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
RSPB Scillonian Wildlife Cruise sightings: (Penzance to Wolf Rock) 199 Gannet,28 Herring Gull,14 Fulmar,8 Great Black-backed Gull,8 Storm Petrel,7 Manx Shearwater,1 Razorbill,1 ad Sabine's Gull,1 Whimbrel. (Wolf Rock to Penzance) 31 Gannet, 8 Manx Shearwater,6 Great Black-backed Gull,4 Fulmar,1 Balearic Shearwater,1 Harbour Porpoise. (Wolf Rock to Scilly) 35 Gannet,10 Fulmar,4 Lesser Black-backed Gull,3 Great Black-backed Gull,2 Manx Shearwater,2 Great Shearwater,2 Great Skua,1 Storm Petrel,1 Basking shark. (Scilly to Wolf Rock) 48 Gannet,10 Storm Petrel,5 Great Black-backed Gull,2 Manx Shearwater,2 Fulmar,13 Common Dolphin. ( Oriole Birding Group and DAConway)
