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Saturday, August 04, 2012

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:
Seawatch 06:45-09:45 (3-4 S- SSE, vis excellent, PMW)
Great Shearwater: 1 W @ 07:55 (only 2nd or 3rd site record).
Sooty Shearwater: 2 W
Manx Shearwater : 1170 E, 1190 W, 80+ feeding
Fulmar: 10 E, 86 W
Common Scoter: 2 E, 7 W
Mallard: 1 W
Pomarine Skua: 1 E (light-phase adult or subadult).
Great Skua: 1 W
Sandwich Tern: 2 E, 20 W
Puffin: 1 W
Large auks: 0
Gannet, Kittiwake: not counted
Swift: 1 W over sea

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