Another
day of sea-watching but it was even quieter than Monday, The wind was more westerly
today but not really strong enough to blow much into the Bay. Four Leach`s Petrels
went out past the scar in the first 30 mins of light and two more came
across the
bay during the morning.
Leach's Storm-petrel
Offshore
3 Shelducks east, 16 Common Scoters west, 2 Manx Shearwaters west & 1
east, 6 Leach`s Petrels west, 3 Gannets west, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 8
Kittiwakes west, 30
Sandwich Terns west, 1 Arctic Tern west, 2 Common Terns west, 1 Guillemot west
and 1 Auk sp. west.
Leach's Storm-petrel
Visible
Migration:
70 Pink-footed Geese south and 2 Meadow Pipits south.
Grounded
Migrants
1 Wheatear and 1 Chiffchaff.
Others
32 Wigeons, 54 Ringed Plovers, 85 Sanderlings, 17 Dunlins, 1 Little Stint, 6
Bar-tailed
Godwits, 1 Med. Gull and 1 Kingfisher.
Sanderling
Bar-tailed Godwits
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