Berry Head, Devon
63 Balearic Shearwaters following one returning trawler and 54 behind another (normally 8 is a good count doing this!). Also Sabine's Gull, Black Tern, Arctic Tern
15th SEPTEMBER 2011
Lyme Bay Survey
132 Balearic Shearwaters (only 2 Manx Shearwaters) and 9 Harbour Porpoise were the highlights during JNCC/MARINElife transect survey of western Lyme Bay.
Balearic Shearwater ©Kevin Lane
This follows an incredible run of Balearic Shearwater records off Devon, where the Devon record has been broken numerous times this September - the larger counts as follows:
14th SEPTEMBER 2011
Dawlish Warren / Orcombe Point, Devon
c200 Balearic Shearwaters (still feeding).
13th SEPTEMBER 2011
Prawle Point, Devon
81 Balearic Shearwaters west
12th SEPTEMBER 2011
Start Point, Devon
383 Balearic Shearwaters (new Devon record!), 14 Sooty Shearwaters and 1148 Manx Shearwaters heading SW.
Dawlish Warren / Orcombe Point, Devon
229 Balearic Shearwaters
11th SEPTEMBER 2011
Orcombe Point, Exmouth, Devon
376 Balearic Shearwaters (short-lived Devon record!). Though there may be circulation of birds here.
Budleigh, Devon
250+ Balearic Shearwaters
Dawlish Warren, Devon
220 Balearic Shearwaters
Seaton, Devon
77 Balearic Shearwaters
Chesil Cove, Dorset
140 Balearic Shearwaters
10th SEPTEMBER 2011
Orcombe Point, Exmouth, Devon
100+ Balearic Shearwaters.
6th SEPTEMBER 2011
Berry Head, Devon
304 Balearic Shearwaters heading S (short-lived Devon record! Previous was 145).
Start Point, Devon
238 Balearic Shearwaters heading SW.
Prawle Point, Devon
160 Balearic Shearwaters heading W.
5th SEPTEMBER 2011
Berry Head, Devon
Several thousand feeding shearwaters out in Lyme Bay, most Manx, but a sample count of c1000 closer birds indicated 6% Balearic Shearwaters (so there could be 300+ out there).
14th SEPTEMBER 2011
Dawlish Warren / Orcombe Point, Devon
c200 Balearic Shearwaters (still feeding).
13th SEPTEMBER 2011
Prawle Point, Devon
81 Balearic Shearwaters west
12th SEPTEMBER 2011
Start Point, Devon
383 Balearic Shearwaters (new Devon record!), 14 Sooty Shearwaters and 1148 Manx Shearwaters heading SW.
Dawlish Warren / Orcombe Point, Devon
229 Balearic Shearwaters
11th SEPTEMBER 2011
Orcombe Point, Exmouth, Devon
376 Balearic Shearwaters (short-lived Devon record!). Though there may be circulation of birds here.
Budleigh, Devon
250+ Balearic Shearwaters
Dawlish Warren, Devon
220 Balearic Shearwaters
Seaton, Devon
77 Balearic Shearwaters
Chesil Cove, Dorset
140 Balearic Shearwaters
10th SEPTEMBER 2011
Orcombe Point, Exmouth, Devon
100+ Balearic Shearwaters.
6th SEPTEMBER 2011
Berry Head, Devon
304 Balearic Shearwaters heading S (short-lived Devon record! Previous was 145).
Start Point, Devon
238 Balearic Shearwaters heading SW.
Prawle Point, Devon
160 Balearic Shearwaters heading W.
5th SEPTEMBER 2011
Berry Head, Devon
Several thousand feeding shearwaters out in Lyme Bay, most Manx, but a sample count of c1000 closer birds indicated 6% Balearic Shearwaters (so there could be 300+ out there).
