Wednesday (29/07)
Purple Heron – The juvenile was still in the Lower Moors area.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the Lower Moors Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Lower Moors Pool and 2 on Shooters’ Pool.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 flew west past Deep Point in the evening.
Mediterranean Gull – 60 flew west past Deep Point in the evening.
Thursday (30/07)
Purple Heron – 1 in the evening on Shooters’ Pool.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 15 on the evening pelagic trip , 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 5 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 20 on the evening pelagic trip , 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 4 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 4 on the evening pelagic trip , 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip , 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – “ Wall to wall Manx Shearwaters” from 5 miles west of the Wolf Lighthouse all the way to the islands, reported from the Scillonian III
Wood Sandpiper – 1 still at Porth Hellick
Crossbill – 1 just I the pines just east of Carreg Dhu Gardens
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 10 on the evening pelagic trip , 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Blue Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on the evening pelagic trip , 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 2 huge feeds and 2 small feeds near Scilly, seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 6 on the evening pelagic trip , 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Friday (31/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 8 on the evening pelagic trip 8.5 miles east of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 15 on the evening pelagic trip 8.5 miles east of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 8.5 miles east of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – c1000 on the evening pelagic trip 8.5 miles east of St. Mary’s.
Yellow-legged Gull – A juvenile was on Porth Coose, St. Agnes.
Lapwing – 2 on Lower Moors Pool flew towards Porth Hellick.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool, 2 on Tresco Great Pool and 3 on St. Agnes Pool
Common Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes.
Cuckoo – A juvenile was seen a couple of times on the Garrison.
Leatherback Turtle – 1 was off Giant’s Castle.
Fin Whale – 2 where off Porth Hellick Down and probably the same 2 (mother and calf) were seen on the evening pelagic trip (photo).
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – c100 on the evening pelagic trip and 150 off Giant’s Castle.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 200 on the evening pelagic trip.
Ocean Sunfish – 2 on the evening pelagic trip.
Saturday (01/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel –15 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 15 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 2 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 2 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 6 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 800 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 3 at Porth Coose-Browarth, St. Agnes.
Great Skua – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles southwest of St. Mary’s and 1 flew past Peninnis Lighthouse late evening.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 still at Porth Hellick.
Whimbrel – 5 at Porth Coose-Browarth, St. Agnes.
Sunday (02/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 12 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 3 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 4 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – c1000 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 2 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 juveniles on St. Agnes
Puffin – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Lapwing – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 2 on Lower Moors Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 1 flew over the Garrison.
ommon Sandpiper – 1 Deep Point.
Whimbrel – 7 on St. Agnes.
Swift – 2 over Porth Hellick Pool.
Wheatear – The first returning bird was 1 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Fin Whale – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Minke Whale – 2 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 40 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – c400! on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Monday (03/08)
White-rumped Sandpiper – 1 was on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes (photo).
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 12 on an evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 35 on an evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – c200 on an evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Lapwing – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and it or others were later seen on St, Agnes Pool & the Great Pool, Tresco.
Knot – A summer-plumage bird was on South Beach, Tresco (photo) and it also on Maiden Bower, Norrard Rocks.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Common Sandpiper – 4 flew past Deep Point.
Common Swift – 7 over Parting Carn and 2 over Bryher Community Hall.
Wheatear – 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Siskin – 2 at Trenoweth.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 12 on an evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Blue Shark – on an evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Tuesday (04/08)
White-rumped Sandpiper – After not showing in the morning, it reappeared in the afternoon, on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool and 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco and 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 19 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 35 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 18 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 4 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 200+ on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 3 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Blue Shark – 3 were caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
