Wednesday (01/06) No reports
Thursday (02/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6+ on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s
European Storm-petrel – 6 on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s
Great Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s
Quail – The bird that had been calling for a few weeks at Churchtown Farm, St. Martin’s finally showed well (photo).
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – c30 on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s
Friday (03/07)
Bee-eater – 1 flew over Porth Hellick Pool and perched up on a bush briefly at 14:30 and was then over Castella Down, St. Agnes at 15:00.
Saturday (04/07)
Bee-eater – 1 was heard but not seen over Old Town.
Sunday (05/07)
Bee-eater – Again the bird was heard over several sites on St. Mary’s but was only seen once, flying over Porth Hellick at 10:18.
Whimbrel – 2 near Samson.
Mediterranean Gull – 12 near Samson and 6 on Hedge Rock, near Tresco.
Monday (06/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop’s Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 40 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop’s Rock.
Great Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop’s Rock.
Mediterranean Gull – 40+ feeding on flying ants above Porth Cressa.
Minke Whale – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop’s Rock.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – c 200 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop’s Rock.
Ocean Sunfish – 5 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop’s Rock.
Blue Shark – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop’s Rock.
Tuesday (07/07)
Bee-eater – Again a bird was heard, but not seen, by the Big Pool on St. Agnes.
Common Tern – 1 over Annet.
