Wednesday (16/07)

Wilson’s Storm Petrel –  8 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

European Storm-petrel –  140 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Cory’s Shearwater –  4 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Great Shearwater –  1 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Short-beaked Common Dolphin –  6 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Thursday (17/07)

Wilson’s Storm-petrel  –  An amazing count of 51  on the evening pelagic 8 miles south of St, Mary’s.

European Storm-petrel – 350 on the evening pelagic 8 miles south of St, Mary’s.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic 8 miles south of St, Mary’s.

Little Egret – 3 on Tresco

Pochard – A pair with a new brood of very small young.

Mediterranean Gull – 15+ on Tresco

Common Swift – 5 on Tresco

Blue Shark –  1 caught, tagged and released on the evening pelagic 8 miles south of St, Mary’s

Friday (18/07)

Wilson’s Storm Petrel –  6 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

European Storm-petrel –  80 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Great Shearwater –  1 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Sooty Shearwater –  1 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

 Common Swift – 6 over Old Town Bay and 1 over Hugh Town

Saturday (19/07)

Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 1 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.

Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach.

Grey Wagtail – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach.

Sunday (20/07)

Wilson’s Storm Petrel –  35 on a JNCC charter 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.

European Storm-petrel –  C200 on a JNCC charter 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.

Great Shearwater –   2 on a JNCC charter 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.

Cory’s Shearwater –  15 on a JNCC charter 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.

Green Sandpiper – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Blue Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on a JNCC charter 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.

Monday (21/07)

Great Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.

Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in the garden of Longstone Cottage was the first returning bird of the “autumn”.

Bottlenose Dolphin  – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.

Tuesday (22/07)

Wilson’s Storm Petrel –  12 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

European Storm-petrel –  1000 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Cory’s Shearwater –  20 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Great Shearwater –  1 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Manx Shearwater –  200 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Sabine’s Gull –  A first-summer bird on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

 Common Swift – 1 flew over Porth Hellick House.

Short-beaked Common Dolphin –  50 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

Blue Shark –  – 1 caught, tagged and released on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s.

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