Monday (16/08)
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 again on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 20 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s and 1 on from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s and 2 on from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 3 on Lower Moors Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 2 on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Wheatear – The first signs of return passage with 3 at Giant’s Castle and 1 at Porth Hellick.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 20 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Tuesday (17/08)
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 40 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Yellow-legged Gull – A juvenile on St. Agnes Pool and an adult in the gull roost on Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Greenshank – 6 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Common Snipe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Ruff – 1 on Simpson’s field, Tresco
Dunlin – 3 on Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Sanderling – 47 Pentle Bay, Tresco
Knot – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco and 1 on Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Green Sandpiper – 3 on Lower Moors Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Swift – 1 over Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Tree Pipit – 2 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 Carn Friars.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 15 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Wednesday (18/08)
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco (photo).
Balearic Shearwater – 2 on from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco (photo).
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 flew over St. Agnes Pool towards St. Mary’s.
Wheatear – 1 on Porth Cressa Beach.
