Monday, 7 January 2013

Strumble Head 7th Jan.

Time: 10.45 - 13.15
Weather: Cloudy to start brightened up.
Wind: SSW 2/3

Shelduck - 5
Wigeon - 1 ( m )
Pintail - 1 ( Female East )
Common Scoter - 6 ( 2 f )
Red throated Diver - 5
Great Northern Diver - 2 ( Both flew East )
Med. Gull - 1 ( Ad )

Huge numbers of Auks ( 75% gillies ) on water, as they drifted east into the bay on the rising tide they started moving back west in large numbers. I estimate 3000+ passed back west past lookout in time i was there.

Very few Porpoise seen, 6 at most.