Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey (all days), Antonio Martínez Pernas (25th), Pablo Gutiérrez (26th) and Antonio Gutiérrez (26th).
Pomarino from Antonio Sandoval Rey on Vimeo.
Friday 24th evening provided a nice passage of pomarines with 21 birds. Also a few Great Shearwaters. The following day, as the winds changed, Cory's and Great Shearwaters started to move in increasing numbers, reaching more than 600 Cory's / h and 60 Great Shearwater / h in the evening. A Fulmar, very scarce in northern Spain, was watched during the early morning count. 41 Manx Shearwaters and 5 Sooties were also counted. On sunday 26th the SW winds emptied the sea of birds during the morning. In the afternoon a few "Commic" and Sandwich Terns started to move in tiny groups of 5 – 9 birds. Also several groups of Common Dunlins and a few Black-Tailed Godwits.
Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey (all days), Antonio Martínez Pernas (25th), Pablo Gutiérrez (26th) and Antonio Gutiérrez (26th). Pomarino from Antonio Sandoval Rey on Vimeo.
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The mixed winds blowing during these three days provided nice numbers of Gannets, only a few of them adult birds. Cory’s passage was of 25-50 birds/h. Only 7 Pomarines and 7 Great Shearwaters were counted during almost 10 hours, as well as 16 Great Skuas, 1 Arctic Skua and several Balearic Shearwaters flying westwards and eastwards. Black Scoter and Whimbrel numbers were increasing.
The first Arctic Tern of the season, an adult bird, was watched on 19th. On 18th, a huge concentration of Common Swifts over Bares village included a Pallid Swift. The day before there was a Black Vulture together with Griffon Vultures over Serra da Faladoira, the closest hights to Estaca de Bares. Observer: Antonio Sandoval Rey Nice start of the season this year at Estaca de Bares, with high numbers both of Great Shearwater and Pomarine Skua.
During July 3th, 4th and 5th 54 Great Shearwaters were counted in 10 hs, as well as 10 Poms, 27 Med Gulls (first juv. on 4th), 8 Great and 1 Arctic Skuas, a few hundred Cory’s and several other species. During July 10th, 11th and 12th, 101 Great Shearwaters were counted in 13,45 hs, as well as 31 Poms, 10 Great and 1 Arctic Skuas. The first records of the year for Long Tailed Skua and Sabine Gull were obtained on july 12th. The first juv. Balearic Shearwater was watched on July 11th. Several of the Pomarine Skuas were 2cy birds. A Fulmar (a scarce species in spain) carcase was found at Porto de Bares beach on July 11th. Three species of cetaceans were watched from the headland during these days: Minke Whale, Harbour Porpoise and Common Dolphin. Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey (all days), Antonio Martínez Pernas (11th), Ricardo Hevia Barcón (4th). |
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Agosto 2021
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