Monday (26/07)
Puffin – Still 35 of Annet and 7 at Malledgan.
Cuckoo – A juvenile in the Trenoweth area.
Siskin – A male and a juvenile in a garden on High Lanes.
Porbeagle Shark – What was thought to be the heaviest shark to be landed in the MV Sapphire (estimated at 180-190 lb) was caught tagged and released (photo).
Tuesday (27/07)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose – 1 at Watermill
Water Rail – A juvenile at Porth Hellick, a rare July record.
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 on the Great Pool , Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 19 on the Great Pool , Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 at Watermill, 2 on the Great Pool , Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool , Tresco.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 at Porth Hellick, moving from the pool to the beach (photo), 3 on the Great Pool , Tresco.
Knot – 1 on Tresco.
Sanderling – 200 on Tresco.
Wally the walrus was back on his pontoon in Hugh Town Harbour.
Wednesday (28/07)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose – 1 still just south of Watermill.
Ringed Plover – A pair on Porth Hellick Beach having successfully fledge one young are now sitting tight on a second clutch.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 juveniles at Porthloo.
Puffin – They are now starting to leave but still 15+ off Annet.
White Wagtail – An adult with 2 newly fledged young at New Grimsby, Tresco.
Siskin – 1 Borough Farm, Tresco.
Thursday (29/07)
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 still near the school.
Dark-bellied Brent Goose – 1 still just south of Watermill at Tregear’s Porth (photo).
Common Sandpiper – 2 briefly in Old town Bay, 3 Porth Coose, St. Agnes
Whimbrel – 5 Toll’s Island, Pelistry Bay.
Wheatear – 1 Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Friday (30/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6+ on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic 5 miles south of St.Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 100 on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic 5 miles south of St.Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 1 seen 1 mile of the Daymark, St. Martin’s from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porth Hellick.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 Porth Hellick.
Cuckoo – a young bird was been fed by a Rock Pipit on Porth Hellick Down (photo).
Wally the walrus was off Bar Point.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 5 on the evening Birders’ Special Pelagic 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Saturday (31/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 12+ on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 15 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 250 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Gugh.
Swift – 1 over Hugh Town Church and 1 Old Hugh Town Church
Crossbill – 3 Telegraph and 1 Porth Hellick Down.
Wally the walrus was back on his pontoon in Hugh Town Harbour.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 50 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish – 2 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 10 miles northeast of St.Mary’s.
Sunday (01/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 5 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.
Great Shearwater – 8 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock (photo) and 1 seen from the Scillonian III just west of Wolf Rock.
Sooty Shearwater– 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.
Manx Shearwater – 200 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.
Dark-bellied Brent Goose – 1 still just south of Watermill at Tregear’s Porth.
Common Sandpiper –1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper –1 on Bryher.
Wood Sandpiper – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 7 on rocks in Porth Cressa.
Crossbill – 1 flew southwest over the Garrison.
Siskin – 2 males on a feeder in a garden on High Lanes.
Minke Whale – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 50 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.
Ocean Sunfish – 1 on the daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic 3 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.
