Wednesday, 19th March 2025, 8:31 a.m.
Forte da Boca do Rio, Vila do Bispo, Faro, Portugal
Bradley Waggoner
Sea watch from pull off just down hill from the fort. Windy! SSE 20 -30.
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73 mins
5Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
2Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Better and closer scope views than previous viewing a couple days back. Bulky, broad winged yet slightly smaller than gannets. Wing flash quite noticeable
1RazorbillAlca torda
Like COMU but longer tailed. Flew westbound as with all else.
6Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
35Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
10Yellow-legged/Lesser Black-backed GullLarus michahellis/fuscus
10gull sp.Larinae sp.
5Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
80Northern GannetMorus bassanus
3Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
1European ShagGulosus aristotelis