Wednesday (19/08)
Dartford Warbler – 1 by the path to Porth Hellick just inside the gate from the road.
Cory’s Shearwater – 1 flew past Deep Point in the evening.
Arctic Skua – 2 flew past Deep Point in the evening.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 1 in the Standing Stones Field.
Common Sandpiper – 1 at Deep Point.
Thursday (20/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 47 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 25 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – c120 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 12 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Lower Moors Pool, 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on Lower Moors Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Kingfisher – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 12 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Blue Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Friday (21/08)
Red-necked Phalarope – A juvenile was on the Great Pool, Tresco (photo). This is a very scarce bird on Scilly and is the first since June 2022. As is the norm with this species on Scilly it was only seen by a few people before disappearing.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 9 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 10 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s and 6 in Scilly waters se from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 40 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s and 8 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater –12 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s and 5 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 3 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s and 1 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s and 1 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s and 1 in Scilly waters (off Hanjague) seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Osprey – 1 flew over Hugh Town.
Wood Sandpiper – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco
Green Sandpiper – 20 on the Great Pool, Tresco and 3 on Porth Hellick Pool and presumably the same 3 on Lower Moors Pool later.
Common Sandpiper – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Knot – 1 on Porth Coose, St. Agnes.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Subalpine Warbler sp – A probable female was seen briefly in Porth Hellick quarry.
Nightingale – 1 in Porth Hellick Quarry.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 20 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles southeast of St. Mary’s
Saturday (22/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 23 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 10 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 20 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 8 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 2 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – 3 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s (photo).
Little Stint – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco
Green Sandpiper – 4+ on the Great Pool, Tresco and 3 on Porth Hellick Pool and presumably the same 3 on Lower Moors Pool later.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco and 1 St. Agnes.
Whimbrel – 1 on St. Agnes.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on Peninnis.
Nightingale – 1 still in Porth Hellick Quarry and 1 on Borough Farm.
Wheatear – 8 on Peninnis.
Whinchat – 1 on Peninnis.
Pied Flycatcher 2 opposite Tremelethen Farm and 1 on Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes
Short-beaked Common Dolphin –12 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish –2 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Sunday (23/08)
Bittern – 1 flew over the reeds in front of Swarovski Hide on the Gret Pool, Tresco.
Osprey – 1 was over Samson and later seen over Port Hellick Bay.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 31 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 9 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 57 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 9 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 2 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – 1 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Dotterel – 4 on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s.
Pectoral Sandpiper – Aa juvenile was commuting between Periglis Beach and the big Pool, St. Agnes
Green Sandpiper – 1 flew high west over the Garrison.
Wryneck – 1 on the west side of Watch Hill, Bryher
Nightingale – 1 at Longstone
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 at Lowertown Farm, St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 on the Five Islands School playing fields.
Tree Pipit – 1 flew high west over the Garrison and 2 at Lowertown Farm, St. Agnes.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 20 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish – 2 on the daytime pelagic trip 11 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Monday (24/08)
SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER – 1 was seen (photo) on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s and identified retrospectively from photographs.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 12 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 9 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – c200 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s and 20 at sea 1.5 miles northwest of St. Agnes.
Great Shearwater – 20 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s and 5 at sea 1.5 miles northwest of St. Agnes.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 at sea 1.5 miles northwest of St. Agnes.
Manx Shearwater – 100+ on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Sabine’s Gull – 2 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 5 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Pectoral Sandpiper – The juvenile was still on the big Pool, St. Agnes.
Dotterel – 4 still on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s.
Little Stint – 4 on Tresco, 2 on the Great Pool & 2 on Abbey Pool 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Wood Sandpiper – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Hobby – 1 over the Roads seen from an inter-island boat.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 1 on Peninnis.
Tree Pipit – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Blue Shark – 2 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Tuesday (25/08)
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 was in bushes by the church on Bryher.
Melodious Warbler – 1 in scrub opposite the post office on St. Agnes and 1 on Porth Hellick Down.
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 5 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 9 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 50 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 20 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 100+ on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Arctic Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Little Ringed Plover – A juvenile was on St. Agnes Pool. This is a scarce bird on Scilly.
Wood Sandpiper – 7 on the Great Pool and 3 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool, 7 on the Great Pool and 3 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 2 on the Great Pool and 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Little Stint – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Hobby– 1 over Porth Hellick.
Wryneck – 1 on the Garrison at George Boscwen’s Battery and 2 at the hotel end of the pitch and putt on Bryher.
Garden Warbler – 1 at Longstone.
Nightingale – 1 at Longstone.
Spotted Flycatcher – 5 on Bryher.
Pied Flycatcher – 7 0n Bryher.
Whinchat – 1 on Porth Hellick Down.
Tree Pipit – 1 at Longstone and 1 on St. Agnes.
Yellow Wagtail – 5 in Parting Carn chicken field.
Risso’s Dolphin – 2 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 40 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Blue Shark – 3 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna –10 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 9 miles west of St. Mary’s.
