Friday 13 September 2019

Friday the 13th!

Probably the best sea watch of the Autumn so far.
06:15-09:00 with AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Manx Shearwater: 1W
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 425W
Great Skua: 4W
Arctic skua: 34W   2E
Sandwich Tern: 1330W
Common Tern: 146W
Kittiwake: 37W
Mediterranean Gull: 1W
Guillemot: 2E
The ARC once again held more or less the same birds as the last few days. All 3 Egrets species, Black Tern, Garganey, also the usual waders and wildfowl.
Yellow Wagtail opposite my garden 1 of c20 in the field
Young Great Black-backed gull with a small Thornback Ray at the fishing boats
13.00-15.00 from the fishing boats with AJG:
Common Scoter: 1E
Manx Shearwater: !E
Gannet: 46W
Great Skua: 1E
Arctic Skua: 2W
Kittiwake: 5W
Mediterranean Gull: 1E 1st cal bird
Yellow-legged Gull: 1 1st cal
Sandwich Tern: 76W
Common Tern: 6W
Auk sp: 1W
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Grey Seal: 1
Adult Great black-backed Gull showing the youngsters how to swallow a flatfish at the fishing boats
 XEVU presumed Caspian Gull from Firth this afternoon

Whimbrel from Firth this afternoon

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