SEA-WATCHING

Porthgwarra - Balearic Shearwater (6), Sooty Shearwater (3), Manx Shearwater (274) and Great Skua (3) past Gwennap Head.

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (8), Manx Shearwater (242), Storm Petrel and Med Gull (ad) past Gwennap Head this morning.

South West Optics’ Steve Rogers organised another North Cornwall pelagic today, this time from Newquay and on a faster boat (with toilets!), the Atlantic Diver. At 30 knots the boat soon powered to 20 miles NNW of Newquay. No Wilsons this time but great views of Balearic Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater (2), Storm Petrel (80), Arctic Tern, Arctic Skua and Great Skua and large numbers of migrating Common Terns. The sea conditions were  much calmer this time so we look forward to Steves photos appearing on his blog soon.

St Ives – Cory’s Shearwater (6) past Clodgy Point this evening. Also Pom Skua (2s), Long-tailed Skua (ad), Balearic Shearwater (4) and Sooty Shearwater (4) (Thanks V.Stratton)

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (10), Sooty Shearwater (2), Manx Shearwater (735), Storm Petrel and Great Skua past Gwennap Head today.

Porthgwarra - Balearic Shearwater (10), Sooty Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (632), Great Skua (3), Storm Petrel (4) and Puffin (4) past Gwennap Head today.

Porthgwarra – Cory’s Shearwater past Gwennap Head this afternoon. Balearic Shearwater (11), Sooty Shearwater (5), Arctic Skua (5), Great Skua (4), Puffin (2) and Storm Petrel (8).

Porthgwarra - possible *YELKOUAN SHEARWATER* flew west past Gwennap head at 12.07hrs. Also Balearic Shearwater (15), Sooty Shearwater (4), Storm Petrel (22), Arctic Skua, Great Skua (3), Manx Shearwater (615) and Puffin (4)

The Lizard – Cory’s Shearwater sat on sea 500yrds off Lizard Point. Also Storm Petrel flew east. (Thanks I.Maclean)

Porthgwarra – **BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS** (imm) reported again about a mile offshore. Balearic Shearwater (11), Sooty Shearwater (4), Storm Petrel (33), Puffin (7), Great Skua (3) and Manx Shearwater (489) past Gwennap Head today.

At Sea - *WILSON’S STORM-PETREL* (5) from boat 20 miles NNW of Padstow. Also European Storm Petrel (100+) and Common Dolphin (20)

Porthgwarra - *WILSON’S STORM-PETREL* (2) off Gwennap Head this morning. Also possible *YELKOUAN SHEARWATER*, Balearic Shearwater (12), European Storm Petrel (17), Great Skua (2), Puffin (18), Sooty Shearwater (3), Manx Shearwater (296) and Med Gull (3).

Pendeen - Balearic Shearwater (11), Sooty Shearwater (4), Arctic Skua (4), Storm Petrel (10) past 08.30 – 17.30hrs. Also possible Killer Whale (2).

Sennen – Balearic Shearwater flew past cove this morning. Also Med Gull (4).

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (13), Sooty Shearwater (2), Little Tern (5), Puffin (14) and Storm Petrel (36) past Gwennap Head early morning (Thanks M.Halliday)

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (4), Sooty Shearwater (4), Storm Petrel (19), Med Gull (3) and Puffin (9) past Gwennap Head today

Pendeen – Balearic Shearwater (5), Sooty Shearwater, Great Skua, Storm Petrel (4), Manx Shearwater (930) and Ocean Sunfish past Pendeen Watch 07.00 – 11.30hrs.

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (11), Sooty Shearwater (2), Storm Petrel (21) and Puffin (8) past Gwennap Head today.

Porthgwarra – Great Shearwater (2) past Gwennap Head today. Also Cory’s Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater (7), Pom Skua, Sooty Shearwater (6), Manx Shearwater (1651), Storm Petrel (49), Great Skua, Med Gull and Puffin (16).

Porthgwarra - Balearic Shearwater (4), Sooty Shearwater, Storm Petrel (14), Arctic Skua (4), Puffin (6) and Ocean Sunfish (2)

Pendeen - Balearic Shearwater (3) and Storm Petrel (2) between 08.30 – 11.30hrs

Sennen – Balearic Shearwater (3), Sooty Shearwater, Great Skua and Manx Shearwater (1590)

Cape Cornwall – Balearic Shearwater past today.

Read Steve Rogers account HERE of this sought after seabird as it passed Porthgwarra on Sunday infront of just 14 lucky birders.

Porthgwarra – **BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS** flew slowly west past Gwennap Head, close inshore towards Longships Lighthouse at 08.29 – 08.44hrs. Also Great Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater (8), Sooty Shearwater, Pom Skua (2), Arctic Skua (2), Great Skua (2) and Storm Petrel (2)

Sennen – Balearic Shearwater (2) and Storm Petrel past Sennen Cove early morning.

Padstow - *WILSON’S STORM-PETREL* from boat 11 miles WNW of Padstow today. Also Balearic Shearwater, European Storm-Petrel (80), Manx Shearwater (4) and Puffin (juv) 

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (58) past Gwennap Head 05.30 – 20.30hrs. Also Sooty Shearwater, Great skua (3) and Puffin.

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (9), Sooty Shearwater (4), Manx Shearwater (100+), European Storm-Petrel (6) and a Puffin past Gwennap Head in 12.5hrs today.

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (6), European Storm-Petrel (3) and Med Gull (juv) past Gwennap Head in 12.5hrs today.

Pendeen – Balearic Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (45) and European Storm-Petrel (21) past late evening.

Porthgwarra – Balearic Shearwater (9), Sooty Shearwater (5), Manx Shearwater (271), Bonxie and Arctic Skua (2) past Gwennap Head in 12.5hrs today.