How to see Leach's Petrel (1 Viewer)

[Rob Smallwood]

Blowing a hooley here in Manchester - time for one last chance tomorrow perhaps?

 

[Jane Turner]

its round to the SW just now...but lets see.

 

[Jane Turner]

Gale warnings - Issued: 1536 UTC Mon 17 Oct Storm force 10 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Tue 18 Oct

West or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.


Maybe getting late for petrels but its peak Pomarine SKua season

(West here now)

 

[Rob Smallwood]

Leach's past Gunsite...

 

[Jane Turner]

One here too, though its no longer visible unless you have X-ray vision (being inside a Bonxie). 2 Pomarine Skuas ad and darkish juv loitering (with intent) and 10 sightings of Bonxies, with a minimum of three birds (in view at once). Hard to know how many are tracking back, becasue the wave troughs are so deep, I keep losing birds, otherwise heavy Kittiwake passage (175)

 

[Jane Turner]

That time of year again. Its windy enough if there are any birds already in the Irish Sea... and its probably going to feed birds into the Irishsea if it keeps it up for a couple of days.

 

[Jane Turner]

Long Tailed Skua in the Mersey mouth this am

 

[Jane Turner]

And and adult LTS between Red Rocks and Hilbre

 

[Johnny1]

Jane, North Westerlies being forcast for the rest of the week with the strongest winds on Friday so it's looking good.

 

[Jane Turner]

And now the first Leach's Petrel at New Brighton.

 

[Johnny1]

The weather forcast for today and tomorrow is now showing SOUTH WESTERLIES not North westerlies which was the forcast they (BBC) gave yesterday.

 

[Rob Smallwood]

That might affect where to look - but look at the winds further north which should be pushing birds into the Irish Sea:

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

 

[Jane Turner]

NW6-7 here just now

 

[Rob Smallwood]

One has made it to Pennington Flash, Greater Manchester today!

 

[Johnny1]

One has made it to Pennington Flash, Greater Manchester today!

Wow it must be windier out there than it looks!

 

[Jane Turner]

Wind dropped here just after dark.... no passage at all out there (of anything) just now

 

[yoyo]

Think it is possibly worthy of a speculative punt tomorrow from New Brighton.
Winds increasing overnight turning slightly WNW through the morning.

Cheers
Jason

 

[Jane Turner]

Could be.... still distinctly windless just now...Friday would be safer and Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues all look promising

Irish Sea
Gale warnings - Issued: 0947 UTC Thu 13 Sep

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 1625 UTC Thu 13 Sep

Wind Southwest veering northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later.

Visibility Moderate or good

 

[John o'Sullivan]

I'm off on the ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare and back. Usually a good bet for some seabirds and cetaceans.

Unfortunately I'm leaving this morning at 3am arriving at 6am and leaving tomorrow at 9pm back at midnight.

In and out to Enniscorthy for a funeral.

I'll have a seawatch of Cemaes on Sunday hopefully a bird or two then.

 

[Secret Twitcher]

Got the opportunity to come over from West Yorks this eve. I appreciate guarantees can't be made but can I assume I'd be in with a good shout? My concerns being that the wind appears to be set drop around 6 (approx arrival time) and low tide late afternoon. With the tide in mind, I'm assuming New Brighton may be the best bet?

Cheers