Thursday 8 September 2011

Bridges of Ross 8th Sept 2011

Time: 07:15-10:30 & 14:15-18:15
Observer(s): Dave Farrow & Reg Land.

Sooty Shearwater: 400+
Leach's Petrel: 1
Storm Petrel: 25
Great Skua (Bonxie): 25+
Pomarine Skua: 3+
Arctic Skua: 40+
Long-tailed Skua: 1 adult
Sabine's Gull: 23
Little Gull: 1 juvenile
Common Scoter: 30+
Light-bellied Brent Goose: 12
Red-throated Diver: 3
Whimbrel: 20+

Bottlenose Dolphin: 12
Common Dolphin: 20
Risso's Dolphin: 4
Harbour Porpoise: 1
Basking Shark: 1
Sunfish: 2

Nice skua & Sab's passage despite the calm conditions. Again, most of the Sooties were milling around, feeding. An amazing tally of cetaceans & mega fish too! Risso's & porpoises are pretty rare from BoR at this time of year.

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