Penzance to the Wolf Rock Lighthouse
In Penzance harbour the eclipse drake Eider Duck and a first winter Mediterranean Black headed Gull, Redshank and 2 Oyster Catchers, with small rafts of 580, Manx Shearwaters, 5, Balearic Shearwaters, 1, Arctic Skua (dark phase), 157, Gannets, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Razorbills, 3, Guillemots, 7, Storm Petrels, 1, Fulmar.
Wolf Rock Lighthouse to St Mary's Isles of Scilly
A very rough passage produced, 112 Manx Shearwaters, 9 Storm Petrels, 1, Leach's Petrel, 1, Fulmar, 68, Gannets, 3, Great Skuas, 1, Common Snipe flying very low over the sea, in St. Mary's 52, Oyster Catchers, and 25 Shags.
2 Common Dolphins.
St Mary's Isles of Scilly to Wolf Rock Lighthouse
16 Sandwich Terns with 12 in St Mary's Harbour, 228, Manx Shearwaters including a raft of 200 plus individuals, just before the Wolf Rock Lighthouse, with 5, Sooty Shearwaters, 11, Storm Petrels, 1, Fulmar, 36 Gannets, 1, Grey Phalarope, 2 Razorbills, 4, Guillemots.
Wolf Rock Lighthouse to Penzance
A large number of 334 Manx Shearwater which included two rafts of 100 plus Manx Shearwaters feeding, with 4 Sooty Shearwaters,
3, Balearic Shearwaters, 1,Great Shearwater, 2, Storm Petrels, 3, Fulmars, 435, Gannets many feeding accompanying Common Dolphins, 37 Guillemots, 5, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 13, Razorbills, 1 Common Tern, a flock of 25 Common Scoter, 4, Grey Phalaropes,
22, Common Dolphins.
A thoroughly enjoyable trip.
Vivian Stratton