single Rock Pipit on the net stores. A single Pied Wagtail was seen down at the ferry terminal and a flock of 9 Turnstones were also here following the tide out.
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