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20th september
2008
3h15
observation - 2 seawatchers
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(29 species => 395 birds)
Weather
CGN : E3 Bft - Sunny
- Visibility < 5Km
North sea : E3 Bft
No wind, no birds... an other
miserable day with 10 Spoonbills, 1 Arctic Skua and 1 Great Skua....
and some ridiculous numbers common species.....
16th september
2008
2h
observation - 1 seawatcher
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(24 species => 672 birds)
Weather
CGN : ESE 2-3 Bft - Cloudy
-
Bad Visibility
North sea : ESE 2-3 Bft
Very bad weathers conditions and
virtually no migration for seabirds today !
Just in interest, a Great white egret, 17 Little
Gulls, 293 Sandwich terns, 187 Common Terns ....
13th september
2008
5h
observation - 3 seawatchers
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(44 species => 3 425 birds)
Weather
CGN : SW 5-6Bft - Sunny -
Visibility > 10 km
North sea : SE 4-6 Bft
An other good seawatching today
despite poor winds conditions and bad SE conditions in north sea.
The fisrt Black-throated Diver (ad moulting)
seen (early date), with a Red-throated Diver (ad breeeding
plumage), some grebes with 2 Red-necked Grebes. Some very
distant shearwaters with 1 Manx and 6
Balearics all flying south. The first 22 Brent geese noticed (little
groups), ans some ducks 20 Shelducks, 6 Wigeons, 51 Teals, 8
Shovelers, 191 Common Scoters. Few waders. Very good movements
for skuas despite no winds conditions with 87 Arctic Skuas, 1
Long-tailed Skua (juv), and 142 Great skuas, and
another good specie with 1 Sabine Gull (juv). First
significative numbers for Little Gull (91 ind.), also
973 Sandwich Terns, 1 442 Common Terns, 3 Arcitc Terns, 71
Black Terns and 1 White-winged Black Tern juvenile at
close distance (but earlyer to make a photo). Again 2 Shags
and 3 Grey Seals in local movements.
Sandwich Tern
Arctic Skua 3rd summer
Common Tern
Canon 350D + Canon
EF 400/5.6
L USM (L.Scalabre)
Sandwich
Tern
Arctic Skua 3rd summer
Common Tern
Canon 350D + Canon
EF 400/5.6
L USM (L.Scalabre)
8th september
2008
9h15
d'observation - 4 Observateurs
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(34 species => 9 373 Birds)
Weather
CGN : SW 5-6Bft - Sun -
Visibility > 10 km
North sea : NW 4-5 Bft
Another good seawatching day with good
NW winds conditions. Again lots of Balearic
Shearwaters
(42ind.), but few numbers
for the other species with 6 Sooty and 2
Manx. Very good movements for skuas with 8 Pomarine Skuas (1 dark adulte), 148 Arctic Skuas, 2
Long-tailed Skuas (juv) and
85 Great Skuas. Lots of Common terns (8
100 ind.), 30 Arctic Terns, 50 Little Terns and 50
Black Terns. Few ducks and waders except on group of 100
Knots. Concerning raptors, 1 Marsh Harrier and 3
Merlins to be noted.
Great Skua
Balearic Shearwater
Grey Seal
Canon 40D + Canon
EF 400/5.6
L USM (T.Tancrez)

Spoonbill
(G.Flohart)
7th september
2008
12h10
observation - 6 Birders ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(46 Species => 3 616 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WSW 5-6Bft -
Cloudy - Visibility > 10 km
North sea (see under text)
Amazing seawatching day !!!!!!
Very intersting weather conditions (strong North winds along Britain
cost with good SW winds in the channel) produced an exceptionnal
shearwater day.
New Record for Balearic Shearwater with
84 birds flying south
(previous record = 18 ind !!!) and for Manx Shearwters (772
ind). Movement was regular along the day for Balearic Shearwaters
(47 bafore midday), a real influx for Manx shearwater between 2p.m. and
4 p.m. with 500+ birds with important groups (most important was a 80
birds group !)
Very good numbers for the date for Sooty Shearwater (98 ind.),
and 67 Shearwater species were Baléaric / Manx. At least the 1st Long-tailed Skua (adulte non
bredding plumage), 1 Pomarine Skua (adult), 56 Arctic
Skuas (afternoon), 42 Great Skuas, 1 Sabine's
Gull (juv).
Few ducks, some waders with 159 Grey Plovers, 46 Knots, 1 Curlew
Sandpiper, 32 Bar-tailed Godwits, 17 Redshanks, 59 Turnstones....
Lots of terns were feeding offshore with at least 10 Arctic Terns
andt 63 Black Terns.
31 août
2008
6h30
d'observation - 6 Observateurs ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(42 Espèces => 1 524
Oiseaux)
Météo
CGN : Vent nul => SW 3Bft -
Soleil voilé
- Visibilité 5 km 5brumes chaleur puis brume)
Vent de Sud-Est la veille et en cours de nuit
Journée
particulière comme souvent avec ce type de conditions, avec peu
d'oiseaux de mer mais une très bonne diversité concernant
des espèces "intérieures" inhabituelles sur le spot de
seawatch.
En début de journée, un groupe de 4 Hérons pourprés
(record et seulement 2ème mention) survole lentement le site, 4
Hérons cendrés sont également notés
en cours de journée. Plus classiques, 1 Grèbe
jougris, 3 Puffins des Baléares (dont 2 en vol
nord) et 7 Labbes parasites sont notés. Bon passage
d'anatidés avec 53 Tadornes de Belon, 2Canards chipeau,
105 Sarcelle d'hiver, 26 Canards pilet, 27 Canards souchets et 123
Macreuses noires. Quelques rapaces sont notés avec 2
Faucons crécerelle, 1 Faucon émerillon, 1 Fauco hobereau,
1 Faucon pèlerin.
Très bonne diversité côté limicoles avec 15
espèces ; 88 Huîtriers pie, 23 Avocettes
élégantes, 16 Grands Gravelots, 4 Pluviers
argentés, 9 Bécasseaux maubèche, 30
Bécasseaux sanderling, 21 Bécasseaux variables, 26
Bécassines des marais, 1 Barge rousse, 16 Courlis corlieux, 32
Courlis cendrés, 9 Chevalier gambette, 8 Chevaliers aboyeurs, 5
Chevaliers guignette et 10 Tournepierre à collier.
Peu de passage côté laridés mais gros stationnement
pour la Mouette mélanocéphale avec au minimum 70 oiseaux
en mer et au moins 400 individus dans les champs derrière le
cap. Même si les passereaux sont toujours peu nombreux sur le
site de seawatch, des très nombreux oiseaux sont observés
côté intérieur (Traquet motteux, Rougequeue
à front blanc, Gobemouches noirs et gris, Torcol fourmilier,
Sitelles torchepot, Gorgebleue à miroir, Locustelle
tachetée, Bruant ortolan........)
Faucon émerillon
Puffin des Baléares
Faucon émerillon
(L.Scalabre)
(S.Peten)
(L.Scalabre)

Rougequeue à front blanc
Aigrette garzette
Huîtrier pie
Bergeronnette de Yarrell
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
29th august
2008
2h45
Observation - 1 Birder
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(15 Species => 1 890 Birds)
Weather
CGN : SW 2Bft => vent nul -
Couvert
- Visibilité 8 km
Late
afternoon seawatching seance today.
A new Red-throated Diver in breeding plumage (already
4 this automn) to ben seen today. A new Balearic Shearwater
(flying north) after one week without any bird ! No ducks
and few waders but a Greenshank. Some skuas with 1
Pomarine (adult), 11 arctics (1 juv), and 12
Great Skuas. Always good numbers for Common Terns (1 433
ind.) with already 31 000 birds for the season (this is a total
for a compleate usual season!), 229 Sandwich Terns, 2
Arctic Terns and 21 black Terns.
Whimbrel
Canon
350D + Canon EF 300/2.8
L USM
(S.Peten)
28th
august 2008
8h15
d'observation - 4 Observateurs ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(24 Espèces => 4 837
Oiseaux)
Weather
CGN : W 4Bft => SW 4Bft
-
Très couvert
- Visibilité 30 km
Mer
du nord : SW 4Bft
La
situation météo reste complètement bloquée,
le passage est encore très limité à l'exception de
la Sterne pierregarin (3 801 ind.), la Sterne
caugek (791 ind), quelques Labbes parasites (26 ind.)
ainsi que quelques rapaces peu communs sur le site avec 1
Bondrée apivore (au large vers l'angleterre !), 1
Busard saint-martin, 1 Faucon hobereau. Les nombres des autres
espèces du jour restent anecdotiques .
Sandwich Tern
Ringed Plover
Grey Seal
Arctic Skua (1st summer)
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)

Common
& Arctic Tern
Sanderling
Ringed Plover
& Dunlin
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
27th
august 2008
10h15
d'observation - 6 Observateurs ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(25 Espèces => 1 454
Oiseaux)
Weather
CGN : SW 4Bft => WSW 5 Bft -
Cloudy
- Bad visibility < 5km
North
sea : SW 5Bft
Les
conditions météo restent mauvaises très peu
d'oiseaux à noter encore aujourd'hui.
Pas de puffins, très peu de limicoles et d'anatidés.
Seulement 5 Labbes parasites. Une pêcherie de 70
Mouettes mélanocéphales est observée devant
le site avant que les oiseaux ne partent vers le nord. Passage moyen
pour les sternes avec 198 Sternes caugek, 746 Sternes
pierregarin, 1 Sterne arctique (juv), 1 Sterne naine
et 1 Guifette noire....
26th
august 2008
10h15
d'observation - 6 Observateurs ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(25 Espèces => 1 454
Oiseaux)
Weather
CGN : SW 5Bft - Très
couvert
- Mauvaise visibilité < 5km
Mer
du nord : SW 5Bft
Séance
assez moyenne. Le fort courant de SW continu semble bloquer le passage
en mer du nord.
Aucun puffin n'est noté, peu d'anatidés. Quelques
limicoles avec 4 Huîtriers pie, 59 Grands Gravelots, 11
Pluviers argentés, 48 Bécasseaux sanderling, 63
Bécasseaux variables, 6 Courlis corlieux, 1 Chevalier guignette.
Peu de labbes avec 11 Labbes parasites (dont 1 E1) pour 10h
de suivi. Passage assez moyen pour la Sterne pierregarin (1 445
ind.), 1 Sterne arctique (juv), 326 Sternes
caugek, 6 Sternes naines et 24 Guifettes noires.
A noter au large, 1 Busard des roseaux. En stationnement, 1
Faucon pèlerin juv, 1 Marsouin commun et
1 Phoque gris.
25th
august 2008
4h
d'observation - 2 Observateurs ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(22 Espèces => 1 313
Oiseaux)
Weather
CGN : SW 4Bft - Variable
- Visibilité moyenne
Peu
de passage aujourd'hui. A noter tout de même la présence
d'un Plongeon catmarin, 5 Hérons cendrés,
très peu d'anatidés et de limicoles, seulement 3
Labbes parasites, peu de sternes avec 154 Sternes
caugek, 854 Sternes pierregarin, 8 Sternes naines et 12
Guifettes noires. 2 Cormorans huppés en
stationnement.
24th
august 2008
6h30
d'observation - 3 Observateurs
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(38 Espèces => 9 050
Oiseaux)
Weather
CGN : SSW 3Bft => SW 4Bft -
Averses
- Visibilité moyenne
Encore
une très bonne séance de seawatch ! avec l'Observation
d'un Pluvier guignard (du
large vers l'intérieur des terres), un très fort passage
pour le sternes avec 6 473 Sterne Pierregarin, 757
Sternes caugek, 310 Sternes naines et 48 Guifettes
noires. Quelques puffins sont notés avec 2 Puffins
fuligineux et 2 Puffins des Baléares (1 Vol
nord et 1 vol sud), peu de labbes avec 7 Labbes parasite et
2 Grands Labbes. Bonne diversité côté
anatidés avec 16 Tadornes de Belon, les premiers Canards siffleurs (12 ind.) et Canards pilet (3 ind.) de la saison , 11 Sarcelles d'hiver,
16 Canards souchet, ainsi que 749 Macreuses noires. 14espèces
de limicoles avec 240 Huîtriers pie, 16 grands Gravelots,
48 Pluviers argentés, 13 Bécasseaux maubèche, 3
Bécasseaux sanderling, 66 Bécasseaux variables, 1 Barge
rousse, 9 Courlis corlieux, 1 Courlis cendré, 39 Chevaliers
gambette, 2 Chevaliers aboyeurs, 3 Chevaliers guignette et 36
Tournepierres à collier. Nous notons également 16
Bergeronnettes de Yarrell en provenance de l'angleterre.
23th august
2008
6h
observation - 5 Seawatchers
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(32 species => 6 216 birds)
Weather
CGN : WNW 4Bft => WSW 3 Bft - Sun
- Bad visibility > 5 km (strong heat haze)
Good seawatching today with good NW
winds but frustrating sighting conditions with a bad visibility (strong
heat haze) with very distant birds.
First good movements for Sooty Shearwaters (19 ind.), also
3 Manx Shearwaters and 4 balearic Shearwaters. Few
ducks and waders to be seen. Good migration for skuas (but best numbers were expected) with 46 Arctic Skuas(with 6
juveniles), 2 Pomarine Skuas (adults) and 29 Great
Skuas also 1 Sabine's Gull adulte close to shore.
Good movements for terns with 4 344 Common Terns (2500 for
the 2 first hours), 5 Arctic Terns (juv), 249 Little
Terns and 32 Black Terns.
Sabine's Gull
Grey Seal
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(T.Tancrez)
21th august
2008
8h
observation - 3 Seawatchers
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(32 species => 2 862 birds)
Weather
CGN : WSW 5 - 4Bft - Showers 1st
2 hours
- Visibility 10 km
Another
very good seawatching day with the 2nd mention for Ferruginous duck at sea
!!!!!!! It was an adult in a flock of common Scoters seen in very good
conditions in telescope.
Other good species concerned 11 Balearic Shearwaters
(already 60 this automn) flighing south, 1 Garganey, 3
Pomarine Skuas (2 adults, 1 1st summer), 30 Arctic Skuas,
9 Great Skuas, and 9 Crossbills.
Other classic birds were 2 Shags, 34 Teals, 1 Shoveler, 36 Common
Scoterss. Good diversity fr waders ; 14 Oystercatchers, 12
Ringed Plovers, 19 Grey Plovers, 22 Knots, 10 Sanderlings, 39 Dunlins,
6 Snipes, 21 Whimbrels, 7 Common Sandpipers and 3
Turstone. Good movements for terns with 2 162 Common Terns,
257 Sandwich Terns, 5 Little Terns and 21 Black Terns.
1 Wheater on the rocks, 1 Harbour Porpoise and
1 grey Seal at sea. We observed an Immature
Skua species (probably pomarine 2nd summer) but a very difficult
plumage to determinate specie withoutany doubt (See picture
above).
Ferruginous Duck
!!
Labbe species (probably
pomarine) 2nd Summer
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
17th august
2008
5h25
observation - 6 Seawatchers ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(37 Species => 2 414 Birds)
Weather
CGN : SSE3Bft => SSW 4 Bft - Cloudy (showers)
- Visibility max
North sea : SE 3-4 Bft
Very exciting
seawatching today with a lot of unusual species from inland due to SSE
winds and cloudy/rainning conditions !
15 different species for waders
with 64 Oystercatchers,
5 Avocets, 67 Ringed Plovers, 136 Grey Plovers, 33 Knots, 24
Sanderling, 68 Dunlins, 41 Snipes
(Record
= 48), 37 Whimbrels, 4 Curlews, 208 Redshanks, 138 Greenshanks, 4
Wood Sandpipers, 77 Common
Sandpipers (New record for this 3 species), 6 Turnstones. Good numbers for
some ducks species with 68 Shelducks, 88 Teals (best
total for august), 4 Mallards, 2 Garganeys (not so common
for automn migration),
127 Shovelers (best total for august) and
139 Common Scoters. Few skuas with 4 Arctic Skuas
(with 1 bird of 2nd summer) and 8 Great Skuas. Few terns
today. Other species concerned 1
Red-throated Divers (only 8 mentions for august), 1
Red-necked Grebe, 2 Balearic Shearwaters (1 north / 1 South), 7
Grey Herons and 1 Kingfisher.

Arctic Skua 2nd summer
Common
Sandpiper
Oystercatchers
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
Greenshank
Turnstone
Grey Plover
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
15th august
2008
5h30
observation - 4 Seawatchers ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(31 Species => 4 986 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WNW 2-3Bft - Sun
- Visibility max
North sea : WNW light
Despite
light local winds, very good seawatching today in relation
with goods NW winds the 2 day before in the middle of the North sea.
2 Manx Shearwaters flying south and 7 Balearic
Shearwaters (with 6 flying north 1x4 and 1x2)to be seen. Very
good migration for Arctic Skua
(46 ind.), 1 Pomarine Skua
(adult) and 9 Great Skuas. Other good pelagic specie for
the day with 2 Sabine's Gulls
adults at 9h10 et 9h50a.m. Good numbers for terns with 3 148
Common Terns, 991 Sandwich Terns, 87 Little Terns, 1 Black Tern.
Other birds concerned 2 Red-necked Grebes, 280 Gannets,
few ducks. Good movements for waders with 27 Oystercatchers, 18
Grey Plovers, 80 Knots, 2 Dunlins, 25 Bar-tailed Godwit, 31 Whimbrels,
5 Redshanks. Feeding offshore, at least 3 Grey Seals
and 2 Harbour Porpoise.
14th august
2008
6h00
observation - 1 Birder
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(19 Species => 1 856 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WSW 4Bft - Showers
- Visibility 10 km
North sea : WSW 5-6 Bft
Good numbers for Balearic Shearwaters with 16 birds (best ever = 18 ind.)
after strong SW 8-9 Bft winds yesterday. Some skuas with 7 Arctic
Skuas (4 ad dark, 2 ad pale, 1 imm) and 8 great Skuas.
Classic passage for terns with 1 334 Common Terns, 247 Sandwich
Terns, and also 1 Black Tern. Poor migration for
ducks and waders. 1 Grey Seal and 1 Harbour Porpoise
feeding offshore.
Baleric Shearwater
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
11th august
2008
5h00
observation - 1 Birder
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(22 Species => 915 Birds)
Weather
CGN : SW 5Bft => WSW 4Bft -
Cloudy
- Visibility 10 km
Few birds to be seen today.
Pelagics concerned 4 Baleric Shearwaters, 3 Arctic Skuas
(dark), 1 Great Skua. Few terns with 523 Common
terns, 118 Sandwich terns and 1 Black Tern. Few waders and only 43
Common Scoters. 1 Kingfisher on the rocks before
moving south.
8th august
2008
12h00
observation - 1 Birder
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(22 Species => 3 018 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WSW 4bft => NW 3bft =>
0
- Sun => Cloudy => Heavy rain
- Visibility 10 km => 30 km => 100m
North sea : NW 5 Bft 5
Relatively
quiet seance with some influx in relation with the NW winds in north
sea but with poor local observation conditions (heavy rain during 90
minutes).
Some shearwaters with 4 Manx
Shearwaters and 4 Balearics Shearwaters
(2 flighing north / 2 flighing souht). 2 Little Egrets to
be seen in south Flight. Good passage for Common
Scoter (560 ind.) with 3 Teals. Some waders. Good
presence for skuas with 3 Pomarine Skuas (2 ad, 1 2nd
Summer), 16 Arcti Skuas and 11
Great Skuas. Good movements for terns with 449
Sandwich Terns, 1 642 Common Terns, 49 Little Terns and 32
Black Terns.
Arctic Skua
Kittiwake
Sandwich
Tern
Grey Seal
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
Common Terns
Common Scoters
Sandwich Terns
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
Common Scoters
Sandwich Terns
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
4th august
2008
4h35
observation - 2 Birders
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(14 Species => 1 049 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WSW 4bft
- Sun
- Visibility 5 km (Heat haze)
A quiet seawatching day with 3
Pomarine Skuas (adults), 10 Arctic Skuas, 1
Great Skua and 1 Manx
Shearwater.
Common birds included 544 Common Terns (50 % juveniles), 182
Sandwich Terns, 1 Little
Tern and 1 Black Tern...
Peregrine
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
26th july
2008
5h45
observation - 2 Birders
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(26 Species => 1 559 Birds)
Weather
CGN : SW 2bft
- Sun
- Visibility 6 km (Misty)
Best sightings concern 3
Red-necked Grebes, classic period for some birds, 3
Balearic Shearwaters, 1 Manx, 2 Gadwalls
and the firsts 7 Black Terns for the season.
Other classic birds, 366 Gannets (flying
north), 153 ommon Scoters, few waders with 1
Greenshank, 44 Oystercatchers, 15 whimbrels, 2 Great Skuas,
1 Arctic Skua. Few gulls with 3 Little Gulls (1 1st summer,
2 adults). Good movements for Common Terns (768 ind.)
with 10% juveniles, also 1 Little Tern.
22th july
2008
5h
observation - 1 Birder
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(21 Species => 1 755 Birds)
Weather
CGN : NW 2bft => no wind
- Sun
- Visibility 6 km (heat haze)
Good numbers for skuas with 8
Arctic Skua (high for the date), 1 Pomarine Skua
adult (3rd ever for july), 1 Great Skua. Numbers of Whimbrel
increase to 61 ind, (best period is the end of july and
august), 26 Greylag Geese seen far at sea crossing the
channel for UK. Good numbers for 557 Common Terns
(only adults)
Other birds more classics with 280 Common Scoters,
70 Oystercatchers, 6 Dunlins, 2 Courlis
cendrés, 5 Turnstones, 388 Sandwich terns (numerous
juveniles) .....
Arctic
Skua
Whimbrel
20th july
2008
5h30
observation - 2 Birders
("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(33 Species => 2 023 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WNW 4bft
- Sun
- Visibility 5 km (important heat haze)
Very good seawatching today for a
early date !
Good pelagics with the 1st Sooty
Shearwater , 16 Manx Shearwaters and 2 Balearic Shearwaters. Already very good numbers for skuas with 14 Arctic Skuas and 8 Great Skuas, best ever for july
for the 2 species, 1 Pomarine Skua
(only 1 previous in july = 1997). Another good bird with 1 Sabine's Gull adult (only 1 previous in july = 2007). Very good number for the date, 465
Common Terns today.
more usual datas concern 19 Great crested grebes, 419
Gannets, 5 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 217
Common Scoters. Few waders
with usual numbers for the period 128 Oystercatchers, 1
Knot, 25 Dunlins, 14 Whimbrels, 2 Curlew and 1 Common
Sandpiper.
For gulls and terns, 7 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Little Gulls, 128
Black-headed Gulls, 5 Common Gulls, 517 Sandwich Terns, 3 Little Terns.
As usual by moderate NW, all the birds were far at sea.
Oystercatcher
Little
Egret
Canon
350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
L USM
(L.Scalabre)
29th june
2008
5h35
observation - 2 Seawatchers ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(24 Species => 923 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WSW4 => WSW 5bft
- Sun
- Visibility 8 km
Good seawatching today with 2 Roseate terns
(adults) a scarce specie on the spot (8 mentions for 12 birds). Already
good movements for Sandwich Tern (217 ind.) with 20%
juveniles. Signifcative migration for Black-headed Gull (198
ind.) with a first juvenile. Other birds concerned 1 Great
crested Grebe, 5 Manx Shearwaters flighing south, 230
Gannets (flighing north), 2 Grey Herons crossing
channel, 114 Common Scoters, few waders with 6
Lapwings, 6 Sanderlings, the 1st Whimbrel
and 5 Curlews. One Arctic skua (dark
morph)and 2 Great Skua are seen, with 3
Common Terns, 3 Guillemots and some passerines. 2 Grey
seals in local movements.
27 th
june
2008
5h00
observation - 1 Seawatcher ("Latests
sightings" for detail)
(16 Species => 339 Birds)
Weather
CGN : WSW6 => WSW 5bft
- Cloudy (showers) => Sun
- Visibility 5 km => 20 km
First session for automn migration.
Few birds but some good species with 4 Manx Shearwaters
flighing north and 1 Balearic Shearwater (south).
Some Gannets (181 ind.) flighing north. First
moçvements for Common Scoters with 81 Birds.
Unusual sighting of a male Red
Breasted Merganser (2nd mention for june). One Great
Skua close is seen flighing south, and the 1st
juvenile Sandwich Tern. 2 auks with 1
Guillemot are seen today.
Great Skua
Common Scoters
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350D + Canon EF 400/5.6
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