Round two. I was set up with the other early risers around 6am but for what seemed like a couple of hours, no seabirds other than
Manx Shearwater,
Gannet,
Kittiwake,
Fulmar and
Shag were seen, and things began to feel rather desperate! It was a huge relief when at last a
Sooty Shearwater went by, and we then ended up seeing a few
Balearic Shearwaters. I finished on just eight (and three Sooties) by the time I packed up late morning, though. A
Guillemot was the only other notable seabird. A
Rock Pipit called. A pair of
Chough flew over the car park, where a
Willow Warbler was calling.
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seawatching at Porthgwarra |
I meandered back towards home and stopped off to visit friends in Withleigh near Tiverton. The garden was impressively busy with birds on the feeders, including
Siskin.