Western Lyme Bay
Still very few Balearic Shearwaters filtering through to headlands such as Berry head, Start Point and Prawle Point, with no counts even into double figures yet, although good numbers of Manx Shearwaters.
17 JULY 2012
English Channel 20nm south of Start Point
Out on angling boat, in between fishing constant chumming pulled up 40+ European Storm-petrels (but still no Wilson's!), otherwise nice sub-adult Pom and Arctic Skuas (both presumed third-summer type - see pics). Also 5 Harbour Porpoise that strangely came around the boat (usually far more timid), but always disappeared when camera was to hand!
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| Size comparison - Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pomarine Skua & Kittiwake |
