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2004 Annual Report is now available and costs
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A day of strong south to
south easterly winds brought a steady trickle of Gannets
and Kittiwakes throughout the day and quality
in the form of a Great Northern Diver, two Velvet
Scoters, a Great Skua and a Little Auk
west.
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| 2nd |
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Gale-force
south-easterly winds prevented any observations
other than seawatching but even this became very
quiet after mid-morning. The highlight of the early
morning session was a Leach's Petrel with
numbers provided by more Gannets and Kittiwakes.
Fourteen Red-breasted Mergansers were also of
interest.
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| 3rd |
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Poor weather continues
to limit observations. Seawatching produced two Pintails,
11 Shoveler, two Velvet Scoters and
six Red-breasted Mergansers. A Merlin
was also seen.
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| 4th |
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Dismal weather and very
limited coverage.
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| 5th |
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An adult Mediterranean
Gull and a second-summer Yellow-legged Gull were
seen at the Patch.
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| 6th |
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A trickle of finches
moved through during the morning with two flocks of Twite
totaling 11 birds, along with 15 Siskins and
two Bullfinches of note.
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| 7th |
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A Little Owl and
six Chiffchaffs were the only notable birds
on a very foggy day.
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| 8th |
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A third-winter Caspian
Gull at the Patch and an adult Yellow-legged
Gull at the fishing boats were the only birds of
note.
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| 9th |
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Very quiet.
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| 10th |
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A Black-throated
Diver flew west at sea.
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| 11th |
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There was a juvenile Pomarine
Skua chasing Kittiwakes offshore in the
afternoon and a Long-eared Owl was flying
around the Observatory after dark. A Little Owl was
also heard and there were two Chiffchaffs in
the trapping area.
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| 12th |
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A change to a fresh
north-easterly wind produced some interesting
seawatching with the highlights being four Pomarine,
two Arctic and a Great Skua and 8000 auks
west in a two hour spell during the morning. Two
first-winter Caspian Gulls were also seen on
the beach at the fishing boats and two adult Mediterranean
Gulls flew east during the afternoon.
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| 13th |
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Fewer birds at sea today
but still quite productive with 180 Red-throated
Divers, a Little Egret arriving from the
south, a few duck including 20 Pintail, 60 Wigeon
and four Shoveler, an adult Mediterranean
Gull and still large numbers of auks, mostly Guillemots,
offshore. A second-winter Caspian Gull was
roosting amongst the gulls near the fishing boats
for a time at high tide. A trickle of finches passed
through with 20 Goldfinches and 12 Siskins
of note.
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| 14th |
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Very little to be seen.
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| 15th |
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Still nothing to report.
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| 16th |
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There were a
handful of Red-throated Divers and Guillemots
offshore and three Chiffchaffs at the Long
Pits.
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| 17th |
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There was a first-winter
Caspian Gull at the Patch and a Woodcock
was flushed from the beach in the morning.
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| 18th |
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A Black-throated
Diver and a Slavonian Grebe were seen
offshore.
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| 19th |
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Two Caspian Gulls,
an adult and a first-winter, were on the beach at
the Patch at low tide.
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| 21st |
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A new first-winter Caspian
Gull was found at the Patch along with an adult Mediterranean
Gull.
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| 22nd |
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Little of note.
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| 23rd |
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Two Great Skuas
and 310 Gannets flew east during a 30 minute
watch from the fishing boats in the morning.
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| 29th |
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A Red-necked Grebe
and an adult Mediterranean Gull were seen at
the Patch.
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| 31st |
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Good numbers of birds
offshore with at least 400 Red-throated Divers,
nine Shovelers, 100 Kittiwakes and 400
auks sp west during the morning.
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