January 2005

Saturday 29th January 2005

Nothing of note seen today!

Thursday 27th January 2005

More movement today with 29 Red-throated Divers down channel, 73 Razorbills up channel, at least 70 Guillemots offshore and an adult Mediterranean Gull.

Saturday 22nd January 2005

A change in auk numbers today with 150 Guillemots and 350 Razorbills offshore, together with a Shag, a Little Egret, 22 Oystercatcher and a 1st wint Mediterranean Gull.

Friday 21st January 2005

At least 1000 Guillemots and 150 Razorbills still offshore.

Wednesday 19th January 2005

Again more seabirds, with at least 1000 Guillemots and 20 Razorbills offshore, together with 20 Red-throated Divers and 12 Great Crested Grebes.

Monday 17th January 2005

At least 500 auks still offshore.

Saturday 15th January 2005

5 Red-throated Divers, 300 Guillemots and a single Razorbill were the only birds in a short seawatch in the morning.

Saturday 8th January 2005

A new bird for the area - a Barn Owl seen in the late afternoon near St Margaret's village.

Sunday 2nd January 2005

A 4-hour seawatch unfortunately did not reproduce yesterday's good fortune although a timed-count of 160 Guillemots up channel in 15 min's was quite impressive. This passage continued throughout the morning, so the passage was considerable. At least 30 Red-throated Divers offshore was the only other count of note.

Saturday 1st January 2005

A 2-hour seawatch at lunchtime gave a good start to the year with a least 500 Guillemots offshore,40+ Red-throated Divers moving up channel, together with a badly oiled Great Northern Diver just offshore and a 1st or 2nd winter GLAUCOUS GULL up channel at 1205. A HARBOUR PORPOISE surfaced on 3 occasions in the bay.