During a July family holiday to the Isles of Scilly, I took a couple of pelagics out into the Atlantic to try and fill a gap in my seabird list - mainly Wilson's Storm Petrol. Although it was a little early for the large numbers of Shearwaters, it would no doubt be an interesting experience.
The first trip was really productive, with a good number of European Storm Petrel and around 6 Wilson's coming to the slick. They were present on and off for the couple of hours we were drifting.
Wilson's Storm Petrels
Of other interest were the Blue Sharks, three of which were caught, tagged and released during my two trips.
Apart from good numbers of Manx Shearwaters, the only other larger Shearwater was a Great Shearwater that came and had a look at the boat briefly on the way home.
Manx Shearwater
Bishop Rock Lighthouse on the return journey at dusk
Thanks for looking!
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