July 30, 2008

A Magical Sea Watch

Early this morning Brian Heasman & myself went down to Berry Head in South Devon to do a sea watch , as with this type of birding you go in hope but we never expected it to turn out as good as today was !
This is the list of birds that I saw today , CORY`S SHEARWATER = 51 , GREAT SHEARWATER ( a county tick for me ) = 3 with one in very close that sat on the sea , MANX SHEARWATER = 44 , BALEARIC SHEARWATER = 10 , SOOTY SHEARWATER = 1 , GREAT SKUA = 2 , ARCTIC SKUA = 1 , FULMAR = 15 , MEDITERRANEAN GULL = 1 Juvenile , COMMON TERN = 3 , Numerous GANNET & KITTIWAKE & also seen was a Harbour Porpoise .

Posted by Stonegrouse04 at July 30, 2008 6:31 PM