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Thursday 1 September 2011

Berry Head

Seawatch 13:00-16:00, wind east force 5. Strong passage in the first hour, so I wish I had arrived earlier! Most birds typically heading south: 11Balearics, 434 Manx, 6 Arctic Skuas, 1 Pomarine Skua, 3 Bonxies, 6 Sandwich Terns, 50 Common Terns, 145 Kittiwakes (24 juvs), 268 Gannets, Whimbrel, Razorbill and Guillemot. Thousands of gulls were heading NE, many coming from inland.