Wednesday 22 August 2012

Strumble Head - 22 Aug 12

Time: 0750 - 1345
Weather: Bright, occasionally overcast
Wind: SSW 4 to W5/6

Sooty Shearwater - 7
Balearic Shearwater - 5
Arctic Skua - 14 (9 Dk, 2 Pale, 2 Juv, 1 Intermediate)
Bonxie - 5
Common Scoter - 7 (1 F)
Sandwich Tern
Commic Tern - 4+
Common Tern - 3
Dunlin - 11
Whimbrel - 5
Turnstone - 3
Redshank - 1
Peregrine - 1
Kestrel - 1

Sunfish - 2

Flightless Auks rafting in large numbers; a steady passage of Gannets and Kittiwake. A female common lizard on the E side of the Lookout. Thanks to Richard Davies (Ammanford) for sightings from 0600 to my arrival.