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