Pribilof Islands - Part IV

 Returning to the Island of St Paul as part of the Pribilof group in the Bering Sea for the

4th and final part of our visit, the map may give a better idea of just how remote these outposts are!

On that final day we headed for the sea-cliffs and more particularly the

Bird Colony's with

TUFTED PUFFIN

crowding the ledges with the occassional

HARBOUR SEAL
hauling itself across the rocky shore-line, and ledges crammed

with many 'THOUSANDS' of
BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT

which we had seen across the Westerman Islands in Iceland year's before
and what the Americans call Thick-billed Murres.

What a surprise then when this individual turned up in

PORTLAND HARBOUR, DORSET
in the winter of 2013 which was an extreme 'crowd-pleaser'!

Distant view of Saint Paul's Island

RED-FACED CORMORANT

PARAKEET AUKLET

along with

HORNED PUFFIN
In all of that at at lower altitude

pockets

of the delightful (juvenile)

ROCK SANDPIPER
but only a single

SABINE'S GULL
across the whole visit, while we feel it only fitting to end with that glorious

RED-LEGGED KITTIWAKE

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