Observers: Antoio Sandoval Rey, Alfonso Valderas, Ricardo Hevia, Antonio Martínez Pernas, David Martínez Lago, Pablo Pita, Roberto Bao, Kees Camphuysen, Martin Heubeck, Sherri L. Cox, David Calleja, Pablo Lado, Javier Cantil, Marcus, Cristoph & Others.

Very nice days at Estaca de Bares again, with strong NW winds most days, a few showers and good friends visiting us.

The main sightings were:

Sept 12th (6,25 h):
417 Sooty Shearwaters
19 Arctic Skuas
25 Pomarine Skuas
28 Great Skuas

Sept 13th (6,45 h):
694 Sooty Shearwaters
43 Great Shearwaters
77 Arctic Skuas
67 Pomarine Skuas
8 Long-Tailed Skuas
46 Great Skuas
219 "Commic" Terns
165 Sandwich Terns

Sept 14th (5,45 h; raining hard):
2 Roseate Terns
23 Arctic Skuas
​219 "Commic" Terns
173 Sandwich Terns

Sept 15th (9,15 h):
2 Sabine's Gulls
1,091 Sooty Shearwaters
68 Great Shearwaters
1,913 "Commic" Terns
764 Sandwich Terns
140 Arctic Skuas
18 Pomarine Skuas
1 Long-Tailed Skua
150 Great Skuas

Sept 16th (11 h):
1 Fea's / Zino's Petrel
1 Northern Fulmar
464 Sooty Shearwaters
29 Great Shearwaters
595 Manx Shearwaters
450 Sandwich Terns
207 Arctic Skuas
8 Pomarine Skuas
6 Long-Tailed Skua
196 Great Skuas
1 Kittiwake

Sept 17th (6,15 h):
404 Manx Shearwaters
716 Cory's Shearwaters
812 Sooty Shearwaters
81 Arctic Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
6 Long-Tailed Skua
90 Great Skuas
310 Sandwich Terns

Sept 18th (3 h; NE Winds):
2 Great Shearwaters
13 Arctic Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
20 Great Skuas
92 Sandwich Terns

Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey, Ricardo Hevia, Alfonso Valderas, Antonio Martínez Pernas, Pablo Gutiérrez, Antonio Gutiérrez, David Martínez Lago, Pablo Pita, Pablo Lado, ​Miguel Rouco, Jesús Menéndez, Toño Lastra, Juankar Andrés, Fran Baena & others.

Very nice seawatching seasons during these days, with  W-NW winds and thousands of birds on the move.

These are the main results:

SEPT 8TH:
48 Arctic Skuas
49 Pomarine Skuas
82 Great Skuas
13 Long Tailed Skuas
238 Sandwich Terns
4 Little Terns
44 Black Terns 
37 “commic” Terns
2166 Manx Shearwaters
848 Cory’s Shearwaters
256 Sooty Shearwaters
87 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Great Shearwaters
58 Common Scoters
Etc.

SEPT 9TH:
52 Arctic Skuas
20 Pomarine Skuas
87 Great Skuas
1 Long Tailed Skuas
448 Sandwich Terns
2 Little Terns
30 Black Terns 
30 “commic” Terns
667 Manx Shearwaters
265 Cory’s Shearwaters
213 Sooty Shearwaters
5 Balearic Shearwaters
19 Common Scoters
​Etc.

SEPT 10Th

1 Fea's / Zino's Petrel
1 Grey Phalarope
​1 Glossy Ibis
78 Arctic Skuas
65 Pomarine Skuas
66 Great Skuas
22 Long Tailed Skuas
379 Sandwich Terns
14 Little Terns
20 Black Terns 
161 “commic” Terns
3,207 Manx Shearwaters
613 Cory’s Shearwaters
224 Sooty Shearwaters
12 Great Shearwaters
11 Balearic Shearwaters
27 Common Scoters
​Etc.

SEPT 11th:

4 Sabine's Gulls
71 Arctic Skuas
55 Pomarine Skuas
57 Great Skuas
6 Long Tailed Skuas
405 Sandwich Terns
2 Little Terns
5 Black Terns 
113 “commic” Terns
3,452 Manx Shearwaters
320 Cory’s Shearwaters
965 Sooty Shearwaters
8 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Great Shearwaters
110 Common Scoters
Etc.

SEPT 12TH & 13th:

Numbers were not as high due to the slight change of winds and heavy rain. Aniway, on 12th we still counted 19 Arctic Skuas, 25 Pomarine Skuas, 28 Great Skuas and 417 Sooties; and on 13th 77 Arctic Skuas, 67 Pomarine Skuas, 8 Long Tailed Skuas, 46 Great Skuas and 694 Sooties.

Things are expected to improve during the next 72 hours at least... Let's cross fingers!

Meanwhile, here there are a few footages taken during Sept, 10th and 11th from the Bird Observatory:

Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey, Ricardo Hevia, Antonio Martínez Pernas, Pablo Gutiérrez, David Calleja, Ramsés Rodríguez, Darran Richards, Petro Pynnönen, Jan Sodersved, Risto Nevanlinna, Virki Pinnönen, Pasi Parkkinen, Itziar Gutiérrez, Martin Larrañaga & Others

August 2016 finnished with a few Skuas on 31th: ​8 pomarines, 5 Arctic, 2 adult Long Tailed and 1 Bonxie.

September started with the same NE winds and an increasing movement of Sooty Shearwaters, as well as 11 Pomarines, 12 Arctic, 3 Long Tailed and 14 Bonxies on 1st, and 21 Arctic on 2nd. It was foggy in the coast.

Maybe due to that prevailing morning fog and the very calm weather things improved on 3rd, with the first Fea's / Zino's Petrel of the weekend at 11,15 local hour, as well as 33 Pomarines and 26 Arctic Skuas, 1 Long Tailed and 1 Bonxie.

The passage was even better on 4th with 2  Fea's / Zino's Petrel found in the evening by our finn visitors, and up to 589 Manx Shearwaters. Also 7 Long Tailed Skuas, 39 Pomarines, 15 Arctic and 34 Bonxies.

​On monday 5th it was only possible to count for 2 hours in the afternoon, but the numbers were impressive for Manx Shearwaters: 1,243. Sooties: 125. In terms of Skuas: 12 Pomarines, 4 Long Tailed, 5 Bonxies.

The Bird Observatory was almost crowded during these very nice days: