Sept 8th-13th: F's/Z's Petrel, Sabine's Gulls...

Sabine's Gulls on 11th (Antonio Martínez Pernas)

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.

Things were improving every hour! (Antonio Sandoval)

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.

On 11th it was mostly misty for most of the day, but the numbers were still quite nice (A. Sandoval)

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:

ESTACA DE BARES SEAWATCH - SEABIRDS 10-11 SEPT 2016 from Antonio Sandoval Rey on Vimeo.