BCF, Cromwell, March-April 1964
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S E N E N W N W S W E DATE 26 Mar 64 Pg.# time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0555 start observation 0610 Sooty Tern 2 SE 0654 Shorebirds 2 W 200acrossbow 100 yds off starboard possible Sanderlings or phalaropes 0732 Wedgetails. 3 N 500 off starboard all light phase 0852 [illegible]TigerB 1 S 100 off bow 0945 Storm Petrel sp 1 to starboard sighted by watch 1030 Tropicbird SP 1 N 125ft 1mi to starboard √1031 Sooty Shear. 1 NW 300 to starboard - silver lining well seen, good light 1146 Red-tailedTB 1 ☯ 50 ft 750 to starboard, feeding - diving from about 50 ft + checking fall slightly before entering water with splash. 1151 Shorebirds sp 1 W Sanderling or phalarope 1255 Shearwater 3 N 2000 yds off starboard 1300 [illegible]Storm Petrel 1 ☯ WT to 5 St. approached to within 25 ft. Type B 1342 Shearwater sp 1 W 600yds. off bow sighted by watch 1347 Fairy Tern 1 E WT to 15 ft. # crossed bow within 150 ft. feeding 1500 Shearwater sp 1 N 600 yds. off starboard sighted by watch 1600 Shearwater/ petrel Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 N high arcing flight 200 yds. off port light phase √1640 Sooty Shear 1 NW silver lining seen 300 to starboard 1641 Bulwer's Petrel 1 S 200 to starboard 1647 Shearwater/ Petrel 1 NW 500 to port 1706 Shearwater/ petrel 1 SE glimpse at 400 ft. port 1716 Shearwater SP 1 N Possible Sooty Shear 1718 [illegible]SP 1 W seen by watch 1725 Shearwater/ Petrel 1 W seen by watch 1830 end observation;