tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post7965249458215315421..comments2024-03-28T21:44:36.332+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: When West is BestGavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-7849360071312108492020-07-08T09:20:06.029+01:002020-07-08T09:20:06.029+01:00Hi John, it is indeed!!! Found you on Twitter and ...Hi John, it is indeed!!! Found you on Twitter and sent DM. 😊 👍 Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-70066242486861123122020-07-08T00:18:39.460+01:002020-07-08T00:18:39.460+01:00Hi Gavin it's John Herbert how are you doing l...Hi Gavin it's John Herbert how are you doing long time no hearAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813840100206753281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-81519576989272678312020-07-07T10:19:46.538+01:002020-07-07T10:19:46.538+01:00An interesting point Dave. The source of these bir...An interesting point Dave. The source of these birds would be the large aggregation off Guernsey. As the Balearic flies, that's 60-70 miles up into Lyme Bay, so about 3.5 hrs (we've timed them between BHd and SPt before). While some may head on W, as we proved with the SeaWatchSW project, I expect many are just going going back across, as numbers off Cornwall still relatively low. With a SW wind they can use it either way as they sheer across it - a way of saving energy in looking for food source. These big gatherings off Guernsey are a fairly recent event and getting earlier. Been working on an article for sometime. Basically we are getting more and more of a critically endangered and apparently declining species! Just got another chapter with the recent event! MarkMark Darlastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423690345271697432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-53649255324628059562020-07-06T18:37:47.688+01:002020-07-06T18:37:47.688+01:00Surprised you didn't say 'Move to Brixham!...Surprised you didn't say 'Move to Brixham!'Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-65497488277567490322020-07-06T18:37:10.279+01:002020-07-06T18:37:10.279+01:00Think I am developing a nice, fat cataract in my s...Think I am developing a nice, fat cataract in my seawatching eye. Try using the other one and I cannot recognise birds. Explains everything.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-9711418481449175232020-07-06T17:33:32.749+01:002020-07-06T17:33:32.749+01:00Get a boat.Get a boat.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-3232619396613376002020-07-06T15:33:15.582+01:002020-07-06T15:33:15.582+01:00Poor seawatching.... :)
Poor seawatching.... :)<br />Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-87844218285286203762020-07-06T11:49:05.571+01:002020-07-06T11:49:05.571+01:00True, Mike. Nice skua potential in spring here. Bu...True, Mike. Nice skua potential in spring here. But when the autumn seawatching is as good as it often can be over your way, the season feels very lo-o-o-o-ong and gripping! 😐Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-46377980304154701372020-07-06T10:22:17.728+01:002020-07-06T10:22:17.728+01:00Heading S, I believe Dave. Straight out of Lyme Ba...Heading S, I believe Dave. Straight out of Lyme Bay! 😄 Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-16561700178249700482020-07-06T10:21:23.212+01:002020-07-06T10:21:23.212+01:00Ha ha! Yes Derek, clearly I should be a lot less m...Ha ha! Yes Derek, clearly I should be a lot less moany! 😄 Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-66663445169544646822020-07-06T10:04:44.369+01:002020-07-06T10:04:44.369+01:00It begs the question 'In which direction was t...It begs the question 'In which direction was the 1068 flying?' If they were going West and some snuck into Lyme Bay, did the rest vanish or pass by unnoticed?<br /><br />Think I'll stick to light centred boxed confectionery ;o)Dave Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259482046178828401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-73686568269323666122020-07-06T08:52:57.307+01:002020-07-06T08:52:57.307+01:00Few of us get everything in life, best to give sea...Few of us get everything in life, best to give seawatching a miss, at least you can always buy a large box of maltesers.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-42537602844736849792020-07-06T07:50:34.181+01:002020-07-06T07:50:34.181+01:00Yes but... In the spring the western headlands in ...Yes but... In the spring the western headlands in Lyme bay usually fair poorly for skuas and terns which are moving north and west, bypassing Berry Head and Start Point and offering far better numbers the further East you go.<br /> Mike Langmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769021137483993740noreply@blogger.com