21ST AUGUST 2010
Devon, Start Point
18 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 18 Manx Shearwater, 6 Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 3 Common Tern, 1 European Storm Petrel, 606 Gannet and 1 Great Crested Grebe recorded between 07:15 and 11:30 hours during a land-based watch at Start Point. Sightings reported by Mark Darlaston.
20TH AUGUST 2010
Devon, Start Point
2 Great Shearwater, 27 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 21 Manx Shearwater, 5 Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 1 Long-tailed Skua (juvenile), 33 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern, 24 Common Scoter, 940 Gannet and 195 Kittiwake recorded between 07:00 and 18:00 during a land-based watch at Start Point. Sightings recorded by Mark Darlaston.
Devon, Sharkham Point
1 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Balearic Shearwater actively feeding just of the point, 18 Sandwich Tern actively feeding just of the point, 3 Common Tern, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 10 Common Scoter and 1 Harbour Porpoise recorded between 08:20hrs - 10:20hrs. Sightings reported by Josh Marshall.
Dorset, 15 miles SE of Portland Bill
4 European Storm Petrel, 1 Balearic Shearwater and 1 Great Skua were seen during an angling trip. Sightings reported by Rick Nichol, skipper of Meridian Express, Weymouth.
19TH AUGUST 2010
Devon, 20-40nm SSE Start Point
80+ European Storm Petrel (up to 40 around the boat), 150+ Fulmar (up to 100 around the boat), 1 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Tern, 20+ Common Tern, 50+ Manx Shearwater and 8+ Great Skua recorded during a fishing trip up to 40nm SSE of Start Point. Sightings reported by Mark Darlaston.
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| Great Skua |
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| Great Skua |
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| Sooty Shearwater |
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| Sooty Shearwater |
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| Arctic Tern (Adult) |
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| Arctic Tern (1st Summer) |
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| Common Tern (Adult) |
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| Common Tern (Adult) |
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| Common Tern (Juvenile) |
Devon, 10 miles South of Looe
Approx. 50 Pilot Whale seen near Hat Buoy ~10miles South of Looe. Sighting reported by Colin Matthews, skipper of Lucy Too, Looe.
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