Thursday, 26 September 2019

Balearic Shearwaters!

A superb day staring at the sea mainly from the sea watch hide, which when the winds were at their strongest was definitely shaking , so whether it will still be there after Sundays predicted storm is anyone's guess. 
09:45-16:30 with AJG,OL,JTM,CP,DW et al
Teal: 1W
Common Scoter: 10E  11W
Red-throated Diver: 2W
Great-crested Grebe: 3 on
Balearic Shearwater: 57W (the second highest day total per DW)
Gannet: 281W
Cormorant: present n/c
Great Skua; 3W  2E
Arctic Skua: 116W    4+ around
Kittiwake: 1W
Sandwich Tern: 794W
Common Tern: 10W
Black Tern: 2W
Guillemot: 6W    1E
Razorbill: 4W
Auk sp: 8E    28W
Swallow: 151 out
Meadow Pipit: 216 out
Harbour Porpoise: 2+ around
Grey Seal: 1 around

Early evening at the ARC from Hanson 2 Little Gulls (adult + Juvenile), a Black Tern, a Garganey, 1 each of Cattle, Great White and Little Egret, 4 Greenshank, 2 Common Terns, lots of Hirundines and an adult male Sparrowhawk flushing everything.

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