Strumble Head 23rd Oct 2017.

Time: 07.45 - 13.00
Weather: rain & Mist with some clear spells
Wind: SSW 3/4

Brent Goose - 1 ( PB )

Wigeon - 51

Pintail - 1

Teal - 2

Common Scoter - 448 ( 310 Males )

Long Tailed Duck - 1

Red Throated diver - 1

Manx shearwater - 3

Arctic Skua - 1

Bonxie - 2

Mediterranean Gull - 1 ( Ad )

Sandwich Tern - 3

Commic Teren - 1

Common Dolphin - 8

Risso's Dolphin - 5 possibly 6

Many Thanks to Chris Grayell for the information. 

 

Strumble Head 22nd Oct 2017.

Time: 07.30 - 16.00
Weather: Mostly Cloudy with some Showers
Wind: WNW 6/7

Brent Goose - 20 ( Pale Bellied )

Common Scoter - 44 ( 41 Males )

Red Throated Diver - 2

Black Throated Diver - 1

Great Northern Diver - 5

Storm Petrel - 5

Leach's Petrel - 5 ( One of which was not seen until taken by a Peregrine )

Golden Plover - 1

Pomarine Skua - 10 ( 9 Pale Adults, some with spoons. Sgl Dark Adult with spoons )

Arctic Skua - 31 ( 24 Pale, 6 Dark, 1 Juv )

Bonxie - 30

Sabine's Gull - 2 ( 1 Ad, 1 Juv )

Little Gull - 5 ( All 1st w )

Sandwich Tern - 1

Little Tern - 1
Arctic Tern - 1

Black Guillemot - 1 ( Winter Plumage )

Risso's Dolphin - 1

Porpoises showing occasionally in rough seas

The extremely chilly Lookout well attended today & paid dividends.

Bonxie

A single Bonxie off shore at Pen Anglas this morning,large numbers of Kittiwakes passing.

Strumble Head 20th Oct 2017.

Time: 07.00 - 11.30
Wind: NW 6

Wigeon - 4

Common Scoter - 127 ( 113 M )

Manx Shearwater - 7

Pomarine Skua - 1 Pale

Arctic Skua - 1 Dark

Bonxie - 1

Mediterranean Gull - 10 ( 9 Ad, 1 1w )

Many Thanks to Richard Davies for the information. 

Strumble Head Tuesday 17th Oct 2017.

Sorry for belated report been away !

Time: 07.00 - 1345
Weather: Clear
Wind: W 6 / SW 4

Wigeon - 1 ( M )

Common Scoter - 48 ( 37 M )

Great Northern diver - 2

Sooty Shearwater - 1

Balearic Shearwater - 1

Manx Shearwater - 25

Bar Tailed Godwit - 4

Pomarine Skua - 6 ( 2 Pale one with spoons, 1 Dark, 3 Juv )

Arctic Skua - 14 ( 9 Pale, 5 Dark _

Long Tailed Skua - 6 ( All Juvs )

Bonxie - 24

Little Gull - 4 ( 3 2w, 1 1w )

Mediterranean Gull - 3 ( 1 Ad, 2 1w )

Sandwich Tern - 6

Arctic Tern - 2

Commic Tern - 4

Risso's Dolphin - 5

Many Thanks to Richard Davies, Chris Grayell & Elfyn Pugh for the information.

Another big blow Saturday, Sunday could score !

Wheatears

2 fairly late Wheatears on Dinas Mountain this morning also 80+ GoldenPlover.
A Hummingbird Hawkmoth in the garden late afternoon.

Golden Plover

170 Golden Plover on Dinas Mountain this afternoon ,little else.