September 23rd
On a stormy day with heavy rain until 1500 Matt spent from 0645 to 1545 at the Towers accompanied by various other birders. Most birds were recorded flying W with a number flying back E later in the day. Their impressive day's totals included 64 Arctic Skuas (175th), 98 Sandwich Terns, 31 Common Scoter, 30 Manx Shearwaters (176th), 67 Gannets, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Peregrine, 9 Pomarine Skuas ( 177th ), 168 Great Skuas, 7 Knot, 4 Teal, 4 Leach's Petrels (178th), 2 Pintail, 28 Sooty Shearwaters (179th), 14 Bar-tailed Godwits, 28 Grey Plovers, 1 Sabine's Gull (180th), 1 Arctic Tern (181st), 7 Common Terns, 2 Black Terns, 5 Little Gulls, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Fulmar, 1 Kittiwake, 3 Little Egrets, 2 male Eiders E and 1 Guillemot.

Leach's Petrel - Terry Laws