5 Poms 5 Bonxies, 718 Arctic Terns, 1196 Common Scoter and 270 Manxies past Whitburn by 9am
Yes at 05.45 Mark picked up a flock of Skuas high up it consisted of an Arctic and 5 Poms and they were spiralling up and reminded me of the kettles of raptors i saw in the states
It was another fantastic sea watch with good numbers of birds passing especially Arctic Terns
I had to pack in early as my eyes are tired after a late night at the stormy ringing last night
Mark was still in the Obs and i am praying......
Sunday 21st July 05.00-09.00 E2-3 full cloud cover and a calm sea
Manxie 207n 63s
Puffin 38n 4s
Common Scoter 1043n 153s
Common Tern 30n 1s
Arctic Tern 718n
Porpoise 3
Red th Diver 8n
Black h Gull 18n 25s
Bonxie 4n 1s
05.45 5 Pom Skuas sth adults with spoons
Arctic Skua 1n 1s
Whimbrel 1
Dunlin 2s
Sandwich Tern 4n 13s
06.35 2 White beaked Dolphin s
Curlew 2n 1s
Bar t Godwit 2n
Little Gull 4n adults
Eider 7n
Tufted Duck 3n
Golden Plover 11n
Pochard 1S
Teal 5N
Redshank 40s
What a weekend and Mark says hes already had another 4 Poms!
