Thursday 28 August 2014

Strumble Head (28 Aug 14)

Time: 0600 - 1600
Weather: Showers early then sunny.
Wind: SSW (F7)

Pomarine Skua - 2 (D, Juv)
Arctic Skua - 8 (5D, 1P, 2Juv)
Great Skua - 6
Comic Tern - 570 (Large % being Arctic)
Roseate Tern - 4
Little Tern - 7
Black Tern - 16
Sandwich Tern - 91
Mediterranean Gull - 2 (1stW, 2ndW)
Common Scoter - 99 (10F, 89M)
Teal - 9
Whimbrel - 27
Curlew - 1
Knot - 2
Dunlin - 1
Turnstone - 3
Puffin - 1

Common Porpoise - Showing well.
Risso's Dolphin - 4 sightings - 4, 2, 3 and 2.  Included one very large individual with massive fin (dark).