RttIoP - 18/01/15 Summary

18th January 2015 1159 Guillemots on survey ledges

Possibly the first sighting of a Razorbill on land this season.
Most Guillemots in breeding plumage, but still the occassional bird moulting from winter plumage

08h20 F12 274 at least bird with a display fish, at least one bridled bird
08h20 F4G3 only one T, rest B or possibly T/B

08h35 F6 21,188(17).41 some leaving = 250
08h40 F4 (25)142.52 =194

08h55 JeCo E9 RZ1? plus raft on 18RZ,2GU
Peregrine flying over Jenny's Cove calling.
Remains of a freshly dead Herring Gull, 2nd winter plumage (wing and mantle 
feathers a mixture of silver/grey adult feathers and brown immature feathers).

09h00 E14 6,(2,26b,37),(18,9),23b,19b(1 W/T),2,12,31,15,0,1,1 = 202

09h10 E11,E9,E3 127,23,89 = 239

100+ Fulmars on land and circling near the cliffs.

Later

13h30-14h00 Beach Road and Landing Bay

40 Herring Gulls, one Great Black-back Gull, and one Oystercatcher on Miller's Cake
5+ Gannets seen flying around white water north of Knoll Pins
1 Shag landing bay
100+ Gulls flying south beyond Rat Island (first seen by Shelley, possibly Kittiwakes, 
 but only seen with binoculars)

Guillemot pre-breeding attendance

Section E (Jenny's Cove) 09h00-10, 441

E3: 89
E9: 23
E11: 127
E14: 202

G0, 6
G1, 65b
G2a, 27
G2b, 23b
G2c, 19b
G2d, 2
G3, 12
G4, 31
G5, 15
G6, 0
G7, 1
G8, 1

Section F 718

F4(St Philip's Stone): 08h40, 194

G2, 142 (of which 25 on breeding survey ledge)
G3, 52

F6(Grand Falls Zawn): 08h35, 250

G1, 21
G2, 188 (of which 17 on upper breeding survey ledge)
G3, 41

F12(St Mark's Stone): 08h20, 274

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