An update on some September seawatching by Anthony McGeehan from Inishbofin, Co. Galway. As with many other west coast seawatching sites at the time, good numbers of Sooty Shearwaters & some Long-tailed Skuas were noted.
Date: 5th September 2011
Time: 08:30-12:00 & 16:15-18:30
Weather: F6-8 W
Observer(s): Anthony McGeehan
Great Shearwater: 3
Sooty Shearwater: 600 (therefore 1,000+ for the whole day)
Manx Shearwater: 2,103
Leach's Petrel: 3
Storm Petrel: 41
Grey Phalarope: 1
Great Skua (Bonxie): 27
Pomarine Skua: 2
Arctic Skua: 3
Long-tailed Skua: 2 adults
Sabine's Gull: 3 adults
Arctic Tern: 24
Puffin: 63
Fulmar: 198
Gannet: 185
Kittiwake: 14
Guillemot: 77
Razorbill: 9
Date: 6th September 2011
Time: 08:30-11:00
Observer(s): Anthony McGeehan
Great Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 236
Manx Shearwater: 354
Leach's Petrel: 3
Storm Petrel: 23
Great Skua (Bonxie): 11
Arctic Skua: 1
Sabine's Gull: 2 adults
Arctic Tern: 21 (6 juvs)
Common Dolphin: c.20
Date: 12th September 2011
Time: 09:45-13:00
Weather: F9 SW
Observer(s): Anthony McGeehan
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 340
Manx Shearwater: 560
Leach's Petrel:
Storm Petrel: 30
Great Skua (Bonxie): 40
Long-tailed Skua: 3 adults (including one seen on way back from seawatch!)
Puffin: 6
Fulmar: 75
Gannet: 485
Kittiwake: None!
Guillemot: 15
Razorbill: 7
Leatherback Turtle: 1
Date: 13th September 2011
Time: 08:30-11:00
Weather: F7- W-SW
Observer(s): Anthony McGeehan
Sooty Shearwater: 63
Manx Shearwater: 209
Leach's Petrel: 5
Grey Phalarope: 1
Great Skua (Bonxie): 33
Long-tailed Skua: 4 (3 juvs)
Sabine's Gull: 2 juvs
Arctic Tern: 9
Puffin: 50
Fulmar: 267
Gannet: 465
Kittiwake: 1
Auk sp: 23
Lapland Bunting: 4 in off the sea with 3 on the head itself
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