Mini Pelagic

12/10/2014  I spent the morning walking around St Mary’s where I saw the Richard’s Pipit on the golf  course and found a Yellow Browed Warbler near Pelistry. I also saw a Firecrest near Porthellick House. I then went on a mini pelagic trip which started by heading out to the Eastern Isles, then went south for a couple of miles before turning west. We saw a Balearic Shearwater, Arctic Skua and Great Skua. We then returned via the Western Isles where we saw a Purple Sandpiper on one of the rocks and then headed for Green Island where we saw the long staying Spoonbill.

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Bee- Eaters

9/8/2014 A day trip to Isle of Wight to see the Bee-Eaters that are breeding near Niton. Unfortunately I did not get any good photos as they were always quite distant. I saw 3 adults but there are apparently 4 adults present with an unknown number of young in the nest.

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