Happy Seawatchers after watching a very close South Polar Skua
Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey, Ricardo Hevia Barcón, Antonio Martínez Pernas, Pablo Pita, Amaia Alzaga, Pablo Lado, Rubén Moreno-Opo, José María Fernández Zapata, Diego García Ventura, Isabel García-Rodeja, Óscar Bargalló and others.
Great days at Estaca de Bares. After a once again boring 26th, with all of the species typical species watched in low numbers, things started to change on 27th, the first of three with WNW winds. That day 127 Little Terns, 375 Sandwich Terns, 58 Black Terns and 238 “commic” Terns were counted in 8,30 hs, as well as 418 Bar-Tailed Godwits and several other species of waders.
On 28th the 11 h count provided VERY good sightings:
1 SOUTH POLAR SKUA – very close. First sat on water, then flying.
1 Fea’s/Zino’s Petrel
1 Northern Fulmar
2 Red Crested Pochards (1st sighting in Estaca; rare in Galicia)
60 Arctic Skuas
29 Pomarine Skuas
23 Great Skuas
2 Long Tailed Skuas
259 Sandwich Terns
127 Little Terns
53 Black Terns
34 “commic” Terns116 Manx Shearwaters
409 Cory’s Shearwaters
17 Sooty Shearwaters
15 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Great Shearwaters
116 Common Scoters
264 Bar Tailed Godwits
79 Oystercatchers
Etc.
On 29th the movement was even better for some species. In 8,15 hs we counted for instance 107 Arctic Skuas, 8 Long Tailed Skuas, 40 Pomarine Skuas or 1,489 Cory’s Shearwaters.
On 30th winds blew again from NE and numbers plummeted. But at least one Sabine’s Gull was watched in the evening count.
Great days at Estaca de Bares. After a once again boring 26th, with all of the species typical species watched in low numbers, things started to change on 27th, the first of three with WNW winds. That day 127 Little Terns, 375 Sandwich Terns, 58 Black Terns and 238 “commic” Terns were counted in 8,30 hs, as well as 418 Bar-Tailed Godwits and several other species of waders.
On 28th the 11 h count provided VERY good sightings:
1 SOUTH POLAR SKUA – very close. First sat on water, then flying.
1 Fea’s/Zino’s Petrel
1 Northern Fulmar
2 Red Crested Pochards (1st sighting in Estaca; rare in Galicia)
60 Arctic Skuas
29 Pomarine Skuas
23 Great Skuas
2 Long Tailed Skuas
259 Sandwich Terns
127 Little Terns
53 Black Terns
34 “commic” Terns116 Manx Shearwaters
409 Cory’s Shearwaters
17 Sooty Shearwaters
15 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Great Shearwaters
116 Common Scoters
264 Bar Tailed Godwits
79 Oystercatchers
Etc.
On 29th the movement was even better for some species. In 8,15 hs we counted for instance 107 Arctic Skuas, 8 Long Tailed Skuas, 40 Pomarine Skuas or 1,489 Cory’s Shearwaters.
On 30th winds blew again from NE and numbers plummeted. But at least one Sabine’s Gull was watched in the evening count.
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