Date: 31st August 2011
Time: 07:35-10:35
Weather: Variable F2-3 E-NE, dry & dull but with relatively good visibility.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh
Manx Shearwater: 23 West & 245 East
Great Skua (Bonxie): 3 W
Arctic Skua: 1 pale phase adult chasing Kittiwakes
Sandwich Tern: 4 W
Common Scoter: 4 W
Fulmar: 16 W, 20 E & 5 Milling
Gannet: 100 W, 64 E & 3 M
Kittiwake: 5 W, 3 E & 4 M
Guillemot: 2 W
Razorbill: 10 W, 2 E & 4 M
Auk sp: 9 W & 20 E
Bottlenose Dolphin: c.6 travelling East close inshore.
Common Dolphin: c.10 feeding distantly offshore, travelling East.
As seems to be the case with relatively calm morning watches when winds are unfavourable, a few token Bonxies & Common Scoters can be expected along with Manxie passage in the 'wrong' direction. Dolphins save the day yet again!
Great Skua (Bonxie): 3 W
Arctic Skua: 1 pale phase adult chasing Kittiwakes
Sandwich Tern: 4 W
Common Scoter: 4 W
Fulmar: 16 W, 20 E & 5 Milling
Gannet: 100 W, 64 E & 3 M
Kittiwake: 5 W, 3 E & 4 M
Guillemot: 2 W
Razorbill: 10 W, 2 E & 4 M
Auk sp: 9 W & 20 E
Bottlenose Dolphin: c.6 travelling East close inshore.
Common Dolphin: c.10 feeding distantly offshore, travelling East.
As seems to be the case with relatively calm morning watches when winds are unfavourable, a few token Bonxies & Common Scoters can be expected along with Manxie passage in the 'wrong' direction. Dolphins save the day yet again!
Date: 30th August 2011
Time: 16:30-19:30
Weather: F 1-2 N-NE, dry & dull but with relatively good visibility.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh
Manx Shearwater: 181 West
Common Dolphin: c.10 feeding distantly offshore, travelling East.
Sunfish: 1
That's it!!!
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