A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 06.30-16.00 observed one Fea’s Petrel(12.00), four Wilson’s Petrel, 25 Storm Petrel, one Balearic Shearwater, ten Cory’s Shearwater, six Great Shearwater, 54 Sooty Shearwater, over 5000 Manx Shearwater, one sub adult Long-tailed Skua, one Pomarine Skua, five Arctic Skua, four Great Skua, four Sabine’s Gull, four Arctic Tern, one Grey Phalarope and around 200 Whimbrel.(Niall Keogh plus nine other observers)
Off Ross Ringing Station between 10.00-11.30 a seawatch produced one Wilson’s Petrel(10.58), three Cory’s Shearwater, six Great Shearwater, 16 Sooty Shearwater, one Great Skua, three Arctic Tern and two Common Tern.(John N Murphy)
Another Wilson’s Petrel was seen off Ross Ringing Station at 11.55.(JNM)




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