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Sunday, October 02, 2011

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: BARRED WARBLER seen up to c15:00 at end of main lane (gap on left just before wall/ruin); also a Whinchat, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 6 Blackcaps (5 female & 1 male), Whitethroat, Wheatear, Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaffs & 2 Tree Sparrows (PA, MC, MAD, CF, FO'C, DO'S, JAP, BS, DW).
Seawatch 08:30-11:30 (JB, PMW)
Weather: wind 1-2 S, bid moderate to poor, some drizzle.
Red-throated Diver: 1 W (ad summer)
Great Skua: 2 W
Pomarine Skua: 1 imm W
Arctic Skua: 6 W (also chasing terns)
Gannet: 29 E, 104 W
Kittiwake: 19 E, 115 W
Sandwich Tern: 2 E, 23 W
Arctic Tern: 3 W
Common/Arctic Tern: 2 W
Razorbill: 1 E, 11 W
Guillemot: 10 W
Large auk sp: 47 E

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