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| Author: | Edmund Mackrill [ Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Grey Phalarope Leach's Petrel |
Three hours at Huttoft Car Terrace this morning seawatching. Highlights were: Leach's Storm Petrel - 1 north Grey Phalarope - 1 north Also seen: Sooty Shearwater - more than 50 with some very close birds. But passage both north and south and counting difficult Manx Shearwater - 4 at least Bonxie - 10+ Pomarine Skua - 10+ all juvs Arctic Skua - 7 Auks - Don't remember ever seeing so many. Hundreds from close in to very distant. Mostly Guillemots when ID possible but at least 7 Razorbills GN Diver -1 RT Diver - 20+ Eider - 2 Common Scoter - a few small groups. Little Gull - 2 juvs Gannet - more than a thousand probably but did not attempt a count. |
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| Author: | John Walker [ Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grey Phalarope Leach's Petrel |
I had very similar counts to Eds from Mablethorpe dunes car park I can add 1 velvet scoter but did not see the phalarope, ( 0650 to 0930 hrs ) , I counted 37 sooty shearwaters north but did not count south bounds which were always further out GN diver fairly close in giving good views as was 2 manx shears with the high tide at base of dunes. shared a walk at Legbourne wood later with Pete Childs 1 party of 7 redwing over and a flock of c 40 either song thrush or redwing also over but only brief views and birds not calling, strong northerly well into afternoon.. regards John |
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| Author: | Paul Sullivan [ Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grey Phalarope Leach's Petrel |
In contrast Freiston could only muster 1 pom, 1 arctic skua, 1 auk and a few hundred gannets. Only stayed an hour or so tagged onto end of Webs. 7300 Black-tailed godwits on the res was a good count. Returned in afternoon for yb warbler. |
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| Author: | Edmund Mackrill [ Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grey Phalarope Leach's Petrel |
I forgot to mention my first seawatch Short-eared Owl of the autumn which came inshore from over the horizon. Also twenty or so Sandwich Terns. |
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| Author: | Nige Lound [ Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grey Phalarope Leach's Petrel |
Highlights from Gib today. Sea watch from Mill Hill 0700 to 1200 and 1430 to 1745. Other records from Plantation. Dipped on the Petrel and the Phalarope obviously! Pink-footed Goose 55S Teal 24S Eider 10S Red-throated Diver 42 (30S and 12N) Manx Shearwater 3N Cormorant 28 Grey Heron 2 in/off Pomarine Skua 1 juv N Long-tailed Skua 3 juvs N Puffin 1S Unidentified auk 65 Common Tern 2N Common/Arctic Tern 4N Merlin 2 Yellow-browed Warbler 7 (3 Mill Hill, 2 Plantation and 2 between Beach Car Park and Syke’s Farm. Not quite 18 James! Good effort!) Blackcap 5 Ring Ouzel 2 (1 East dunes and 1 Plantation) Song Thrush 6 Mistle Thrush 1 Stonechat 2 Main car park Grey Wagtail 1S Brambling 8 Wigeon 52 (26S and 26N) Tufted Duck 1N Common Scoter 104N Sooty Shearwater 36 (35N and 1S. Unusual to see Sooties going south!) Gannet (1500). All over the place all day. I stopped counting after 2 hours when I had logged 297. Passage all day a conservative estimate of 1500 Arctic Skua 8N Great Skua 14N Guillemot 2N Sandwich Tern 51 Arctic Tern 4N Kittiwake 9 adults N Kestrel 2 Peregrine 1 Chiffchaff 4 Garden Warbler 1 Redwing 20 Wheatear 1 Tree Sparrow 2 Siskin 5 Regards Nige |
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