Wednesday, 29 March 2017

St Cath's sea watch

28/03/17

St Caths sea watch - W to SW winds - with three other observers. Velvets the highlight, with good numbers of the others.

6.55 - 10.50 : 
720 Common Scoter
8 Velvet Scoter 
95 Gannet
61 Sandwich Tern (plus 15 very distant probables)
44 Brent Goose
31 Auk sp
11 Red-throated Diver
6 Black-throated Diver
2 Diver sp
7 Arctic Skua
11 Kittiwake
3 Little Gull
3 Med Gull

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