Wednesday (15/07)
Green Sandpiper – 1 flew over Longstone.
Common Swift – 1 over Longstone and 1 over St. Agnes.
Cuckoo– 1 on Bryher
Thursday (16/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 15 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 25 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock and 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian II on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – The first of the year was 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
Great Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock and 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian II on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Pochard – 5 on Abbey Pool, Tresco
Little Egret – 3 on Abbey Pool, Tresco
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 on Abbey Pool. Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock, 60+ om Samson and 10+ in Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Sandwich Tern – 36 off Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco
Common Sandpiper – 10 on Porthloo Beach, 1 on St. Agnes and 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco
Whimbrel – 30 on Samson and 1 on St. Agnes.
Dark Green Fritillary – 1 on Buddleia in a Hugh Town Garden, this was only the second record for Scilly
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock.
Ocean Sunfish – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock.
Blue Shark – 2 caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock.
Friday (17/07)
Mediterranean Gull – 11 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Little Grebe – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Little Egret – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Hobby – 1 quartering over the middle of Tresco.
Lapwing – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Knot – 1 on Samson flew towards St, Mary’s.
Green Sandpiper – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 3 on Porthloo Beach and 2 at Browarth, St. Agnes.
Whimbrel – 1 at Browarth, St. Agnes and on the shore between Woolpack and Morning Point, Garrison.
Kingfisher – The first of the autumn was 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Common Swift – 5 over the Great Pool, Tresco.
Saturday (18/07)
Little Grebe – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 6 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 in q garden on the Garrison.
Lapwing – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 2 Old Town Bay.
Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Merlin – 1 landed on a washing line in an Old Town garden.
Common Swift – 2 at Telegraph and 3 over the Great Pool, Tresco.
Sunday (19/07)
Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew west past Peninnis.
Hobby – 1 near the church on Bryher.
Monday (20/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 12 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 25 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. 44 trapped, and ringed at Deep Point on Sunday night/Monday Morning.
Great Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
Manx Shearwater – 200+ on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
Yellow-legged Gull – A juvenile on the Big Pool, St. Agnes.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the pool in the Standing Stones Field and then flew to the Lower Moors Pool (photo), it or another was also seen on Porth Hellick Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Cuckoo – A juvenile was between Porth Hellick and Salakee Down.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 6 on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock.
Harbour Porpoise – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 20 on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock.
Blue Shark – 2 caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock
Tuesday (21/07)
Lapwing – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 still on the Lower Moors Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 2 on St. Agnes.
Little Egret – 4 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Pochard – 5 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Shelduck – A pair with 4 young on the east side of Samson (photo).
