Thursday (28/07)

Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.

European Storm-petrel – 40 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.

Cory’s Shearwater – 3 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.

Great Shearwater – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.

Sooty Shearwater – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.

Common Sandpiper – 10 on Abbey Pool, Tresco and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Wood Sandpiper – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.

Cuckoo – 1 in bushes by Porth Hellick Pool and 1 another juvenile by the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Blue Shark – 2 caught, tagged and released on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.

Porbeagle Shark – 2 caught, tagged and released on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles 

southwest of Bishop Rock.

Friday (29/07) 

Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.

Arctic Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.

Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.

Swift – 40+ over Old Town Bay & probably the same flock over Longstone/Holy Vale area and 1 over the Chaplaincy on Church Street.

Saturday (30/07)

The first daytime pelagic trip of the year went 8 miles south of St. Mary’s and was very successful, yielding:

Wilson’s Storm-petrel (photo), 50 European Storm-petrel, 30 Cory’s Shearwater(photo), 27 Great Shearwater (photo), 7 Sooty Shearwater (photo), 1 Balearic Shearwater and 1000 Manx Shearwater, a Great Skua(photo), and a Long-tailed Skua. Also seen were 2 Fin Whale and 20+ Short-beaked Common Dolphin. Also a European Storm-petrel, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, a Great Shearwater, a Short-beaked Common Dolphin and 6 Risso’s Dolphin were seen from the Scillonian III, all on the “Scillonian side”.

Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Sunday (31/07)

Another daytime pelagic trip, this time 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s again was very successful, bird seen were 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 40 European Storm-petrel, 20 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Great Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, Great Skua and a Long-tailed Skua. 3 Blue Shark were seen, 2 of which were caught tagged and released.

Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 the Great Pool, Tresco, seen from the Swarovski Hide, the first American wader of the autumn (photo).

Spotted Redshank – 1 the Great Pool, Tresco, seen from the Swarovski Hide.

Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Common Sandpiper – 8 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Yellow-legged Gull – 5 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Mediterranean Gull – 30 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Monday (01/08)

An evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock produced 1 Wilson’s Storm-petrel, an amazing 350 European Storm-petrel. a Cory’s Shearwater 6 Arctic Tern and a, Great Skua. 2 Blue Shark and 2 Porbeagle Shark were seen one of the Porbeagle was caught tagged and released and estimated to weigh 250lb.

Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Green Sandpiper – 3 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Wood Sandpiper – 2 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Knot – A summer-plumage bird was on South Beach, Tresco.

Hobby – 1 flew over the Garrison Football.

Grasshopper Warbler – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick ringing station this morning.

Sege Warbler – 27! trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick ringing station this morning.

Tuesday (02/08)

Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on the evening birding/sharking trip 6 miles southwest of St.Mary’s.

European Storm-petrel – 40 on the evening birding/sharking trip 6 miles southwest of St.Mary’s.

Cory’s Shearwater – 9 on the evening birding/sharking trip 6 miles southwest of St.Mary’s.

Sooty Shearwater – 9 on the evening birding/sharking trip 6 miles southwest of St.Mary’s,

Common Sandpiper – 3 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Green Sandpiper – 3 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Wood Sandpiper – 2 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Hobby – 1 over Porth Hellick.

Wednesday (03/08)

Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Hobby – A first-summer bird over Peninnis.

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