21 sep: Ortolan Bunting, Hen Harrier...

Today's Ortolan Bunting (Pablo Gutierrez)

Nice passage today. During the 3 hs evening count these were some of the species watched:

Manxie: 124
Sootie: 165
Cory's: 5
Balearic: 8
Commic Tern: 230
Sandwich Tern: 215
Great Skua: 41
Arctic Skua: 41
Pomarine: 1
LT Skua: 2 (1 ad)
Common Scoter: 16
Great Cormorant: 11

Meanwhile an Ortolan Bunting, the 2nd this autumn, was found close to the Observatory, and a Hen Harrier was also seen flying over the area.

Observers: Antonio Gutiérrez, Pablo Gutiérrez, Ricardo Hevia