Friday 2 September 2016

Strumble Head (02 Sep 16)

Time: 0600 - 1700
Weather: Mainly cloudy.  Murky towards the horizon.
Wind: SW (F5)

Great Shearwater - 4 (0805, 0820, 1302, 1415)

(All at some point feeding in feeding flocks.  First on view for 6mins, second for 20mins, third for 1min and last 2mins.  First three at mid range last inside the tide race!).

Sooty Shearwater - 9
Balearic Shearwater - 10
Arctic Skua - 8 (2D, 4P, 2J)
Great Skua - 2
Sabine's Gull - 2 (AdS)
Mediterranean Gull - 2 (1stW)
Sandwich Tern - 2
Common Scoter - 72 (2F, 70M)
Teal - 5
Wigeon - 1
Whimbrel - 2
Knot - 7
Grey Phalarope - 1
Grey Heron - 2
Puffin - 1

Risso's Dolphin - 1
Common Dolphin - 3
Common Porpoise - very scarce all day until just before I left when they started showing very well.