Monday (01/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 50+ on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Sooty Shearwater – 5 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Manx Shearwater – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Cuckoo – A female perched beside the Abbey Pool, Tresco
Blue Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock.
Tuesday (02/07)
No reports.
Wednesday (03/07)
Cory’s Shearwater – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the evening crossing from St. Mart’s to Penzance.
Cuckoo – A juvenile being fed by a pair of Rock Pipits near Camel Rock.
Thursday (04/07)
Great Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Little Egret – 1 in Tresco Channel.
Pied Wagtail – 1 by the Great Pool, Tresco.
White Wagtail – 1 by the Great Pool, Tresco.
Friday (05/07)
SOUTH POLAR SKUA – The cherry on the cake topping off an excellent evening pelagic trip, was 1 seen on the way back to St. Mary’s (photo). 3 birds were seen on last year’s pelagic, let’s hope they become an annual sighting on the Scilly Pelagic trips.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 4 seen on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock (photo).
European Storm-petrel – 50 seen on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Cory’s Shearwater – 75 seen on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock (photo). Also 8 seen off Horse Point St. Agnes.
Great Shearwater – 25 seen on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock (photo).
Sooty Shearwater – 18 seen on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock (photo).
Manx Shearwater – 300 seen on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Yellow-legged Gull – A second-summer bird was seen on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Blue Shark – 2 caught, tagged and released on the evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Saturday (06/07)
No reports.
Sunday (07/07)
Great Shearwater – 1 flew west past Giant’s Castle between 08:30 & 09:00.
Manx Shearwater – 45 flew west past Giant’s Castle between 08:30 & 09:00.
Common Sandpiper – 6 on the rocks by Porth Wreck.
Hobby – 1 over the hospital and then over the Chaplaincy.
Cuckoo – 2 or 3 young birds being fed by Rock Pipits at different locations on St. Mary’s. This is the first proven breeding for several years.
Wheatear – The female was still om Porth Hellick Down and has now been present for over a month.
