Thursday (19/08)
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 8+ on the evening fishing/birding4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Great Shearwater – 1 on the evening fishing/birding4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Balearic Shearwater – 2 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Grey phalarope – 2 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 12 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 40 on the evening fishing/birding4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Arctic Tern – 2 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on the evening fishing/birding4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Common Sandpiper – 3 on Lower Moors Pool.
Tree Pipit – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Wheatear – 1 Peninnis.
Thresher Shark! – 1 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Minke Whale – 2 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Friday (20/08)
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco, also seen on the Great Pool.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 4+ on the evening Birders’ Special pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
European Storm-petrel – 60 on the evening Birders’ Special pelagic trip 4 miles northeast f St. Martin’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 6 on the evening Birders’ Special pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Arctic Skua – 1 on the evening Birders’ Special pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Great Skua – 3 on the evening Birders’ Special pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Swift – 3 over Old Town Church.
Short-billed Common Dolphin – 50 on the evening Birders’ Special pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Martin’s.
Saturday (21/08)
Wood Warbler – 1 at Tresco Abbey Crossroads.
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 7 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 30 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 7 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 7 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 6 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 7 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 7 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on abbey Pool.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Bull’s Porth, St. Martin’s.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on the Garrison.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 in the pines on the west side of Porth Hellick.
Short-billed Common Dolphin – 100 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 7 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Sunday (22/08)
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco and also on Simpson’s Field, Great Pool, Tresco.
Glossy Ibis – 1 flew over Tresco and later landed at Porth Hellick Pool.
Sabine’s Gull – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s Quay (photo).
Great Shearwater – 1 from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Balearic Shearwater – 7 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s Quay (photo).
Sooty Shearwater – 7 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s Quay.
Manx Shearwater – 1200 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s Quay.
European Storm-petrel – 30 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s Quay.
Great Skua – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s Quay.
Arctic Skua – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s Quay.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on abbey Pool.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porth Hellick Pool and 3 on Simpson’s Field, Great Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 1 Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on Simpson’s Field, Great Pool, Tresco.
Redshank – 1 Porth Hellick.
Greenshank – 4 Porth Hellick.
Whimbrel – 1 Porth Hellick.
Little Egret – 1 Porth Hellick.
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 Great Pool, Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 Great Pool, Tresco.
Garden Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick.
Pied Flycatcher – 3 by the farmhouse at Holy Vale.
Bluefin Tuna – 50+ on the daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip north of St. Martin’s.
