Over the last couple of years I’ve been struck by the number of times that I’ve watched Black Guillemots fly past me at Fife Ness. Although there is some evidence that Black Guillemots may have bred on the Isle of May up until 1850, it has historically been scarce in mainland Fife, with its frequency declining as the 20th Century progressed (Smout, 1986). The frequency … Continue reading Black Guillemots in Fife