Oct 6: Risso’s Dolphins and 1,329 Scoters

Nice passage today with NE winds. These are the results for the 7,45 hs. count:
 
Common Scoter: 1,329
Bonxie: 27
Arctic Skua: 27
Pomarine: 12
Long-Tailed Skua: 2
Gannet: 3,900
Manxie: 13
Balearic: 86
Sootie 286
Cory’s: 1
Sandwich Tern: 523
“Commic” Tern: 155
Black Tern: 7
Grey Phalarope: 3
Little Gull: 1
Mediterranean Gull: 7

And also Great Cormorant (47) and a few Grey Plovers, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Oystercatcher, Teal, Shoveler…
 
Ten Risso’s Dolphins not too far from the cliffs offered very nice sightings for more than 1 hour.
 
Observers: quite a lot of us. And still several friends from Sociedade Galega de Ornitoloxia.

This Black Redstart is always looking for food at our side or even between our boots (A. Sandoval)