Time: 0840-1350.
Observer(s): Paul Troake
Great Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 53
Manx Shearwater: 28
Sabine's Gulls: 43
Long-tailed Skua: 1 juv
Pomarine Skua: 4 adults
Bonxies: 15
Arctic Skuas: 10
Arctic Terns: 200 plus
Red-throated Diver: 2
Common Scoter: 3
Bridges of Ross 18th Sept 2011
Time: 0700-1940
Weather: F5 N-NW clear & bright but with heavy sea spray. F4-5 NW in the evening, clear & bright again with some lovely light conditions.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Brian Porter, Killian Mullarney, Eanna O'Flynn, Owen Foley, Conor Foley, Donal Foley, Shane Farrell, Mark Stewart, Geoff Oliver, Niall Hatch, Stephen McAvoy, Denis O'Sullivan, Richard Bonser, Tom Tarpey, Tony Mee et al.
Sooty Shearwater: 5
Wilson's Petrel: 2 [1 @ 09:05 (Eanna O'Flynn, Mark Stewart & Conor Foley) & 1 @ 11:20 (Tom Tarpey)]
Leach's Petrel: 1
Storm Petrel: 8
Grey Phalarope: 19
Great Skua (Bonxie): 54
Pomarine Skua: 2
Arctic Skua: 37
Long-tailed Skua: 16 (3 adults & 13 juvs)
Sabine's Gull: c.170 (c.75% juvs)
Little Gull: 2 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 12
Arctic Tern: c.500
Puffin: 11
Common Scoter: 2
Red-throated Diver: 7
Great Northern Diver: 1
Bottlenose Dolphin: c.6
Sunfish: 1
Bridges of Ross 17th Sept 2011
Time: 07:00-19:30
Weather: F5 NW in the morning & F5 W-NW in the afternoon with short squalls at times otherwise clear, bright & sunny for the most part.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Brian Porter, Owen Foley, Shane Farrell, Killian Mullarney, Tom Kilbane et al.
Balearic Shearwater: 3
Sooty Shearwater: 145
Manx Shearwater: max. 10,000
Wilson's Petrel: 1 (Niall T Keogh)
Leach's Petrel: 38
Storm Petrel: 16
Grey Phalarope: 130
Great Skua (Bonxie): 47
Pomarine Skua: 3
Arctic Skua: 150+
Long-tailed Skua: 76 (64 adults & 12 juvs)
Sabine's Gull: 865+ (c.25% juvs)
Black Tern: 26 juvs
Sandwich Tern: 45
Common Tern: 1 juv
Arctic Tern: c.8,000
Puffin: 62
Common Scoter: 6
Red-throated Diver: 15
Bottlenose Dolphin: 1+
Common Dolphin: c.5
Sunfish: 2-3
Bridges of Ross 16th Sept 2011
Time: 12:40-19:40
Weather: F4 SW sunny, dry & hazy at a distance in the afternoon turning F5 W with some light showers & grey seas with good visibility in the evening.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh & Joe Shannon.
Sooty Shearwater: c.1,360
Manx Shearwater: c.12,500
Leach's Petrel: 8
Storm Petrel: 21
Great Skua (Bonxie): 60
Arctic Skua: 184
Long-tailed Skua: 35 (31 adults, 2 2nd cal-yr & 2 juv)
Sabine's Gull: 392+ (c.40% juvs)
Little Gull: 4 juv/1st-w
Black Tern: 8 juv
Little Tern: 4 juv
Sandwich Tern: 13
Arctic Tern: c.5,000
Common Tern: 1 juv
Grey Phalarope: 1
Puffin: 3
Common Scoter: 8
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 18
Red-throated Diver: 13
Bar-tailed Godwit: 12
Minke Whale: 1
Common Dolphin: c.5
Sunfish: 1
Bridges of Ross 15th Sept 2011
Time: 07:00-09:00 & 16:45-18:30
Weather: F1-2 SE, clear, dry & bright in the morning. F4 S-SE, overcast, calm with good visibility later on.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg & Keith Bennett.
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 16
Storm Petrel: 6
Great Skua (Bonxie): 5
Pomarine Skua: 1
Arctic Skua: 10
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult
Sabine's Gull: 48 (13 juvs)
Little Gull: 1 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 14
Arctic Tern: c.140
Common Scoter: 16
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 10
Red-throated Diver: 4
Black Guillemot: 1
Whimbrel: 5
Golden Plover: 1
Common Dolphin: c.30
Bridges of Ross 14th Sept 2011
Time: 07:00-10:45 & 14:45-19:20
Weather: F5 NW dry, bright & clear in the morning. F2 NW, sunny, dry & warm later on.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, John N. Murphy, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg, Keith Bennett, Kris de Rouck, Wout de Rouck & Joe Shannon.
Fea's-type Petrel: 1 west @ 18:45-18:50 (Noel Keogh & Niall T Keogh)
Sooty Shearwater: c.60
Manx Shearwater: c.5,000
Wilson's Petrel: 4 (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh, John N Murphy et al )
Leach's Petrel: 28
Storm Petrel: c.35
Grey Phalarope: 1
Great Skua (Bonxie): 25+
Pomarine Skua: 4
Arctic Skua: c.55
Long-tailed Skua: 16 (14 adults, a 2nd cal-year & 1 juv.)
Sabine's Gull: c.95 (25% juvs)
Sandwich Tern: 6
Arctic Tern: c.300
Puffin: 5
Red-throated Diver: 5
Common Scoter: 6
Teal: 1
Minke Whale: 1-2
Wilson's Storm Petrel off the Bridges of Ross © John N Murphy
Bonxie off the Bridges © John N Murphy
Bridges of Ross 13th Sept 2011
Time: 06:45-10:45 & 12:25-19:15
Weather: F6 W-NW, bright, clear & sunny. Some brief showers in the afternoon.Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Joe Adamson, John N. Murphy, Stan Nugent, Dave McNamara, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg, Keith Bennett, Kris de Rouck, Joe Shannon et al.
Great Shearwater: 1
Balearic Shearwater: 4
Sooty Shearwater: 111
Manx Shearwater: c.500 (evening passage)
Wilson's Petrel: 6 (Niall TKeogh, Noel Keogh & John NMurphy)
Leach's Petrel: 80
Storm Petrel: 115
Grey Phalarope: 7
Great Skua (Bonxie): 95
Pomarine Skua: 2
Arctic Skua: 27
Long-tailed Skua: 20 [14 adults, 2 2nd cal-years & 4 juvs] (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh, Kris de Rouck, John N Murphy & Stan Nugent)
Sabine's Gull: 130 (42 juvs)
Little Gull: 1 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 60
Arctic Tern: 145
Puffin: 12
Common Scoter: 7
Red-throated Diver: 6
Great Northern Diver: 2
Whimbrel: 2
Minke Whale: 1
Leatherback Turtle: 3 sightings
Sunfish: 3+
Adult Long-tailed Skua off the Flat Slab at the Bridges © John N Murphy
Bridges of Ross 12th Sept 2011
Time: 07:00-19:10
Weather: F7 Westerly & dry throughout the day, good sunny spells & some spray.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Joe Adamson, Paul Troake, Dave McNamara, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg, Keith Bennett, Kris de Rouck, Jim Bowman, Patrick Veale et al.
Fea's-type Petrel: 1 west @ 17:10 (Niall T Keogh)
Great Shearwater: 4
Balearic Shearwater: 4
Sooty Shearwater: c.1,000
Manx Shearwater: 2,000+
Wilson's Petrel: 4 (Noel Keogh & Niall T Keogh)
Leach's Petrel: 45+
Storm Petrel: c.250
Grey Phalarope: 4
Great Skua (Bonxie): 110
Pomarine Skua: 15 (incl. 3 juvs)
Arctic Skua: 58
Long-tailed Skua: 21 [9 adults, 1 subadult, 3 2nd cal-years & 8 juvs] (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh, Joe Adamson, Paul Troake & Dave McNamara)
Sabine's Gull: 200+ (c.25% juvs.)
Sandwich Tern: 4
Arctic Tern: c.600
Puffin: 4
Common Scoter: 3
Bridges of Ross 11th Sept 2011
Time: 07:00-11:30 & 12:50-18:45Weather: F7 SW, overcast, dull, dry with moderate visibility. F5 SW, overcast with moderate visibility turning F5 S with persistent rain in the evening.Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh & Joe Adamson.
Great Shearwater: 1
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 494
Manx Shearwater: c.300
Wilson's Petrel: 1 offshore from 08:40-09:30! (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh & Joe Adamson)
Storm Petrel: 63
Great Skua (Bonxie): 28
Pomarine Skua: 3 pale phase
Arctic Skua: 20
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult @16:30 (Niall T Keogh & Noel Keogh)
Sabine's Gull: 33 (incl. 5 juvs.)
Sandwich Tern: 32
Arctic Tern: 126
Common Scoter: 17
Puffin: 1
Whimbrel: 7
Bar-tailed Godwit: 1
Sunfish: 3
Bridges of Ross 10th Sept 2011
Time: 07:00-10:30 & 15:20-19:20
Weather: F4 S in the morning, overcast with light rain but with sunny spells also. F6-7 SW this afternoon, overcast with persistent showers at times.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, John N. Murphy, Joe Adamson & Finbarr MacGabhann.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 1 juv Cloghaun Lough (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 5 juvs Fodry (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Sooty Shearwater: 33
Storm Petrel: 24
Great Skua (Bonxie): 5
Pomarine Skua: 1 pale phase
Arctic Skua: 22
Sabine's Gull: 15 (6 adults, 8 2nd cal-years & 1 juv.)
Sandwich Tern: 2
Arctic Tern: 214
Puffin: 5
Common Scoter: 10
Red-breasted Merganser: 3
Whimbrel: 3
Peregrine: 1
Storm Petrel: 1 was in Kilbaha Bay
Common Dolphin: c.10
Sunfish: 1
Off the Fodry there was one first-summer Sabines Gull, three Arctic Skuas, two Red-throated Divers and four Common Scoters.
Dark phased Arctic Skua passing the Fodry © John N Murphy
Arctic Skua chasing Kittiwakes & Sabine's Gull off the Fodry © John N Murphy
Four male Common Scoters migrating past Fodry © John N Murphy
Bridges of Ross 9th Sept 2011
Time: 06:45-08:30 & 17:30-18:30
Weather: F4 SW, dry, dull but with good visibility. Turning F2-3 S later on.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Keith Langdon, Dave Farrow, Reg Land & Noel Keogh.
Sooty Shearwater: 35
Storm Petrel: 3
Great Skua (Bonxie): 8
Arctic Skua: 7
Sabine's Gull: 3 adults
Sandwich Tern: 6
Arctic Tern: 54
Puffin: 1
Common Scoter: 27
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 26
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 1 juvenile at the seawatch point 08:30-08:45 before flying off East!!! (Keith Langdon)
Bottlenose Dolphin: c.18
Leatherback Turtle: 1 west @ 07:45
Bridges of Ross 8th Sept 2011
Time: 07:15-10:30 & 14:15-18:15
Observer(s): Dave Farrow & Reg Land.
Sooty Shearwater: 400+
Leach's Petrel: 1
Storm Petrel: 25
Great Skua (Bonxie): 25+
Pomarine Skua: 3+
Arctic Skua: 40+
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult
Sabine's Gull: 23
Little Gull: 1 juvenile
Common Scoter: 30+
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 12
Red-throated Diver: 3
Whimbrel: 20+
Bottlenose Dolphin: 12
Common Dolphin: 20
Risso's Dolphin: 4
Harbour Porpoise: 1
Basking Shark: 1
Sunfish: 2
Bridges of Ross 7th September 2011
Time: 0645-1820
Weather: F5 W, dry & dull in the morning turning, F6 W in the afternoon/early evening with persistant rain & poor visibility.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Mike Blaver, Keith Langdon, Reg Land, Dave Farrow & Dave McNamara.
Great Shearwater: 1
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 430+ (morning passage)
Blue Fulmar: 1
Leach's Petrel: 5
Storm Petrel: c.80
Great Skua (Bonxie): 37
Pomarine Skua: 6
Arctic Skua: 20
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult @ 10:25 (Niall T Keogh & Dave Farrow)
Sabine's Gull: 30
Little Gull: 1 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 10
Common Tern: 1
Arctic Tern: 75
Puffin: 13
Black Guillemot: 1
Common Scoter: 25
Red-throated Diver: 2 adults
Light-bellied Brent Geese: 29
Whimbrel: 20
Bottlenose Dolphin: 3+
Sunfish: 3 (including one breaching three times in succession this afternoon!)
Bridges of Ross 6th September 2011
Adult Pomarine Skua off the Bridges © John N Murphy
Time: 0645-1930
Weather: F6-7(8) W, with light showers at times but dry for the most part with variable lighting conditions. Turning F6 W-NW in early evening with misty spray.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Brian Porter, Mike Blaver, Paul Troake, John N. Murphy, Brian Finnegan, Dermot O'Mahony, Keith Langdon, Reg Land, Dave Farrow, Geoff Pearson, Paul Moore, Denis O'Sullivan & John Power.
Great Shearwater: 4
Balearic Shearwater: 4
Sooty Shearwater: 4,500+
Manx Shearwater: 10,000+
Blue Fulmar: 2
Wilson's Petrel: 1 (John N Murphy)
Leach's Petrel: 21
Storm Petrel: c.80
Great Skua (Bonxie): 83 (including several juveniles)
Pomarine Skua: 12 (all pale phase)
Arctic Skua: 44
Long-tailed Skua: 2 adults (Niall T Keogh)
Sabine's Gull: 73 (63 adults/adult-types, 7 2nd cal-years & 3 juveniles)
Black Tern: 1 adult & 1 juvenile
Sandwich Tern: 4
Common Tern: 2 juveniles
Arctic Tern: 261
Common Scoter: 1 male
Great Northern Diver: 1 juvenile
Puffin: 43
Whimbrel: 14
There were thousands of Sooty Shearwaters off the Bridges © John N Murphy
Pomarine Skua © John N Murphy
Pale phase adult Arctic Skuas © John N Murphy
Dark phase Arctic Skua © John N Murphy
Pale phase Arctic Skua with Gannet © John N Murphy
Bonxies at the Bridges © John N Murphy
Bridges of Ross 18th Sept 2011
Time: 0700-1940
Weather: F5 N-NW clear & bright but with heavy sea spray. F4-5 NW in the evening, clear & bright again with some lovely light conditions.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Brian Porter, Killian Mullarney, Eanna O'Flynn, Owen Foley, Conor Foley, Donal Foley, Shane Farrell, Mark Stewart, Geoff Oliver, Niall Hatch, Stephen McAvoy, Denis O'Sullivan, Richard Bonser, Tom Tarpey, Tony Mee et al.
Sooty Shearwater: 5
Wilson's Petrel: 2 [1 @ 09:05 (Eanna O'Flynn, Mark Stewart & Conor Foley) & 1 @ 11:20 (Tom Tarpey)]
Leach's Petrel: 1
Storm Petrel: 8
Grey Phalarope: 19
Great Skua (Bonxie): 54
Pomarine Skua: 2
Arctic Skua: 37
Long-tailed Skua: 16 (3 adults & 13 juvs)
Sabine's Gull: c.170 (c.75% juvs)
Little Gull: 2 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 12
Arctic Tern: c.500
Puffin: 11
Common Scoter: 2
Red-throated Diver: 7
Great Northern Diver: 1
Bottlenose Dolphin: c.6
Bridges of Ross 17th Sept 2011
Time: 12:40-19:40
Weather: F4 SW sunny, dry & hazy at a distance in the afternoon turning F5 W with some light showers & grey seas with good visibility in the evening.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh & Joe Shannon.
Sooty Shearwater: c.1,360
Manx Shearwater: c.12,500
Leach's Petrel: 8
Storm Petrel: 21
Great Skua (Bonxie): 60
Arctic Skua: 184
Long-tailed Skua: 35 (31 adults, 2 2nd cal-yr & 2 juv)
Sabine's Gull: 392+ (c.40% juvs)
Little Gull: 4 juv/1st-w
Black Tern: 8 juv
Little Tern: 4 juv
Sandwich Tern: 13
Arctic Tern: c.5,000
Common Tern: 1 juv
Grey Phalarope: 1
Puffin: 3
Common Scoter: 8
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 18
Red-throated Diver: 13
Bar-tailed Godwit: 12
Minke Whale: 1
Common Dolphin: c.5
Time: 07:00-09:00 & 16:45-18:30
Weather: F1-2 SE, clear, dry & bright in the morning. F4 S-SE, overcast, calm with good visibility later on.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg & Keith Bennett.
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 16
Storm Petrel: 6
Great Skua (Bonxie): 5
Pomarine Skua: 1
Arctic Skua: 10
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult
Sabine's Gull: 48 (13 juvs)
Little Gull: 1 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 14
Arctic Tern: c.140
Common Scoter: 16
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 10
Red-throated Diver: 4
Black Guillemot: 1
Whimbrel: 5
Golden Plover: 1
Time: 07:00-10:45 & 14:45-19:20
Weather: F5 NW dry, bright & clear in the morning. F2 NW, sunny, dry & warm later on.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, John N. Murphy, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg, Keith Bennett, Kris de Rouck, Wout de Rouck & Joe Shannon.
Fea's-type Petrel: 1 west @ 18:45-18:50 (Noel Keogh & Niall T Keogh)
Sooty Shearwater: c.60
Manx Shearwater: c.5,000
Wilson's Petrel: 4 (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh, John N Murphy et al )
Leach's Petrel: 28
Storm Petrel: c.35
Grey Phalarope: 1
Great Skua (Bonxie): 25+
Pomarine Skua: 4
Arctic Skua: c.55
Long-tailed Skua: 16 (14 adults, a 2nd cal-year & 1 juv.)
Sabine's Gull: c.95 (25% juvs)
Sandwich Tern: 6
Arctic Tern: c.300
Puffin: 5
Red-throated Diver: 5
Common Scoter: 6
Teal: 1
Weather: F6 W-NW, bright, clear & sunny. Some brief showers in the afternoon.Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Joe Adamson, John N. Murphy, Stan Nugent, Dave McNamara, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg, Keith Bennett, Kris de Rouck, Joe Shannon et al.
Great Shearwater: 1
Balearic Shearwater: 4
Sooty Shearwater: 111
Manx Shearwater: c.500 (evening passage)
Wilson's Petrel: 6 (Niall TKeogh, Noel Keogh & John NMurphy)
Leach's Petrel: 80
Storm Petrel: 115
Grey Phalarope: 7
Great Skua (Bonxie): 95
Pomarine Skua: 2
Arctic Skua: 27
Long-tailed Skua: 20 [14 adults, 2 2nd cal-years & 4 juvs] (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh, Kris de Rouck, John N Murphy & Stan Nugent)
Sabine's Gull: 130 (42 juvs)
Little Gull: 1 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 60
Arctic Tern: 145
Puffin: 12
Common Scoter: 7
Red-throated Diver: 6
Great Northern Diver: 2
Whimbrel: 2
Minke Whale: 1
Leatherback Turtle: 3 sightings
Time: 07:00-19:10
Weather: F7 Westerly & dry throughout the day, good sunny spells & some spray.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, Joe Adamson, Paul Troake, Dave McNamara, Tomas Kjelsson, Rolf Sjöberg, Keith Bennett, Kris de Rouck, Jim Bowman, Patrick Veale et al.
Fea's-type Petrel: 1 west @ 17:10 (Niall T Keogh)
Great Shearwater: 4
Balearic Shearwater: 4
Sooty Shearwater: c.1,000
Manx Shearwater: 2,000+
Wilson's Petrel: 4 (Noel Keogh & Niall T Keogh)
Leach's Petrel: 45+
Storm Petrel: c.250
Grey Phalarope: 4
Great Skua (Bonxie): 110
Pomarine Skua: 15 (incl. 3 juvs)
Arctic Skua: 58
Long-tailed Skua: 21 [9 adults, 1 subadult, 3 2nd cal-years & 8 juvs] (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh, Joe Adamson, Paul Troake & Dave McNamara)
Sabine's Gull: 200+ (c.25% juvs.)
Sandwich Tern: 4
Arctic Tern: c.600
Puffin: 4
Common Scoter: 3
Great Shearwater: 1
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 494
Manx Shearwater: c.300
Wilson's Petrel: 1 offshore from 08:40-09:30! (Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh & Joe Adamson)
Storm Petrel: 63
Great Skua (Bonxie): 28
Pomarine Skua: 3 pale phase
Arctic Skua: 20
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult @16:30 (Niall T Keogh & Noel Keogh)
Sabine's Gull: 33 (incl. 5 juvs.)
Sandwich Tern: 32
Arctic Tern: 126
Common Scoter: 17
Puffin: 1
Whimbrel: 7
Bar-tailed Godwit: 1
Time: 07:00-10:30 & 15:20-19:20
Weather: F4 S in the morning, overcast with light rain but with sunny spells also. F6-7 SW this afternoon, overcast with persistent showers at times.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Noel Keogh, John N. Murphy, Joe Adamson & Finbarr MacGabhann.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 1 juv Cloghaun Lough (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 5 juvs Fodry (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Sooty Shearwater: 33
Storm Petrel: 24
Great Skua (Bonxie): 5
Pomarine Skua: 1 pale phase
Arctic Skua: 22
Sabine's Gull: 15 (6 adults, 8 2nd cal-years & 1 juv.)
Sandwich Tern: 2
Arctic Tern: 214
Puffin: 5
Common Scoter: 10
Red-breasted Merganser: 3
Whimbrel: 3
Peregrine: 1
Storm Petrel: 1 was in Kilbaha Bay
Peregrine: 1
Storm Petrel: 1 was in Kilbaha Bay
Common Dolphin: c.10
Time: 06:45-08:30 & 17:30-18:30
Weather: F4 SW, dry, dull but with good visibility. Turning F2-3 S later on.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Keith Langdon, Dave Farrow, Reg Land & Noel Keogh.
Sooty Shearwater: 35
Storm Petrel: 3
Great Skua (Bonxie): 8
Arctic Skua: 7
Sabine's Gull: 3 adults
Sandwich Tern: 6
Arctic Tern: 54
Puffin: 1
Common Scoter: 27
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 26
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 1 juvenile at the seawatch point 08:30-08:45 before flying off East!!! (Keith Langdon)
Bottlenose Dolphin: c.18
Leatherback Turtle: 1 west @ 07:45
Time: 07:15-10:30 & 14:15-18:15
Observer(s): Dave Farrow & Reg Land.
Sooty Shearwater: 400+
Leach's Petrel: 1
Storm Petrel: 25
Great Skua (Bonxie): 25+
Pomarine Skua: 3+
Arctic Skua: 40+
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult
Sabine's Gull: 23
Little Gull: 1 juvenile
Common Scoter: 30+
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 12
Red-throated Diver: 3
Whimbrel: 20+
Bottlenose Dolphin: 12
Common Dolphin: 20
Risso's Dolphin: 4
Harbour Porpoise: 1
Basking Shark: 1
Sunfish: 2
Time: 0645-1820
Weather: F5 W, dry & dull in the morning turning, F6 W in the afternoon/early evening with persistant rain & poor visibility.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Mike Blaver, Keith Langdon, Reg Land, Dave Farrow & Dave McNamara.
Great Shearwater: 1
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Sooty Shearwater: 430+ (morning passage)
Blue Fulmar: 1
Leach's Petrel: 5
Storm Petrel: c.80
Great Skua (Bonxie): 37
Pomarine Skua: 6
Arctic Skua: 20
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult @ 10:25 (Niall T Keogh & Dave Farrow)
Sabine's Gull: 30
Little Gull: 1 juv/1st-w
Sandwich Tern: 10
Common Tern: 1
Arctic Tern: 75
Puffin: 13
Black Guillemot: 1
Common Scoter: 25
Common Scoter: 25
Red-throated Diver: 2 adults
Light-bellied Brent Geese: 29
Whimbrel: 20
Bottlenose Dolphin: 3+
Sunfish: 3 (including one breaching three times in succession this afternoon!)
Adult Pomarine Skua off the Bridges © John N Murphy
Time: 0645-1930
Weather: F6-7(8) W, with light showers at times but dry for the most part with variable lighting conditions. Turning F6 W-NW in early evening with misty spray.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Brian Porter, Mike Blaver, Paul Troake, John N. Murphy, Brian Finnegan, Dermot O'Mahony, Keith Langdon, Reg Land, Dave Farrow, Geoff Pearson, Paul Moore, Denis O'Sullivan & John Power.
Great Shearwater: 4
Balearic Shearwater: 4
Sooty Shearwater: 4,500+
Manx Shearwater: 10,000+
Blue Fulmar: 2
Wilson's Petrel: 1 (John N Murphy)
Leach's Petrel: 21
Storm Petrel: c.80
Great Skua (Bonxie): 83 (including several juveniles)
Pomarine Skua: 12 (all pale phase)
Arctic Skua: 44
Long-tailed Skua: 2 adults (Niall T Keogh)
Sabine's Gull: 73 (63 adults/adult-types, 7 2nd cal-years & 3 juveniles)
Black Tern: 1 adult & 1 juvenile
Sandwich Tern: 4
Common Tern: 2 juveniles
Arctic Tern: 261
Common Scoter: 1 male
Great Northern Diver: 1 juvenile
Puffin: 43
Whimbrel: 14
There were thousands of Sooty Shearwaters off the Bridges © John N Murphy
Pomarine Skua © John N Murphy
Pale phase adult Arctic Skuas © John N Murphy
Pale phase Arctic Skua with Gannet © John N Murphy
Bonxies at the Bridges © John N Murphy
Dark phase Arctic Skua © John N Murphy
Bridges of Ross 5th September 2011
Time: 0650-1740
Weather: F3-4 W-NW first thing in the morning, dry with good visibility, turning F5-6 SW by late afternoon with constant misty drizzle & some showers, poor visibility in the distance.
Observer(s): Niall T. Keogh, Brian Porter, Mike Blaver, Paul Troake, John N. Murphy, Brian Finnegan, Dermot O'Mahony, Keith Langdon, Reg Land & Dave Farrow.
Sooty Shearwater: c.210
Balearic Shearwater: 1
Manx Shearwater: c.1,000 (0745-1045)
Blue Fulmar: 1
Wilson's Petrel: 1 @ 13:50 (Keith Langdon, Reg Land & Dave Farrow)
Leach's Petrel: 7
Storm Petrel: 29
Great Skua (Bonxie): 9
Pomarine Skua: 1 pale phase adult
Arctic Skua: 3
Sabine's Gull: 1 juvenile
Arctic Tern: 12
Sandwich Tern: 9
Common Scoter: 7
Red-throated Diver: 5
Great Northern Diver: 1 'winter' plumage bird
Puffin: 68 (including one summer plumaged bird)
Sanderling: 12
Whimbrel: 16
Great stuff. Always enjoy a visit to the Bridges. That's a strikingly pale Bonxie there with the big wing flashes!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Mike Duckham.