Sep 15: day totals – a Sabine’s and 172 Bonxies

A very close flock o Balearics! (Pablo Gutiérrez)

Today’s 9 hs count was finally quite productive for Bonxies, with a total of 172. We also watched 2 LT Skuas, 72 Arctic and 5 Poms. Sandwich Tern numbers were also fine: 494. “Commics” were 489, Little 5 and Black Terns 15. A Juv. Sabine’s Gull was in company of a group of “Commics”. Regarding Shearwaters, we only counted 101 Cory’s, but instead there was a nice passage of Sooties (1,033) and Balearics (74), and several groups of manxies totalling 1,026. Other species watched were Common Scoter (113), Oystercatcher (24), Gannet (1,233), Dunlin, Bar-Tailed Godwit, Grey Heron, Whimbrel, Curlew, Teal… One of the local Peregrines captured a “Commic” Tern over the sea and brought it to the cliffs.

Observers: Ricardo Hevia, Antonio Martínez Pernas, Antonio Gutiérrez, Lucas Gutiérrez, Pablo Gutiérrez, Antonio Sandoval, Gustavo Ferreiro and Encarna González with birders of SEO-Pontevedra,  and in the evening Mike Buckland & Friends.

The Bird Observatory today at 13:00, local hour. Quite a sunny and calm day! (Antonio Sandoval)