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BREEDING BIRDS AND ANNUAL |
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Common Scooter 5.9.04 16 birds sighted just off the island Dunlin 7.8.04 (26) flying round the island Feral Snow Goose 9.9.04 1 goose around Grassholm Fulmars 16.5.04 (5) reasonably close to Grassholm Gannets 16.4.04 Nest material collecting, colony larger than last year - very few Juv's around the colony 20.5.04 Nest material collecting together with some birds incubating 4.6.04 Photos returned for this date show chicks visible 23.7.04 1000's by the Smalls involved in a feeding frenzy with Manx Shearwaters 24.7.04 Lots of both dark and white chicks visible 27.7.04 First black chick seen on the sea 7.8.04 Many black chicks visible on the island now, also still plenty of white ones in various stages of changing colour 31.08.04 Lots of gannet chicks on the island and on the water 09.09.04 Lots of young gannets also thousands of gannets in feeding frenzy behind trawler Great Skua 5.9.04 8 birds sighted around the island Guillimots 16.4.04 Many more on the ledges than last year, does it appear so because we have both males and females and/or will some of these birds be non-breeders that will not hang a about 20.5.04 As 16.4.04 17.7.04 c.500 on ledges of the North end 24.7.04 c.500 on the ledges but no sign of shielding chicks Kittiwakes 16.4.04 c10 pairs on potential nesting sites on Grassholm 20.5.04 As 16.4.04 17.7.04 6 nests in use with one containing chicks 24.7.04 7 nests occupied with chicks visible on two 7.8.04 Three nests with chicks two of which should fledge shortly Little Gull 29.5.04 (1) 3 miles south of Grassholm adult in summer dress Black Tern 5.9.04 1 lone bird sighted Common Tern 5.9.04 (26) birds sighted just off island Little Tern 30.7.04 1 adult heading south by The Smalls 7.8.04 Two adult birds within 15 ft of boat near Grassholm Manx Shearwater 16.4.04 Zero 20.5.04 c100 seen between Grassholm and the Smalls 29.5.04 Scattered birds around the Smalls 11.7.04 By the Smalls Lighthouse at 4pm a feeding frenzy of c10,000 birds with gannets and dolphins 12.7.04 Between Ramsey and Grassholm feeding birds in heavy seas 16.7.04 c10,000 in feeding frenzy SW of the Smalls 23.7.04 1000's involved in a feeding frenzy by the Smalls Lighthouse 24.7.04 Large joint feeding frenzy with Gannets both just S of Grassholm and at the Smalls 7.8.04 Joint feeding frenzy with gannets north of Grassholm 31/8 c80 lots of manx shearwater around Sooty Sheawater 2.9.04 (1) lone bird near island Peregrine Falcon 20.5.04 1seen flying SW and about 5 mins later returning to the island from the SW carrying a Puffin Pomarine Skua 9.5.04 (1) complete with tail spoons - just south of Grassholm Puffin 16.4.04 c25 between Ramsey and Grassholm 20.5.04 as 16.4.04 7.8.04 good numbers between Ramsey and Grassholm Raven 20.5.04 (2) seen over Grassholm 4.6.04 (3) seen over Grassholm Razorbills 16.4.04 Seen throughout voyage but mainly near Ramsey Storm Petrels 27.6.04 (1) 4 miles N or the Smalls 3.8.04 (1) 2 miles west of Grassholm 2.9.04 (1) close to island 5.9.04 7 birds seen around Grassholm Sandwich Tern 16.4.04 c20 between Ramsey and Grassholm 20.5.04 c6 between Grasshold and the Smalls 27.7.04 (1) by the North Bishops 30.7.04 (3) by the Smalls Shag 17.7.04 c40 fledged birds were noted Turnstone 4.6.04 (1) on the island 7.8.04 One on the island Whimbrel 16.7.04 (1) on the SE corner of the island 27.7.04 (1) on the N end of Grassholm Seals 16.4.04 only a few 7.8.04 A large increase in pregnant females |
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