Monday 28 October 2013

Strumble Head 28th Oct.

Time: 06.45 - 15.15
Weather: Cloudy some showers
Wind: NW 7-8 / WNW Increasing

Wigeon - 4
Common Scoter - 9 ( 7 Males )
Red Throated Diver - 2
Great Northern Diver - 4 ( At least 2 still in summer plumage )
Manx Shearwater - 20+ ( Still coming through )
Leach's Petrel - 3
Curlew - 1
Turnstone - 1
Grey Phalarope - 1
Pomarine Skua - 10 ( 3 Juveniles & many of the Adults still with Full Spoons including one Dark Phase individual )
Arctic Skua - 11 ( 2 Dark, 8 Pale, 1 juv )
Long Tailed Skua - 3 ( juvs )
Bonxie - 82
Mediterranean Gull - 6 ( 3 Ad, 2 1st W, 1 2nd W )
Little Gull - 7 ( All 1st W )
Arctic Tern - 1 ( Juv )