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
Here are the sightings for August 11th
Outward: Penzance to Wolf Rock; 1 drake Eider, 3 Fulmar, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 13 Manx Shearwater, 86 Gannet, 1 Cormorant, 1 Shag, 2 Little egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Curlew, 41 Herring Gull, 95 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Commic Tern, 1 Guillemot and 1 Carrion Crow. Also 2 Harbour Porpoise.
Wolf Rock to St Mary's; 2 Fulmar, 9 Sooty Shearwater, 6 Manx Shearwater, 54 Gannet, 6 Cormorant, 13 Shag, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Black-headed Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 35 Great Black-backed Gull and 9 Sandwich Tern. Also 8 Common Dolphin, 1 Harbour Porpoise and 1 Grey Seal.
Return: St Mary's to Wolf Rock; 3 Sooty Shearwater, 87 Gannet, 63 Shag, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Kittiwake, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Great Black-backed Gull and 38 Sandwich Tern. Also 5 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to Penzance; 1 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Manx Shearwater, 79 Gannet, 6 Shag, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Herring Gull and 61 Great Black-backed Gull.
Dave Parker and Phil Clarke
