not much

Gave it a lash this afternoon in a strong southerly, but didn't get much rewards - just 3 bonxies, c. 10 storm petrels and a few puffins was it, plus the usual stream of manx shearwaters.

sooty on the starboard bow

Little doing past Galley this evening, despite a reasonable south-westerly. One sooty shearwater was the best (106), with 8 puffins and a heap of manx shearwaters all going west.

wader movement

The first sign of wader movement on the patch today, with 1 common sandpiper on the banks of the lake (105). There were 4 at White's Marsh this morning too.

sab's

Much quieter off Galley this morning despite a good SW blow, and getting up there a whole hour earlier! It made the difference though, with tystie and sabine's gull both in the patch year list bag by 6.20 (104). We stuck it out till 8.00 am but had little else to show for it, except 2 bonxies and a handful of puffins.

A pectoral sandpiper was at Clogheen Marsh mid-morning.

sat'day seawatch

The first hour was the best this morning (not that I made it!), with 44 cory's shearwater, 1 great shearwater, 1 sooty shearwater, 1 bonxie, 1 arctic skua and 1 adult sabine's gull. Things had slowed down by the time I arrived, but still managed c. 10 cory's shearwaters, 1 great shearwater (102), and a 'commic' tern that slipped through, nearly unseen - one that got away for the year, but hopefully only temporarily.