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Saturday, September 01, 2012

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:
Seawatch 07:35-10:35 (2-3 SW, vis excellent, JB, PMW)
Great Skua: 2 E
Arctic Skua: 1 W
Common Scoter: 6 E
Manx Shearwater: 6 E, 45 W
Fulmar: 3 E, 26 W
Gannet: little passage but 70+ feeding
Golden Plover: 6 W & in from sea
Great Skua: 2 E(& harassing Gannet)
Arctic Skua: 1 W (dark-phase)
Black-tailed Godwit: 1 W & in (with Golden Plover flock)
Kittiwake: 1 E, 11 W
Sandwich Tern: 2 E, 24 W
Common/Arctic Tern: 8 W
Razorbill: 13 W, 8+ on sea (incl calling juvenile & adult)
Guillemot: 2 W, 7+ on sea (incl calling juvs & adults)
Large auk sp: 1 E, 11 W
White Wagtail: 1+ W (also 5 other 'alba' wags)

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