Friday 30 July 2021

30/07/2021

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull
05.30-10.45 with AJG & CP who assisted in collating the numbers,  joined by OL & PT,

Common Scoter: 20W    48E
Fulmar: 4E       1W
Balearic Shearwater: 17W
Gannet: 411W       120E
Cormorant: 13W
Oystercatcher: 2W    6E
Whimbrel: 13W
Curlew: 8W
Dunlin: 2W
Kittiwake: 15W
Mediterranean Gull: 1W      5E
Sandwich tern: 23W    2E
Common Tern: 19W
Arctic Skua: 3W
Swift: 2 out
Sand Martin: 9 out
Porpoise: 4
Kittiwake
some of the 100s of Pochard summering on the ARC
 Late morning early afternoon c500 Swifts moved West also a Black-tailed Godwit also a single Black-tailed Godwit. At the same time several 1,000 Swifts moved west across the Peninsula.
PT did a circuit of the reserve and reported no waders or Terns on Burrowes, just a Cattle Egret on the Boulderwall Fields.
Terrible image of a Balearic Shearwater in mountainous seas off the fishing boats this afternoon
The only way to capture an image was to scattergun the camera along the horizon and hope the Shearwater comes out of trough while you're holding the trigger down.

13.15-16.15 from the fishing boats joined by DS, JTM & OL,
Common Scoter: 2E          35W
Great-crested Grebe: 1 present
Fulmar: 4W
Balearic Shearwater: 2E     2W
Gannet: 22E    72W
Cormorant: 3W
Kittiwake: 3E    8W
Yellow-legged Gull: 4 present all juveniles
Sandwich Tern: 8W
Little Tern: 2 present
Common Tern: 13W
Swift: 108 out
Wheatear: 1 present
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Grey Seal: 1

At least 4 juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls came to the fishing boats this afternoon




A Dark Sword-grass an uncommon visitor to my trap


 

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