Monday (22/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – An amazing count of 21 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s (photo) and 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
European Storm-petrel – 250+ on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s and 7 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Cory’s Shearwater –23 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s and 14 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Shearwater – 1 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s and 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s and 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Manx Shearwater – 450 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s.
Fin Whale – 1 southwest of Bristows, east of St. Matin’s
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 60+ on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s.
Porbeagle Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St.Mary’s.
Blue Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s.
Tuesday (23/07)
Water Rail – An adult on Porth Hellick Pool.
Black-tailed Godwit– 2 on Bryher Pool.
Yellow-legged Gull – An adult on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Cuckoo – 1 flew over Porth Hellick.
Wednesday (24/07)
Cory’s Shearwater – 1 in the Roads
Great Northern Diver – 1 1 far out beyond Great Bay, St. Martin’s.
Thursday (25/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 19 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 120 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Cory’s Shearwater – 140 on an evening pelagic 5 km s 1outhwest of Bishop Rock.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Manx Shearwater – 250 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock..
Pomarine Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock (photo).
Arctic Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock (photo).
Common Tern – on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Arctic Tern – 1 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on the Great Pool, Treco.
Hobby – 1 on the west side of Peninnis.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 30 on an evening pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Friday (26/07)
Scopoli’s Shearwater – 2 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s. After last years count of 20+. It looks like 2024 may be the same.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 8 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s (photo).
European Storm-petrel – 30 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 300 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s. 20+ at a tuna boil of Porth Hellick Down.
Great Shearwater – 350 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s (photo).
Sooty Shearwater – 50 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 1000 on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 200+ on an evening pelagic 10 km south of St. Mary’s. They gave amazing views in a feeding frenzy within metres of the boat. The sea was “boiling” and alive with Gulls, Gannets and Shearwaters.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 35 were attracted to the feeding frenzy.
Saturday (27/07)
Scopoli’s Shearwater – 1 on a daytime pelagic 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock (photo).
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 13 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s (photo).
European Storm-petrel – 100 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s (photo).
Cory’s Shearwater – 65 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 40 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 5 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 500 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s and 1 on Samson.
Mediterranean Gull – 4 on Samson
Arctic Skua – 1 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s.
Little Egret – 9 on the Gret Pool, Tresco and 1 on Samson.
Common Sandpiper – 2 on Samson
Bar-tailed Godwit – 4 on Samson
Whimbrel – 3 on Samson
Common Swift – 5 over Porth Hellick and 4 over the Great Pool, Tresco.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 75 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish – 1 on a daytime southwest of St. Mary’s.
Sunday (28/07)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 4 on a daytime pelagic north. East and south of the islands.
European Storm-petrel – 30 on the daytime pelagic.
Cory’s Shearwater – 280 on the daytime pelagic.
Great Shearwater – 180 on the daytime pelagic.
Sooty Shearwater – 30 on the daytime pelagic.
Manx Shearwater – 1200 on the daytime pelagic.
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 juveniles on the daytime pelagic.
Long -tailed Skua – A first-summer on the daytime pelagic.
Arctic Te4rn– A juvenile on the daytime pelagic.
Common Sandpiper – 2 Porth Hellick Pool.
Green Sandpiper – 2 Porth Hellick Pool.
Marsh Harrier – 1 flew northeast over Helvear.
Common Whitethroat – 1 Salakee,
Fin Wale – 2 in seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return journey from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Risso’s Dolphin – 3 on the daytime pelagic, between Seven Stones reef and the islands.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 20 on the daytime pelagic.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 30 -40on the daytime pelagic.
