Checklist S190414501

Observations

1. Common Eider

   Number observed:  26

2. Eurasian Oystercatcher

   Number observed:  2

3. European Golden-Plover

   Number observed:  1

4. Common Ringed Plover

   Number observed:  3

5. Common Snipe

   Number observed:  1

6. Red-necked Phalarope

   Number observed:  300

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7. Common Redshank

   Number observed:  20

8. Ruddy Turnstone

   Number observed:  12

9. Red Knot

   Number observed:  1

10. Sanderling

    Number observed:  1

11. Purple Sandpiper

    Number observed:  2

12. Parasitic Jaeger

    Number observed:  2

13. Great Skua

    Number observed:  1

14. Atlantic Puffin

    Number observed:  14

    Details

    All in flight, distant. Moving both northeast and southwest. On some closer birds could see orange bill

15. Razorbill

    Number observed:  10

16. Common Murre

    Number observed:  1

17. Black-legged Kittiwake

    Number observed:  120

18. Black-headed Gull

    Number observed:  15

19. European Herring Gull

    Number observed:  20

20. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  12

21. Glaucous Gull

    Number observed:  8

22. Lesser Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  6

23. Arctic Tern

    Number observed:  2000

    Details

    Holy. So many terns. What a spectacle.

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24. Northern Fulmar (Atlantic)

    Number observed:  400

    Details

    Estimate. Probably conservative.

25. Manx Shearwater

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Maybe a second. I feel more solid about this than a questionable bird yesterday. Smaller than expected, low over water. Mixture of flapping and gliding. White underwings with darker out edges, and darker all above. Small bit of white edging toward face

26. Northern Gannet

    Number observed:  16

27. Great Cormorant

    Number observed:  5

28. European Shag

    Number observed:  8

29. Northern Wheatear

    Number observed:  50

30. White Wagtail (White-faced)

    Number observed:  9

31. Meadow Pipit

    Number observed:  8