August 2014

St. Mary’s – 11 Greenshanks, 2 Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, a Water Rail and 2 Common Whitethroats were at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – 3 Sanderlings, 5 Redshanks and a Ruff

Pelagic trip – A Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 25 European Storm-petrels, 3 Cory’s, 3 Great, 2 Sooty & 15 Manx Shearwaters and a Blue Shark were seen on the evening trip. St. Mary’s – Single Common Sandpipers were at Old Town & Porth Hellick and a Green Sandpiper was in Lower Moors. Read more…

St. Mary’s – 10 Greenshanks, a Common Sandpiper and a Common Whitethroat were at Porth Hellick. A Kingfisher was in Lower Moors. St. Agnes – A Common Sandpiper. St. Martin’s – A Wheatear. Pelagic trip – Birders out for the evening saw a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 150 European Storm-petrels. 15 Cory’s, Read more…

Tresco – 11 Greenshanks, 2 Redshanks and a Ruff. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel and a White Wagtail. Scillonian – 2 Cory’s and 7 Great Shearwaters were seen on the evening crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Pelagic trip – The short-range evening outing produced 3 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, 50+ European Read more…

St. Mary’s – 9 Greenshanks and a Common Sandpiper were still on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 10 Dunlins, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel and a Wheatear. Tresco – 9 Greenshanks and a Redshank. At sea – 10 Cory’s, 5 Great, a Balearic and 5 Sooty Shearwaters were seen Read more…

St. Mary’s – 9 Greenshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers & a White Wagtail were on Porth Hellick Pool and a Cory’s Shearwater flew past Porth Hellick Down. St. Agnes – 4 Black-tailed Godwits and a flypast Cory’s Shearwater. Pelagic trip – A daytime birders special logged a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 200+ European Read more…

Pelagic trip – The highlights of the daytime birder special were : a Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 15 European Storm Petrels, 13 Cory’s, 5 Great & 2 Balearic Shearwaters, an Arctic & 2 Great Skuas, 3 Common Scoters, a Sunfish, 2 Blue Sharks, 4 Harbour Porpoise and 20 Common Dolphins

Scillonian – A Sabine’s Gull, a Sooty Shearwater and 3 European Storm-petrels were seen on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s. Pelagic trip – The birders special in the evening produced an incredible 200+ Cory’s Shearwaters, 40+ Great Shearwaters, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 25 European Storm Petrels, 4 Great Skuas Read more…