Monday 24th August 2009 IoS Bird Reports

St. Mary’s - *LESSER YELLOWLEGS* still at Porth Hellick Pool. Also Ruff, 6 Greenshank, 1 Green & 2 Common Sandpipers and an adult & juvenile Water Rail. 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo and Nightingale, 2 Pied & 4 Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison. Whinchat & Wheatear on Peninnis

At sea - Cory’s and 2 Balearic Shearwaters from the Scillonian on the morning crossing from Penzance to Hugh Town

A very quiet evening pelagic produced just 30 European Storm-petrels, a Great Skua, 1 Sooty and 6 Manx Shearwaters.