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Saturday, August 16, 2014

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:
2 Clouded Yellow butterflies.
Seatrack seawatch 07:20-10:20 (JF, AJ, PMW, wind 3-4 W):
Great Skua: 1 E.
Arctic Skua: 1 off-passage.
Mediterranean Gull: 1 adult W.
Shoveler: 2 W.
Common Scoter: 6 E, 11 W.
Manx Shearwater: 71 E, 30 W.
Kittiwake: 22 E, 28 W.
Sandwich Tern:  2 E, 30 W.
Large auk species: 4 E, 1 W.
Razorbill: 1 on sea.
Guillemot: 2 on sea.

RAM HEAD:
Seatrack seawatch (ADM):
Common Scoter: 13 up to 07:55.
Manx Shearwater: >1000 in first half-hour.

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