Wednesday (13/07)

Cory’s Shearwater – 2 seen from the Scillonian III.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen from the Scillonian III.

Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool

Yellow-legged Gull – 1 off Deep Point.

Thursday (14/07)

Cory’s Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock (photo).

Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock.

Manx Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock.

European Storm-petrel – 3 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock.

Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock.

Cuckoo – 2 juveniles on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.

Fin Whale – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock.

Porbeagle Shark – 2 caught, tagged and released (photo) and 3 others seen on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock.

Common Dolphin – 50+ on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock.

Friday (15/07) 

Cuckoo – 2 juveniles were still on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.

Saturday (16/07)

Shoveler – 4 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Pochard –4 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Yellow-legged Gull – 1 off Morning Point.

Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Bay.

Swift – 2 on Pool road, Tresco.

Cuckoo – 2 juveniles were still on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.

Sunday (17/07)

Shoveler – 5 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Pochard – 6 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Whimbrel – 10 on South Beach, Tresco and 1 on Tean.

Yellow-legged Gull – 6 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Common Gull – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Mediterranean Gull – 35+ on Abbey Pool, Tresco and 1 between St. Martin’s & St. Mary’s.

Swift – 1 New Grimsby, Tresco.

Cuckoo – At least 1 juvenile still on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.

Monday (18/07)

European Storm-petrel – 22 on the evening pelagic trip to Poll Bank.

Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip to Poll Bank.

Tuesday (19/07)

Shoveler –11 Great Pool, Tresco.

Tufted Duck –1 Great Pool, Tresco.

Wood Sandpiper –1 Abbe Pool, Tresco.

Common Sandpiper –1 Abbey Pool, Tresco and 2 on the beach below Tregarthen’s hotel

Whimbrel – 8 South Beach, Tresco.

Yellow-legged Gull –8 Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Kingfisher –1 Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Swift –6 Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Wednesday (20/07)

Cory’s Shearwater – 1 seen from the Scillonian III.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen from the Scillonian III.

European Storm-petrel – 3 seen from the Scillonian III.

Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Cuckoo – A juvenile flew across Porth Hellick Pool.

Humpback Whale – 1 breaching 4 miles east of Deep Point. seen from the Scillonian III.

(c) Joe Pender
(c) Joe Pender
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