Tuesday, July 26, 2011

July 26 2011

Today and after work, another sea watch at Newbiggin.

I only did five hours tonight, but my two day old Storm Petrel record count was broken. Eighteen on Sunday, twenty five today. Most of the birds were moving steadily north, a long way out, but occasionally a bird would appear closer in.

The supporting cast included; two Arctic Skua, six Bonxie, six Sooty Shearwater, seven Red-throated Diver,forty-ish Manx Shearwater, forty-ish Common Scoter and a Little Gull

2 comments:

Stewart said...

I think you need some more height to look for Stormies in the troughs. Newbiggin is quite low...Hence my 32 in an hour tonight!

Richard Dunn said...

Someone needs to invent a portable sea watch tower thingy...