Monday (24 /06)
Sooty Shearwater – 4 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock (photo).
Manx Shearwater – 1500 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 12 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Pintail – A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Yellow-legged Gull – A second-summer And a first-summer on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Pomarine Skua – A first-summer bird on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock (photo).
Common Tern – 6 near Annet
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the Porth Hellick Pool (photo)
White Wagtail – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 30+ on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Blue Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Tuesday (25/06)
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the Porth Hellick Pool.
Mediterranean Gull – 4 on Stony Island.
Common Tern – A survey on Annet by the IOSWT and Natural England found 5 Common Tern nests with 25 birds calling overhead,
Wednesday (26/06)
Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
.Risso’s Dolphin – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the trip from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 10 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the trip from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 20 on the return trip in the evening.
Thursday (27/06)
Marsh Harrier – A large raptor with “tatty plumage” which was seen distantly, heading towards Porth Hellick House, was thought to be this species.
Common Scoter – 2 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Manx Shearwater – 50 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 11 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 on Green Island.
Whimbrel – 5 on Green Island.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 on Stony Island and 6 on Pentle rock, Tresco.
Sandwich Tern – 4 on Stony Island.
Common Tern – 2 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Cetti’s Warbler – 2 fledglings at Higher Moors.
Blue Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Friday (28/06)
No reports.
Saturday (29/06)
Mediterranean Gull – 12 on Stony Island.
Grasshopper Warbler – 2 or 3 reeling in the evenings at Holy Vale.
Sunday (30/06)
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Stony Island.
Whimbrel – 2 on Green Island.
Mediterranean Gull – 13 on Stony Island and 1 on Pentle Rock.
Sandwich Tern – 2 on Stony Island.
Common Tern – 1 on Stony Island.
Redpoll – 2 adults and 3 juveniles by the tennis court on Bryher.
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