Monday (02/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 10 on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – A distant large shearwater on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic was probably this species.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 off Deep Point and 1 from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Skua – 1 on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 Bryher Pool, 1 Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Killier Beach, St. Agnes, 1 Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Sanderling – 90+ on Tresco.
Dunlin – 5 on Tresco.
Pochard – 5 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Tufted Duck – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Little Egret – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 3+ on Tresco, 1 on the evening pelagic trip.
Swift – 3 on Tresco.
Garden Warbler – 1 in the bushes by Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher.
Wheatear – 1 on Tresco.
Crossbill – A female in the Porth Hellick ringing area.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 15 on the evening pelagic trip.
Tuesday (03/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on the evening sharking/birding 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 1 on the evening sharking/birding 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater –2 on the evening sharking/birding 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Common Sandpiper – 2 Porthloo Beach, these or another 2 Lower moors Pool and 1on 1 Bryher Pool.
Green Sandpiper – A “probable” aborted a landing on the Rosehill Nature Garden and flew off towards Shooters’ Pool.
Swift – 4 over the Garrison Campsite.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 15 on the evening sharking/birding 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish – 1 on the evening sharking/birding 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Wednesday (04/08)
Green Sandpiper – 1 flew over the Garrison Campsite, 2 Great Pool, Tresco.
Greenshank – 6 Great Pool, Tresco.
Redshank – 3 Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.
Snipe – 2 Porth Hellick Pool.
Swift – 2 over Carn Gwaval, 3 flew from Harry’s Walls towards the airfield.
Thursday (05/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 4 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo).
European Storm-petrel – 50 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 6 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo).
Cory’s Shearwater – The first of the pelagic season were 19 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo).
Sooty Shearwater – 4 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s……..
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 juveniles and a 2nd-summer bird on the evening pelagic trip.
Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Arctic Tern – 8 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 10 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Friday (06/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6 on the Oriole evening pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 50 on the Oriole evening pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
and 1 past Deep Point on an early morning sea-watch between 06:00 and 07:45.
Great Shearwater – 2 on the Oriole evening pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
and 1 past Deep Point on an early morning sea-watch between 06:00 and 07:45.
Cory’s Shearwater – 2 past Deep Point on an early morning sea-watch between 06:00 and 07:45.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the Oriole evening pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 200 past Deep Point on an early morning sea-watch between 06:00 and 07:45.
Yellow-legged Gull – A juvenile on the Oriole evening pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
Crossbill – 1 singing at Porth Hellick.
Siskin – 2 at Newford Duck Pond.
Saturday (07/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 10+ on the Oriole daytime pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s (photo).
European Storm-petrel – 50 on the Oriole daytime pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 4 on the Oriole daytime pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s and 1 from the Scillonian III crossing in the morning.
Cory’s Shearwater – 4 on the Oriole daytime pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s and 1 from the Scillonian III crossing in the afternoon.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 on the Oriole daytime pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s and 1 from the Scillonian III crossing in the morning.
Manx Shearwater – 2500 on the Oriole daytime pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
Monarch Butterfly – a remarkably early individual around Peninnis lighthouse.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 100+ on the Oriole daytime pelagic trip 4 south of St. Mary’s.
Sunday (08/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6 on the second Oriole daytime pelagic trip 5 south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 40 on the second Oriole daytime pelagic trip 5 south of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 on the second Oriole daytime pelagic trip 5 south of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 300 on the second Oriole daytime pelagic trip 5 south of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on the second Oriole daytime pelagic trip 5 south of St. Mary’s.
Green Sandpiper – 1 at Higher Moors.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 20 on the second Oriole daytime pelagic trip 5 south of St. Mary’s.
