Pressure 10 westerlies had been all the time going to imply one factor – seawatching! The postponed Oldenburg crusing made means for a day of staring down the swell to check seabirds effortlessly navigate the gale pressure circumstances offshore. Among the many 767 Manx Shearwater pushing SW towards Storm Antoni early morning had been 4 Storm Petrel, 88 Gannet, 5 Kittiwake and a pair of intrepid Swift. Issues then moved up a gear throughout a stint from Previous Gentle early afternoon when a Sooty Shearwater pushed north at 1:48pm (first report since 2019), accompanying an additional 1237 Manx Shearwater, 146 Gannet, 46 Kittiwake, 23 Fulmar and a single Storm Petrel by 3pm. Turning to the land, three Sand Martin ran circuits round an in any other case quiet Millcombe with most passerines selecting to hunker down for the day.
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| Sand Martin © Joe Parker |
