A special place... The Isles of Scilly are one of only two places in England where Manx Shearwaters breed
Under threat...The Isles of Scilly hold 3,000 fewer pairs of breeding seabirds than 25 years ago
Scillonian Wildlife Sightings 2017
|
Birds |
Total |
Birds |
Total |
|
Arctic Skua |
14 |
Oystercatcher |
76 |
|
Arctic Tern |
28 |
Pintail |
0 |
|
Auk sp. |
407 |
Pomarine Skua |
2 |
|
Balearic Shearwater |
53 |
Puffin |
63 |
|
Black-headed Gull |
37 |
Purple Sandpiper |
68 |
|
Chiffchaff |
1 |
Razorbill |
322 |
|
Common Gull |
1 |
Red Kite |
6 |
|
Common Redstart |
0 |
Redshank |
1 |
|
Common Sandpiper |
1 |
Red-throated Diver |
3 |
|
Common Scoter |
88 |
Reed Warbler |
0 |
|
Common Snipe |
1 |
Ringed Plover |
2 |
|
Common Tern |
8 |
Rock Pipit |
0 |
|
Common Whitethroat |
0 |
Sabine's Gull |
2 |
|
Cormorant |
18 |
Sandwhich Tern |
76 |
|
Cory's Shearwater |
27 |
Shag |
229 |
|
Eider |
13 |
Shelduck |
0 |
|
Dunlin |
7 |
Sooty Shearwater |
66 |
|
Fulmar |
186 |
Sparrowhawk |
0 |
|
Gannet |
6973 |
Spotted Flycatcher |
0 |
|
Goldcrest |
1 |
Storm Petrel |
105 |
|
Great Black Backed Gull |
266 |
Swallow |
4 |
|
Great Northern Diver |
8 |
Turnstone |
78 |
|
Great Shearwater |
20 |
Whimbrel |
55 |
|
Great Skua |
31 |
Willow Warbler |
0 |
|
Grey Heron |
1 |
Wilson's Petrel |
2 |
|
Grey Phalarope |
9 |
Mammals |
0 |
|
Grey Wagtail |
0 |
Atlantic Grey Seal |
6 |
|
Guillemot |
1216 |
Bottle-Nose Dolphin |
60 |
|
Gull sp. |
20 |
Common Dolphin |
471 |
|
Herring Gull |
620 |
Dolphin sp. |
5 |
|
House Sparrow |
0 |
Harbour Porpoise |
72 |
|
Kittiwake |
473 |
Minke Whale |
6 |
|
Leach's Petrel |
3 |
Risso's Dolphin |
1 |
|
Lesser Black Backed Gull |
277 |
Fish |
0 |
|
Little Egret |
2 |
Basking Shark |
2 |
|
Manx Shearwater |
19614 |
Blue Fin Tuna |
5 |
|
Meadow Pipit |
3 |
Ocean Sunfish |
0 |
|
Mediterannean Gull |
14 |
Reptiles |
0 |
|
Mute Swan |
0 |
Leather Back Turtle |
9 |
Key Results
Number of bird species seen: 52
Number of mammal species seen: 7
Number of fish species seen: 3
Number of reptile species: 1
Total birds seen: 31601
Total mammals seen: 621
Total fish seen: 7
Total reptile species: 1
Total animals seen: 32238
Feedback
Considerable exchanges with passengers about species of Seabirds observed on the trip as well as the breeding, conservation and migration of the current seabirds on the passage across to the Isles of Scilly.
Pointed out to them the many species of Seabirds, informing them of their plumage details, conservation and distribution throughout the Ocean.
One upcountry City birder delighted to be shown his first ever Shearwaters and Petrels. One birder delighted when shown lifer, a Great Shearwater.
A couple took great interest (10 mins.) in rat removal method etc. .
A few thank yous for shouting and pointing out dolphins etc.
positive feedback regards seeing puffins.
Tutors and conservation students from Newquay College, some of whom spent quite a while with us learming seabird identification skills.
Almost everyone on-board took a leaflet and some asked for further information.
A couple were delighted to be shown lifers.
Non-birders got excited over dolphin sighting.
One couple told me they will join the RSPB.
