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Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Splash Point 05.15-09.15

A very cold north easterly breeze yielded totals of:

Pomarine Skua - 3 , a group of 2 and single.
Arctic Skua - 6
Manx Shearwater - 3 , small group flew close in heading east.
Little Gull - 33
Commic Tern - 180
Arctic Tern - 2
Black Tern - 4
Little Tern - 9
Sandwich Tern - 14
Common Scoter - 69
Bar-tailed Godwit - 64
Whimbrel - 24
Knot - 5
Sanderling - 1
Black-throated Diver - 1
Shelduck - 2
OSPREY - 1 flew in off constantly harrassed by the local Gulls.

Went down again late afternoon 16.45-18.15;

Bar-tailed Godwit - 89
Whimbrel - 9
Commic Tern - 159
Little Tern - 2
Little Gull - 1
Sandwich Tern - 1
Diver sp. - 3