3RD OCTOBER 2010
Cancale, East of St Malo
Approx. 200 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, Mediterranean Gull, Little Gull, 3 Little Tern, 10 Sandwich and Common Tern, a few Guillemot and Razorbill, Gannet, 4 Brent Geese, 1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin. At Peid de la Chaine 2 Wheatear and 5 Mediterranean Gull. Sightings reported by Bertram E.B. Bree, Jersey.
2ND OCTOBER 2010
Cancale, East of St Malo
Approx. 200 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, Mediterranean Gull, Little Gull, 3 Little Tern, 10 Sandwich and Common Tern, a few Guillemot and Razorbill, Gannet, 4 Brent Geese, 1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin. At Peid de la Chaine 2 Wheatear and 5 Mediterranean Gull. Sightings reported by Bertram E.B. Bree, Jersey.
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| Juvenile Gannet and Balearic Shearwaters |
St Malo – Portsmouth Ferry
25 Common Dolphin, 4 Balearic Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, 3 Black Tern, Sooty Shearwater, European Storm-petrel, 7 Little Gull and 2 Great Skua recorded between 10:30-18:15 by Tom Brereton.
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| Common Dolphin |
Mid-Channel, approx. 40 miles SSE of Start Point
Chumming from a fishing boat produced Leach's Petrel (passing and not attracted to the chum), 40+ Storm-petrel, 6 Sabine's Gull ( all ads), 2 Little Gull (ad & juv), 30+ Great Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwater and 2 Balearic Shearwater.
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| Sabine's Gull |
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| Sabine's Gull attracted by the chum |
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| Sabine's Gulls and Storm-Petrels |
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| Storm-petrels |
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| Little Gulls (adult and juvenile) |
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| Sooty Shearwater |
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| Balearic Shearwater |
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| Great Skuas attracted by chum |
More images taken by Mark Darlaston during this trip can be seen at Devon Bird News Blog.
1ST OCOTBER 2010
Dorset, West Bay
7 Bottlenose Dolphin encountered one mile offshore at 7:45 am. Sighting reported by Dave Sales.
7 Bottlenose Dolphin encountered one mile offshore at 7:45 am. Sighting reported by Dave Sales.
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