Northern Fulmars at Fidra

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Remote birding target of this morning was the island of Fidra in Scotland, UK. Scottish Seabird Centre's webcam shows the breeding colony of Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis). The video stream is bit fuzzy, at least this time of day, but you can still see the Fulmars. I will follow the camera, if I can get a decent photo of these birds.

The link to the Fidra webcam is http://www.seabird.org/webcam-live.asp

P.S. got finally a decent photo:

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