9 Oct 2011 (09.00 to 12.30) RSPB Cruise out from Bridlington produced the following: Pomarine Skua 1 (hovering over boat with 2metres of me) Great Skua 1 or 2 Arctic skua 1 Gannet 100's Common scoter 100's Kittiwake 6 Fulmar 1 Puffin 1 Razorbill 5 Guilliemot 100+ Red-throated diver 10 at least Great northern diver 1 Shag 50+ Med Gull 1 Little Gull 1 100+ redwings over the sea including one caught and killed by herring gull. Snipe 2 over sea Meadow Pipit 2 over sea Chaffinch 4 over sea Purple sandpiper 2 (harbour) Plus two porpoises and two grey seals
Also at spurn point the previous day i had two wheatears, a scaup, merlin, whimbrel, several red-throated divers, 80 pink-feet, 10 swallows, 15 house martins, 3 bramblings and 100's of redwings. Cheers Brian
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