Archives: Survey Reports
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Heysham-Dublin survey 13 February
The mud flats to the south were rapidly disappearing under the very high spring tide, and the roost areas were already teeming with large numbers of Oystercatcher and Curlew.
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Portsmouth-Jersey survey 10 February
Common Gull followed us out of port in good numbers before 35 Brent Geese crossed the bow in v-formation. They fly in gaggles in larger groups, but smaller groups sometimes fly in this shape.
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Felixstowe-Vlaardingen survey 6 February
By the time I arrived on the bridge the following day the ship was 25 miles from the Dutch Coast. I was welcomed by the officer on watch and was later greeted by Captain Torben Sekjaer.
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Heysham-Warrenpoint survey 1-2 February
Sailing up Carlingford Lough is always a great pleasure, and we were treated to some good views of Black Guillemot, Great Crested Grebe, and Red-throated Diver, before the start of the marine survey at the Haulbowline Lighthouse.
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Heysham-Dublin survey 27 January
Our survey commenced at 08.30 with the fair light conditions but as our crossing progressed the swell and waves of the previous day’s storm increased.
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Dover-Dunkirk 27 January
Bird sightings were initially slow, a few Herring Gull, Cormorant, Great Black-backed Gull, Gannet and Kittiwake
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Dover-Calais survey 20 January
We’d recently had a run of bad luck with MARINElife surveys, having to cancel the last few we had scheduled due to repeated forecasts of strong winds and heavy rain.
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Portsmouth-Jersey survey 13 January
We quickly set to work recording many of the usual avian suspects: Common Gull, Herring Gull and both Black-backed Gull species.