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| 1st | Nine Mediterranean Gulls, a Little Gull and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull were seen at the Patch and 26 Sand Martins passed through. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen in the area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | Six Mediterranean Gulls and a Little Gull were seen at the Patch and 390 Swifts and 116 Sand Martins flew through. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | A Hobby was seen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Two Mediterranean Gulls and two Yellow-legged Gulls (one juvenile) were on the beach. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was trapped in the moat and a Yellow Wagtail flew over. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | An adult Roseate Tern was seen at the Patch. Three Mediterranean Gulls and two Yellow-legged Gulls were also seen during the day. A few Swifts and Sand Martins also passed through and a Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen at the Long Pits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | An increasingly windy day meant that most of the observations were made offshore where a Balearic Shearwater, four Manx Shearwaters, two Whimbrel, a Pomarine Skua and an Arctic Skua were seen. A second-summer Yellow-legged Gull was roosting on the point again and at least 1500 Swifts and a few Sand Martins flew out to the south. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Another
very windy day with frequent showers in the
morning failed to produce a great deal on the sea.
Just five Manx Shearwaters flew west in
nearly five hours of watching whilst the
now-regular second-summer Yellow-legged Gull
and also two adult Mediterranean Gulls were
seen on the beach at the fishing boats.
Swifts continue to move around in the poor weather with at least 500 through the area along with 50 Sand Martins. |
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| 8th | The very strong winds continue and hamper any observations except on the sea where seven hours of watching produced 20 Manx Shearwaters, 21 Fulmars, 525 Gannets, single Arctic and Great Skuas, six Whimbrel, four Mediterranean Gulls, 50 Kittiwakes, 83 Sandwich Terns and 195 Common Terns flying west. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | Rain
for most of the day and still with a strong wind
at times meant more seawatching. The highlight was
a flurry of Storm Petrels heading west
during the morning with at least three individuals
and perhaps as many as six birds being seen. Other
birds were generally scarce although seven hours
of observations eventually produced five Manx
Shearwaters, a Shag, 544 Gannets,
304 Common Scoters, two Whimbrels
and 28 Kittiwakes flying west.
Two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls were also seen at the fishing boats along with the regular second-summer bird.
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| 10th | A Manx Shearwater and two Whimbrel flew west this evening and a few Sand Martins flew south on an otherwise very quiet day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11th | There
were seven Mediterranean Gulls and three Yellow-legged
Gulls feeding and roosting at the fishing
boats and large numbers of Gannets
offshore. A Common Sandpiper was also
arrived on the beach.
Autumn really seems to be here on the land now with at least 500 Sand Martins passing though along with a few Swifts and a Yellow Wagtail. |
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| 12th | Gannets
continued to move west throughout the day with a
total of 680 being seen and single Balearic
and Manx Shearwaters were also seen in the
evening. A party of three adult Roseate Terns
were feeding off the fishing boats for a short
time during the morning. The second-summer Yellow-legged
Gull was still on the beach along with a Sanderling
and two Dunlin.
Swifts and Sand Martins continue to pass through in good numbers. |
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| 13th | An
Arctic Skua and an adult Little Gull
flew east and a Great Skua flew west. Three
Yellow-legged Gulls and a Mediterranean
Gull were feeding at the fishing boats.
Overhead, 800 Swifts, 150 Sand Martins and four Yellow Wagtails flew through. |
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| 14th | Very quiet. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were seen at the fishing boats whilst on the land, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 170 Sand Martins and ten Yellow Wagtails were of note. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | The second-summer Yellow-legged Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull were seen at the fishing boats and 900 Sand Martins passed through. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16th | A
Sedge Warbler was caught in the moat and
over 1200 Sand Martins passed through.
There were two adult Mediterranean Gulls and the second-summer Yellow-legged Gull at the fishing boats again. |
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| 17th | Two
Arctic Skuas were hunting off the fishing
boats during the morning where a second-summer Mediterranean
Gull and the second-summer Yellow-legged
Gull were also seen. A Manx Shearwater
and a Little Gull flew east in the evening.
Very quiet on the land with just 120 Swifts and four Yellow Wagtails of note. |
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| 18th | Two
Manx Shearwaters flew west in the evening
and large numbers of Gannets were feeding offshore
and moving west throughout the day. A
second-summer Mediterranean Gull and three Yellow-legged
Gulls were also present.
The first Willow Warbler of the autumn was seen along with two Sedge Warblers and 870 Swifts and two Yellow Wagtails flew over. |
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| 19th | A
Balearic Shearwater and a Manx
Shearwater flew west in the morning and two Great
Skuas flew west and an Arctic Skua flew
east in the afternoon. Two Yellow-legged Gulls
were on the beach.
Overhead passage included 1000 Swifts and 55 Sand Martins. Also of note, a Pectoral Sandpiper was seen at the ARC Pit in the evening. |
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| 20th | A
Balearic Shearwater flew east during the
morning and an Arctic Skua was lingering
off the fishing boats in the evening. The
second-summer Yellow-legged Gull was also
at the fishing boats again.
Overhead passage included 500 Swifts and 50 Sand Martins and a Willow Warbler was seen on the point. The Pectoral Sandpiper was still at the ARC Pit in the morning (at least). |
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| 21st | A
very small arrival of migrants on the land with
four Yellow Wagtails, a Sedge Warbler,
three Willow Warblers and a Crossbill
whilst Swifts and Sand Martins
passed through all day with at least 3000 and 125
respectively.
A small movement of seabirds in the evening included an Arctic Skua, 55 Kittiwakes and six Arctic Terns and two Yellow-legged Gulls were also feeding on the beach. |
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| 22nd | A
party of four Crossbills flew over the area
and grounded migrants included a Sedge Warbler
and three Willow Warblers whilst a Greenshank,
3000 Sand Martins and three Yellow
Wagtail were of note overhead or passing
through.
The second-summer Yellow-legged Gull was at the Point again and an adult Arctic Skua was seen offshore. |
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| 23rd | The
highlight of the day was a party of four Ravens
which circled over the area for a few minutes in
the morning.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker and six Willow Warblers were seen in the bushes whilst a Marsh Harrier and a Hobby and 1300 Sand Martin flew over. Two Arctic Skuas and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull were seen offshore. |
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| 24th | Two
Crossbills flew over the Observatory along
with a Hobby, 700 Sand Martins and
nine Yellow Wagtails and a Nightingale
was seen at the Long Pits.
There were 15 Sanderling on the beach and an adult Mediterranean Gull, two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and a first-summer Arctic Tern were all feeding offshore. |
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| 25th | Several
hours seawatching during the day produced a Sooty
Shearwater and two Manx Shearwaters
flying east and two Arctic Skuas were
feeding offshore. Two Mediterranean Gulls
were feeding along the tideline and there were
three Yellow-legged Gulls on the beach at
the fishing boats.
Three Crossbills flew over the Observatory and at least three Marsh Harriers and three Peregrine Falcons were seen. Other migrants included 11 Yellow Wagtails whilst the handful of grounded migrants included a Spotted Flycatcher at the Long Pits. |
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| 26th | A Balearic Shearwater, a Great Skua and an adult Little Gull were the highlights of an otherwise quiet day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27th | Most
of the days interest was offshore where at least
10 Balearic Shearwaters showed well
throughout the day, along with about ten Arctic
and a Pomarine Skua, large numbers of Gannets,
three Mediterranean Gulls, three Yellow-legged
Gulls, two adult Roseate Terns, three Arctic
Terns and a couple of Black Terns.
Very little of interest on the land although coverage was fairly limited. A few Swallows and 220 Sand Martins went south. |
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| 28th | The
sea again provided most of the interest,
especially around the early evening high-tide,
when two Balearic Shearwaters gave
excellent views, along with two Pomarine Skuas,
ten Arctic Skuas, a Great Skua, two Mediterranean
Gulls and two adult Roseate Terns.
It was quiet on the land again but a party of seven Crossbills flew over and three Willow Warblers were seen. |
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| 29th | The
sea was again the best place to be with seven Balearic Shearwaters
during the day and giving
excellent views, along with three Arctic Skuas, a Great Skua,
an adult Roseate Tern and six Black
Terns.
It was quiet on the land again but two Hobbies, a Cuckoo and seven Willow Warblers were seen. |
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| 30th | The
sea continues to repay observations with four Balearic
Shearwaters west during the afternoon and 12 Arctic
Skuas and a Great Skua also in the
area. There was also a juvenile Mediterranean
Gull and the second-summer Yellow-legged
Gull feeding along the tideline at the fishing
boats.
Very quiet on the land although a Marsh Harrier, a Hobby, 150 Swifts and 20 House Martins flew over. There were just two Willow Warblers in the area. |
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| 31st | Little
change with the sea providing nearly all the
interest. At least five Balearic Shearwaters
were feeding offshore for most of the day and two Pomarine
Skuas flew east. Ten Arctic Skuas were
also seen and a juvenile Little Gull, two
juvenile Arctic Terns and three Black
Terns were amongst the throng of birds feeding
along the tide edge. Other gulls included a
second-summer and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull,
a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and 200 Kittiwakes.
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