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When I arrived at Western Head near Liverpool for a sea-watch this morning about 0900, three large whales (2 Fins and a probable Humpback) were feeding on schooling fish only 100-200 m off the rocks at the point. They were accompanied by a group (6-10) of Harbour Porpoises, about 10 Grey Seals, and a cloud of Gannets that built up to about 150 during an hour of so. A Great Shearwater came in to have a look, and the abundant D-cr Cormorants were so full of fish that they looked rotund. Also at Western Head, 5 E. Willets and 3 adult Ruddy Turnstones passed by going SW, and I saw about 10 Common Terns, all adults. The Eider flocks (nearly all males in eclipse) now number about 300, and several flocks of 50-100 passed by offshore going SW, I know not where. There was a Whimbrel with a group of 9 E. Willets at Eagle Head Beach. Although I couldn't find Piping Plover at Ragged Harbour Beach earlier in the season, there was an adult and a very mobile downy young bird there this afternoon. This must have been the result of a very late nesting or re-nesting. Eric L. Mills 286 Kingsburg Road, RR#1, Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X) Canada e.mills@dal.ca
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