Whimbrel on the move1

This flock of 20 Whimbrel came into the breakwater today saw us and then moved off towards Dinas!

Strumble Kestrel

This kestrel has been buzzing me at strumble this past week or so passing several times over the day and today it landed on an outcrop some two hundred metres away.

Common Scoter 23rd July.

As expected Graham Rees has confirmed the 871 Scoter logged on Richard's ( below ) watch is a Strumble day record count.

Strumble Head (23 Jul 17)

Time: 0500 - 1200
Weather: Cloudy
Wind: SSW (F4)

Balearic Shearwater - 3
Storm Petrel - 1
Common Scoter - 871 (175F, 696M)
Sandwich Tern - 1
Curlew - 2
Whimbrel - 6
Redshank - 1

Risso's Dolphin - 3 pods of about 5 individuals in each.  Lots of leaping including one individual that performed over 15 consecutive sideways belly-flops.

Common Porpoise - Showing occasionally

Strumble Head (22 Jul 17)

Time: 0500 - 0900
Weather: Sunny
Wind: SE (F3)

Storm Petrel - 1
Common Scoter - 281 (56F, 225M)
Mediterranean Gull - 2 (Juv & 1st W)
Dunlin - 5
Puffin - 12

Common Porpoise - showing occasionally

A Strumble gem!

Waders on the move!

Single Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and Turnstone on the breakwater yesterday all flushed  heard and seen briefly  as I drove past them!