Wednesday 4 September 2013

1st September 2013 Bridges of Ross SW3

6.30-11.15 & 13.30-19.40

Scoter 4
Manx Shearwater c.7,000 including one with all-dark vent that appeared pot-bellied - oiled perhaps?
Balearic Shearwater 2
Sooty Shearwater 107
Storm Petrel 6
Bonxie 7
Pomarine Skua 7 adults
Arctic Skua 16
Long-tailed Skua 6 ex. (5 adults, 1 juv.)
Sandwich Tern 3
Arctic Tern 6
Razorbill 6

Victor Cashera and Niall T. Keogh at the Bridge
Both love the Bridges, are extremely keen, supremely sharp and do their best to ensure all present get to see all that's passing. With c.15 Fea's-type Petrels to their names, hoped-for 'Pterodroma talk' often turns to Black-capped or even Bermuda Petrel being next up and who would bet against one of these two living the dream...