August 17, 2005
more movement
2 cory's shearwaters, 2 great shearwaters, 3 large shearwater sp, 2 sooty shearwaters and 6 common scoter were seen off Galley this morning, along with good numbers of common dolphins. A 2nd summer/3rd winter type yellow-legged gull was at Owenahincha mid-morning.
2 ruff were still at White's Marsh this afternoon, along with 6 greenshank and 6 dunlin.
Seawatching this evening off Galley produced c.60 great shearwaters (although most were v. distant), c.30 large shearwater sp, 4 sooty shearwaters, 2 balearic shearwaters, 12 bonxies, 2 arctic terns, good numbers of storm petrels and at least 6 common dolphins. | Other Irish news
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Also we had 1 risso's dolphin and over a dozen common dolphins and two bottlenosed dolphins on that seawatch.
Posted by: Pariah at August 18, 2005 10:39 AM