Wednesday (11/08)
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 was still on Abbey Pool, Tresco (photo).
Wood Sandpiper – 1 was still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Thursday (12/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 8+ on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 80 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Arctic Tern – 6 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 was on the Great Pool before moving back to the Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wood Sandpiper – 2 were on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 4 on Porth Hellick Pool (photos).
Greenshank – 8 Porth Hellick.
Whimbrel – 1 Porth Hellick.
Friday (13/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 5 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo).
Marsh Warbler – A “probable” in willows near the road at Porth Hellick.
Eider – 1 again near Guther’s Island.
European Storm-petrel – 50 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St.Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 50 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – The first of the autumn was 1 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo).
Green Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 15 on the evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Saturday (14/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 7+ on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 40+ on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St.Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 2 on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo).
Sooty Shearwater – 3 on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St. Mary’s, 3 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 1 on the return from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Balearic Shearwater – 5 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Roseate Tern – 1 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 3 on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo).
Arctic Tern – 15 on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St. Mary’s and 56 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Common Tern – 10 on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St. Mary’s.
“Commic” Tern – 27 unidentified Arctic/Common on the daytime pelagic trip 10 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Green Sandpiper – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Pied Flycatcher – The first of the autumn return passage were 2 in St. Martin’s Vineyard.
Sunday (15/08)
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6 on the daytime pelagic trip 4 miles south of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 140 on the daytime pelagic trip 4 miles south of St.Mary’s and 1 off Peninnis.
Great Shearwater – 3 on the daytime pelagic trip 4 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 3 on the daytime pelagic trip 4 miles south of St. Mary’s and 3 off Giant’s Castle.
Great Skua – 1 on the daytime pelagic trip 4 miles south of St. Mary’s and 1 off Giant’s Castle.
Arctic Skua – A juvenile on the daytime pelagic trip 4 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Swift – 2 at Porth Hellick.
Crossbill – 1 at Sunnyside.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 50 on the daytime pelagic trip 4 miles south of St. Mary’s.
Bluefin Tuna – 1 off Peninnis and 1 off Giant’s Castle.
Ocean Sunfish – 2 off Peninnis.
