Today the team carried out a survey of the storm petrels nesting in the  ‘monitoring bolder beach on Annet’. By using rope we can cover 2m sections along the beach, and then at each section we play the call of a storm petrel and listen for a response, if they call back  then we record this as an ‘apparently occupied site’. We alsofound the nesting colony of Common terns, they had eggs and the first chicks – better late than never for 2017!

Thanks to volunteer Adam Mesaros for joining the team to assist the surveys, Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust for access, monitoring permissions and ongoing support and St Agnes Boating.