The seawatching was good today with 1-2 great shearwaters, 25 balearic shearwaters, 1 sabine's gull, 1 grey phalarope, 25 sooty shearwaters, 2 pomarine skua, 20 bonxies, 1 arctic tern and 30+ storm petrels seen off Galley.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
a fea's off Cape
Cape took seawatching honours today with a fea's petrel this lunchtime, courtesy of de langer! Galley was quite quiet this evening with 2 balearic shearwaters, 2 sooty shearwaters, 4 bonxies and several storm petrels.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
south west at last!
This morning was very quiet off Galley with 2 common scoter, 1 pomarine skua and a balearic shearwater seen. Things picked up a bit in the evening, with 1 great shearwater, 2 pomarine skuas, 1 bonxie, 2 arctic skuas and c.8 sooty shearwaters.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
not so much
Quiet again off Galley tonight, with 2 balearic shearwaters, 5 sooty shearwaters, bonxie, common scoter and a few storm petrels.
Friday, August 25, 2006
sooties on the starboard bow
Six sooty shearwaters, 1 bonxie, 1 arctic skua and 2 whimbrel this morning from Galley, in less than ideal winds again! This evening 72 storm petrels, 1 balearic shearwater and 6 common scoter were seen.
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