2008 survey daily sightings

Wednesday 14 October (0800-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn

5 Balearic Shearwaters (1029 up to 15/10)
2 Manx Shearwaters
2 Cormorants
2 Gadwalls
1 Common Scoter
4 Dunlins
2 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull (1st winter)
1 Black-headed Gull
49 Kittiwakes
1 Puffin
34 Razorbills
19 Guillemots
60 auk sp

1 Oystercatcher

1+ Harbour Porpoise
6 Grey Seals

Tuesday 14 October (0800-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn

8 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Manx Shearwaters
1 Cormorant
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose
11 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd winter)
2 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
25 Kittiwakes
34 Razorbills
17 Guillemots
25 auk sp

1 Grey Heron
1 Peregrine
1 Merlin (fem/imm chasing pipit)
4 Oystercatchers
3 Snipe
1 Curlew
1 Short-eared Owl
1 Chiffchaff
5 Goldcrests
2 Ravens

2+ Harbour Porpoises
2+ Grey Seals

Monday 13 October (0800-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn

11 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Cormorant
37 Shags
21 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
3 Arctic Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult + 1st winter)
5 Black-headed Gulls
45 Kittiwakes
21 Razorbills
6 Guillemots
15 auk sp

1 Grey Heron
1 Kestrel (flew southeast out to sea)
1 Merlin (juvenile)
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
2 Ravens
4 Rooks (flew south out to sea)
1 Magpie (high-flying)

1 Minke Whale
8 Grey Seals

1 Painted Lady

Sunday 12 October (0800-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Trudi Russell, Jason Birt and Kathryn Driscoll

9 Balearic Shearwaters
24 Cormorants (incl flock of 21 migrants high east)
8 Great Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls (adult + 2nd winter + 1st winter)
21 Black-headed Gulls
56 Kittiwakes
9 Razorbills
1 Guillemot
10 auk sp

2-4 Merlins (incl one south out to sea)
1 Kestrel (high south out to sea)
3 Oystercatchers
1 Chiffchaff (fly-catching on rocks)
2 Ravens

1-2 Basking Sharks
43 Bottlenose Dolphins (usual pods of 7 and 2 + large pod of 34)
5-10+ dolphin sp (probably Common)
2+ Grey Seals

2 Rusty-dot Pearls (migrant moths)

Saturday 11 Oct (0800-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Trudi Russell and Jason Birt

12 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Red-throated Diver
3 Cormorants
2 Red-breasted Mergansers
12 Grey Phalaropes (flushed by Pomarine Skua!)
1 Great Skua
1 Pomarine Skua (pale adult)
5 Arctic Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult + 2nd winter)
6 Black-headed Gulls
75 Kittiwakes
24 Razorbills
7 Guillemots
15 auk sp

Porthgwarra Valley
1 Grey Heron
3 Buzzards
1 Merlin (unsuccessfully tried to catch a butterfly then headed out to sea!)
1 Water Rail
1 Short-eared Owl
3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
5 Song Thrushes
4 Chiffchaffs
5+ Goldcrests
2 Ravens
25 Carrion Crows (looking out to sea)
1 Blue Tit (high-flying migrant)
2 Great Tits (high-flying migrants)

3+ Basking Sharks
3 Grey Seals

1 Rush Veneer (migrant moth)

Friday 10 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Simon Bates

7 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
2 Cormorants
25+ Grey Phalaropes (some associating with Basking Shark)
4 Arctic Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
146 Kittiwakes
2 Arctic Terns
56 Razorbills
40 Guillemots
29 auk sp

1 Whimbrel
2 Peregrines
2 Ravens

1+ Basking Shark
2 Grey Seals

3 Roe Deer (Porthgwarra Valley)

Thursday 9 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Simon Bates

9 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
2 Cormorants
3 Common Scoters
4 Grey Phalaropes
1 Great Skua
3 Arctic Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls
3 Common Gulls
1 Black-headed Gull
122 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
77 Razorbills
26 Guillemots
20 auk sp

Porthgwarra Valley birds
1 Water Rail
7 Buzzards
2-3 Merlins (all fem/imm)
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Wheatear
2 Chiffchaffs
5 Goldcrests
2 Ravens
45 Linnets

2+ Basking Sharks
15 Bottlenose Dolphins
1 Grey Seal

Wednesday 8 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Marcus Ward and Simon Bates

17 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Manx Shearwaters
25 Shags
1 Common Scoter
50-65 Grey Phalaropes (associating with Basking Sharks)
11 Arctic Skuas
250 Kittiwakes
9 Razorbills
118 auk sp

Migrants in Porthgwarra Valley
1 Water Rail
1 Buzzard (flew high east)
1 Short-eared Owl (seen at dawn)
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Wheatear
2 Chiffchaffs
5 Goldcrests
3 Rooks (flew high west)

2+ Basking Sharks
25+ Common Dolphins
7-9 Harbour Porpoises
1 Grey Seal

Tuesday 7 October (0730-1300 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Marcus Ward

26 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Great Northern Diver
1 Common Scoter
20+ Grey Phalaropes (associating with Basking Sharks)
12 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
2 Long-tailed Skuas (juvs)
16 Arctic Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
113 Kittiwakes
44 Razorbills
18 Guillemots
32 auk sp

5+ Basking Sharks
3+ Harbour Porpoises
1 Grey Seal

Monday 6 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Marcus Ward, Paul Bright-Thomas and Kathryn Driscoll

115 Balearic Shearwaters!
9 Sooty Shearwaters
12 Manx Shearwaters
2 Red-throated Divers
1 Red-necked Grebe (flying west)
3 Cormorants
2 Grey Phalaropes
22 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
43 Arctic Skuas
1 Little Gull (1st winter)
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult)
1 Black-headed Gull
283 Kittiwakes
8 Sandwich Terns
1 Common Tern
1 Arctic Tern
2 Puffins
198 Razorbills
50 Guillemots
69 auk sp

1 escaped Saker-type falcon (seen attacking two Balearic Shearwaters over the sea!!!!)
1 Grey Heron
2-3 Ravens

3+ Basking Sharks
7 Bottlenose Dolphins (incl at least one calf)
8-10+ Harbour Porpoises
2 Grey Seals

1 Ocean Sunfish

Sunday 5 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Marcus Ward

24 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
6 Manx Shearwaters
4 Barnacle Geese (flying west)
1 Wigeon
3 Common Scoters
27 Great Skuas
3 Pomarine Skuas
41 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult)
1 Common Gull
263 Kittiwakes
209 Razorbills
32 Guillemots
18 auk sp

2 Sparrowhawks
1 Peregrine
26 Golden Plover
1 Snipe
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
7 Stonechats
25 Swallows
5+ Ravens

1-2 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
4-8 Harbour Porpoises
1-2 Grey Seals

Saturday 4 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Peace, Joe Morris, Russell Wynn and Marcus Ward

2 Balearic Shearwaters
10 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Leach's Storm-petrel
2 Common Scoters
8 Great Skuas
7 Arctic Skuas
43 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
4 Arctic Terns
1 Common Tern
67 Razorbills
3 Guillemots
67 auk sp

3 Ravens

1 Basking Shark

Friday 3 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Peace and Joe Morris

4 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Goldeneye
3 Grey Phalaropes
4 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
166 Kittiwakes
128 auk sp

1 Peregrine

1-2 Basking Sharks
5-7 Harbour Porpoises
17 Grey Seals

Thursday 2 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Peace, Joe Morris and Kathryn Driscoll

3 Balearic Shearwaters
8 Manx Shearwaters
2 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
5 Arctic Skuas
215 Kittiwakes
105 auk sp

1 Peregrine

11 Grey Seals

Wednesday 1 Oct (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Peace, Kathryn Driscoll and Joe Morris

1 Balearic Shearwater
4 Manx Shearwaters
1 Cormorant
12 Common Scoters
14 Oystercatchers
1 Arctic Skua
104 Kittiwakes
15 Razorbills
104 Kittiwakes

2 Grey Herons
1 Firecrest (Porthgwarra car park)

1 Basking Shark
2 Harbour Porpoises
7 Grey Seals

Tuesday 30 September (0730-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Peace and Joe Morris

1 Balearic Shearwater
2 Manx Shearwaters
4 Common Scoters
1 Arctic Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
44 Kittiwakes
15 Razorbills
8 auk sp

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Porthgwarra car park)
1 Firecrest (Porthgwarra car park)

1-2 Basking Sharks
8 Grey Seals

Monday 29 September (0730-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Peace, Kathryn Driscoll and Joe Morris

1 Balearic Shearwater
8 Common Scoters
1 Grey Phalarope
4 Arctic Skuas
60 Kittiwakes
2 Razorbills
4 Guillemots
20 auk sp

1 Little Egret
1 Grey Heron
1 Raven

1-4 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
1 Risso's Dolphin
3+ Harbour Porpoises
7 Grey Seals

Sunday 28 September 2008 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Peace and Trudy Russell

2 Balearic Shearwaters
9 Manx Shearwaters
1 Grey Phalarope
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
21 Kittiwakes
4 Guillemots
2 auk sp

1 Grey Heron
13 Oystercatchers

3+ Basking Sharks
10 Common Dolphins
16 Grey Seals
1 Ocean Sunfish

Saturday 27 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Hugh Venables and Trudy Russell

1 Balearic Shearwater
1 Manx Shearwater
2 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
48 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Tern
2 Razorbills
2 Guillemots
10 auk sp

2 Basking Sharks
2 Ocean Sunfish
2 Risso's Dolphins
1 Harbour Porpoise

Friday 26 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Hugh Venables and Amy Brock-Morgan

1 Manx Shearwater
1 Great Northern Diver
4 Grey Phalaropes (feeding)
3 Great Skuas
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
76 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
1 Arctic Tern
2 Razorbills
17 auk sp

2 Hobbies (juveniles over Porthgwarra Valley)

1 Basking Shark
1 Harbour Porpoise

Thursday 25 September (0700-1200 and 1440-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Hugh Venables and Amy Brock-Morgan

1 Balearic Shearwater
1 Manx Shearwater
2 Teal
30 Common Scoters
11 Arctic Skuas
110 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
9 Razorbills
7 Guillemots
46 Auk Sp.

1 Pied Flycatcher (Porthgwarra Valley)
1 Short-eared Owl (Porthgwarra Valley)

11 Basking Sharks
2 Harbour Porpoises

Wednesday 24 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Hugh Venables and Amy Brock-Morgan

6 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
3 Common Scoters
5 Teals
1 Great Skua
12 Arctic Skuas
71 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
41 Razorbills
2 Guillemots
96 Auk Sp.

1 Basking Shark
1 Minke Whale
12 Common Dolphins
2 Harbour Porpoises

Tuesday 23 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Hugh Venables and Amy Brock-Morgan

4 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Common Scoter
5 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
45 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
14 Razorbills
3 Guillemots

5 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale (breaching)
5 Bottlenose Dolphins
5 Common Dolphins
2 Harbour Porpoise
3 Grey Seals

Monday 22 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Hugh Venables

13 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater (feeding with Common Dolphins)
3 Manx Shearwaters
3 Common Scoters
25 Dunlin
1 Grey Phalarope
7 Arctic Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls
38 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
14 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

1 Pied Flycatcher (Porthgwarra valley)
1 Grey Heron (in off the sea)

10+ Basking Sharks
5 Common Dolphins (400+ Gannets feeding overhead)
8 Harbour Porpoises

Sun 21 Sept (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Hugh Venables, David Jenkins and John Swann

13 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters (feeding with Common Dolphins)
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua
1 Little Gull
4 Mediterranean Gulls
17 Kittiwakes
1 Common Tern
1 Arctic Tern
28 Sandwich Terns
4 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

4 Grey Herons (in off sea)

20+ Basking Sharks
10 Common Dolphins
1 Bottlenose Dolphin
8 Harbour Porpoises

1 darter sp. (in off sea, and plenty of butterflies)

Saturday 20 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams, David Jenkins, Matthew Clark and Jo Cooper

11 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
7 Manx Shearwaters
1 Black-throated Diver
2 Wigeon
7 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
5 Black-headed Gull
43 Kittiwakes
2 Common Terns
7 Razorbills

7+ Basking Sharks
10 Common Dolphins
2 Harbour Porpoises

Friday 19 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams, Darren Tonge and David Jenkins

42 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
5 Manx Shearwaters
9 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
14 Black-headed Gulls
134 Kittiwakes
9 Sandwich Terns
2 Arctic Terns
11 Common Terns
1 Black Tern
26 Razorbills

14 Little Egrets (one flock)
1 Peregrine (male)

31+ Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
18+ Harbour Porpoises
10 Common Dolphins

Thursday 18 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Kathryn Driscoll

41 Balearic Shearwaters
5 Manx Shearwaters
15 Brent Geese
23 Common Scoters
1 Grey Phalarope
2 Great Skuas
12 Arctic Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult and 1st winter)
28 Black-headed Gulls
173 Kittiwakes
5 Sandwich Terns
7 Common Terns
14 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

30+ Basking Sharks
8+ Harbour Porpoises

Large movement of Red Admirals, Painted Ladies, Large Whites and Silver Y in off sea

Wednesday 17 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams, Ashley Gooding and Kathryn Driscoll

12 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
8 Manx Shearwaters
1 Brent Goose
4 Grey Phalaropes
9 Great Skuas
23 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
187 Black-headed Gulls
288 Kittiwakes
12 Sandwich Terns
14 Common Terns
2 Arctic Terns
2 Black Terns
2 Puffins
32 Razorbills
7 Guillemots

1 Little Egret

20+ Basking Sharks
1+ Minke Whale
5+ Harbour Porpoises
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
2 Risso's Dolphins (probable)
15 Grey Seals

Tuesday 16 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams, Ashley Gooding and Kathryn Driscoll

21 Balearic Shearwaters
18 Sooty Shearwaters
8 Manx Shearwaters
18 Cormorants
9 Common Scoters
23 Grey Phalaropes
13 Great Skuas
21 Arctic Skuas
1 Sabine's Gull (juvenile)
171 Kittiwakes
7 Sandwich Terns
17 Common Terns
2 Arctic Terns
3 Black Terns
4 Puffins
2 Guillemots
26 Razorbills

25 Siskins

26+ Basking Sharks (inc two breaching)
3+ Minke Whales (inc one breaching)
3+ Harbour Porpoises
2 dolphin sp.
2 large cetacean sp.

Monday 15 Sept (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams, Ashley Gooding, Kathryn Driscoll and John Swann

6 Balearic Shearwaters
80 Sooty Shearwaters
14 Manx Shearwaters
1 Red-throated Diver
18 Brent Geese
2 Common Scoters
5 Grey Phalaropes
29 Great Skuas
2 Pomarine Skuas
13 Arctic Skuas
51 Black-headed Gulls
193 Kittiwakes
10 Sandwich Terns
21 Common Terns
1 Arctic Terns
4 Black Terns
25 Razorbills
4 Guillemots

18 Siskins over

19+ Basking Sharks
2 Minke Whales
50+ Common Dolphins
5 Harbour Porpoises
10 Grey Seals

Sunday 14 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Ashley Gooding

1 Cory's Shearwater
31 Balearic Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
16 Manx Shearwaters
22 Common Scoters
34+ Grey Phalaropes
12 Great Skuas
2 Pomarine Skuas
20 Arctic Skuas
9 Sandwich Terns
3 Arctic Terns
85 Common Terns
11 Black Terns
1 Puffin
1 Guillemot
26 Razorbills
2 auk sp
139 Kittiwakes

15 Grey Herons
1 Whimbrel

11+ Basking Sharks (incl 2 in apparent courtship display)
5 Grey Seals

Saturday 13 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge, Tony John and Rachel Evans

8 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Sooty Shearwaters
21 Manx Shearwaters
3 Grey Phalaropes
1 Common Scoter
1 Red-throated Diver
17 Great Skuas
2 Pomarine Skuas
9 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult)
84 Kittiwakes
16 Sandwich Terns
18 Razorbills

3 Grey Herons
1 Dotterel (flying over)
2 Curlew

25 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
4 Risso's Dolphins
12 Common Dolphins
8 Harbour Porpoises
5 Grey Seals

Friday 12 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge, Tony John and Rachel Evans

1 Cory's Shearwater
5 Sooty Shearwaters
17 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
3 Common Scoters
1 Grey Phalarope
2 Great Skuas
3 Pomarine Skuas
11 Arctic Skuas
224 Kittiwakes
1 Arctic Tern
1 Puffin
16 Razorbills

1 Grey Heron
1 Peregrine
1 Grey Wagtail
3 Crossbills (in off sea)

8 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
5 Harbour Porpoises
3+ dolphin sp. (prob. Common)
2 Grey Seals

Thursday 11 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge, Tony John and Rachel Evans

3 Balearic Shearwaters
10 Sooty Shearwaters
9 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
3-6 Grey Phalaropes
7 Pomarine Skuas
21 Arctic Skuas
311 Kittiwakes
14 Sandwich Terns
6 Commic Terns
2 Razorbills

1 Peregrine (male)
2 Wheatears
1 Spotted Flycatcher

10 Basking Sharks
2 Harbour Porpoises

Wednesday 10 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge and Rachel Evans

3 Balearic Shearwaters
17 Sooty Shearwaters
26 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
2 Great Skuas
2 Pomarine Skuas
31 Arctic Skuas
1 Sabine's Gull (juvenile)
1 Mediterranean Gull
270 Kittiwakes
1 Commic Tern
4 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

1 Wryneck (Porthgwarra Valley)

7 Basking Sharks

Tuesday 9 September (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, Kevin Bainbridge and Rachel Evans

2 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Sooty Shearwaters
69 Manx Shearwaters
11 Great Skuas
3 Pomarine Skuas
83 Arctic Skuas
450 Kittiwakes
2 Black Terns
2 Sandwich Terns
5 Commic Terns
5 Razorbills

1 Melodious Warbler (Porthgwarra car park)

11 Basking Sharks (incl one breaching)
1+ Bottlenose Dolphin

Monday 8 September (0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, Kevin Bainbridge and Rachel Evans

25 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
295 Manx Shearwaters
8 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
48 Arctic Skuas
1 Little Gull
273 Kittiwakes
2 Black Terns
5 Common Terns
15 Arctic Terns
150 Commic Terns
1 Puffin
8 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

1 Corncrake (flushed from Porthgwarra Valley)
1 Dotterel (flying over)
1 Whinchat
1 Peregrine

17+ Basking Sharks
2 Minke Whales
6 Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish

Sunday 7 Sept (0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, Kevin Bainbridge and Rachel Evans

3 Balearic Shearwaters
114 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
5 Grey Phalaropes
1 Great Skua
2 Pomarine Skuas
56 Arctic Skuas
1 Little Gull
373 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
19 Arctic Terns
20 Common Terns
116 Commic Terns
6 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

1 Grey Heron

8+ Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
5 Common Dolphins
5 Harbour Porpoises

Saturday 6 September (0630-1200 hrs and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, Chris Parham and Kevin Bainbridge

7 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
42 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
2 Great Skuas
10 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
161 Kittiwakes

4 Basking Sharks
1 Ocean Sunfish

Friday 5 September (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, John Swann & Kathryn Driscoll

1 Great Shearwater
3 Cory's Shearwaters
1 Balearic Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
84 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
4 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
11 Sandwich Terns

1 Basking Shark

Thursday 4 September (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, John Swann & Kathryn Driscoll

1 Balearic Shearwater
4 Cory's Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
194 Manx Shearwaters
50 European Storm-petrels
3 Arctic Skuas

3 Basking Shark
1 Minke Whale
2 Harbour Porpoises
11 Grey Seals

Wednesday 3 September (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson & Kathryn Driscoll

9 Balearic Shearwaters
236 Manx Shearwater
2 Great Skua
7 Arctic Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
2 Storm Petrel
182 Kittiwake
1 Little Gull
2 Black-headed Gull
1 Arctic Tern
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Razorbill
1 Puffin
1 Peregrine
2 Grey Wagtail
7 Common Crossbill

3 Basking Shark
8 Bottle-nosed Dolphin (2 calves)
12 Grey Seal

Tuesday 2 September (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson & Kathryn Driscoll

10 Balearic Shearwater
2 Sooty Shearwater
69 Manx Shearwater
1 Great Skua
2 Arctic Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
2 Storm Petrel
43 Kittiwake
7 Arctic Tern
1 Common Tern
2 Sandwich Tern
2 Common Scoter
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew

3 Basking Shark
10 Grey Seal

Monday 1 September (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson

5 Balearic Shearwater
4 Sooty Shearwater
2 Sabine's Gull
1 Grey Phalarope
96 Manx Shearwater
1 Great Skua
3 Arctic Skua
1 Storm Petrel
48 Kittiwake
24 Arctic Tern
1 Little Tern
2 Guillemot
8 Whimbrel
1 Turnstone
1 Red-throated Diver

3 Ocean Sunfish
4 Common Dolphin
16 Grey Seal

Sunday 31 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson

10 Oystercatcher
1 Turnstome
1 Curlew
1 Green Sandpiper
4 Grey Heron
1 Merlin
1 Peregrine

1 Ocean Sunfish
8 Basking Shark
35 Common Dolphin
17 Grey Seal

Saturday 30 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson

1 Balearic Shearwater
21 Manx Shearwater
6 Great Skua
2 Arctic Skua
24 Kittiwake
10 Black-headed Gull
1 Guillemot
17 Common Scoter
21 Oystercatcher
2 Turnstone
1 Knot
1 Grey Heron
1 Little Egret
1 Peregrine
5 Grey Wagtail

5 Basking Shark
2 Common Dolphin
3 Grey Seal

Around Porthgwarra:
10+ Chiffchaff
5 Willow Warbler
5 Common Whitethroat
2 Wheatear
1 Spotted Flycatcher
1 Goldcrest
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Friday 29 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson

4 Balearic Shearwaters
14 Sooty Shearwaters
5 Great Shearwaters
39 Manx Shearwaters
5 Great Skuas
32 Kittiwake
1 Storm Petrel
3 Arctic Tern
2 Common Tern
30 Sandwich Tern
1 Guillemot
4 Common Gull
3 Black-headed Gull
3 Brent Geese
10 Common Scoter
6 Oystercatcher
11 Dunlin
10 Turnstone
1 Redshank
1 Greenshank
1 Peregrine Falcon
1 Grey Wagtail
18+ Swallows heading out to sea

1 Basking Shark
50+ Common Dolphin
13 Harbour Porpoise
2 Ocean Sunfish
3 Grey Seal

Thursday 28 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (in Porthgwarra Valley)
2 Great Shearwaters
10 Balearic Shearwaters
16 Sooty Shearwaters
67 Manx Shearwaters
Great Skuas
26 Kittiwakes
10 Storm Petrels
10 Arctic Terns
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Cormorant
12 Turnstone
1 Whimbrel
29 Brent Geese
6 Common Scoter
1 Mallard

10+ Basking Sharks
1 Grey Seal

Wednesday 27 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Matt Johnson

1 Great Shearwater
23 Balearic Shearwaters
48 Sooty Shearwaters
48 Manx Shearwaters
3 Great Skuas
38 Kittiwakes
10 Storm Petrels
1 Leach's Petrel
5 Arctic Terns
1 Guillemot
1 Red-throated Diver
3 Oystercatchers

17+ Basking Sharks
2 Bottle-nosed Dolphins
2 Grey Seals

Tuesday 26 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann

5 Great Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater
8 Balearic Shearwaters
49 Sooty Shearwaters
126 Manx Shearwaters
46 Storm Petrels
3 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
43 Kittiwakes
3 Commic Terns
12 Common Scoter
1 Puffin
8 Mute Swans
1 Black-Tailed Godwit
1 Great-Crested Grebe
1 Oystercatcher
2 Wheatears

2+ Basking Sharks
3 Harbour Porpoises
15+ Common Dolphins

Monday 25 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marc Moody & John Swann

1 Fea's Petrel
4 Great Shearwaters
4 Balearic Shearwaters
16 Sooty Shearwaters
34 Manx Shearwaters
11Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
66 Kittiwakes
32 Storm-petrels
2 Commic Terns
1 Arctic Tern
4 Sandwich Terns
2 Puffins

1 Ocean Sunfish
3 Basking Sharks
6 Harbour Porpoises

Sunday 24 August (0800-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marc Moody

15 Balearic Shearwaters
29 Sooty Shearwaters
50 Manx Shearwaters
7 Great Skuas
5 Arctic Skuas
103 Kittiwakes
7 Storm-petrels
1 Puffin
1 Razorbill
1 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew
1 Little Egret (heading out to sea)
1 Mediterranean Gull (juvenile)

2 Basking Sharks
2 Harbour Porpoises
2 Common Dolphins

Saturday 23 August (0630-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann & Maria Campbell

8 Balearic Shearwaters
37 Sooty Shearwaters
104 Manx Shearwaters
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Great Skua
1 Storm Petrel
31 Kittiwakes
19 C.Scoter
1 Sandwich Tern
25 Commic Terns
1 Razorbill

2+ Basking Sharks
c15 Common Dolphins
3 Porpoise
1 Ocean Sunfish
12 Grey Seals

Friday 22 August (0800-1200 & 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann & Amy Taylor

2 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
12 Manx Shearwaters
4 Oystercatchers
2 Curlews
1 Whimbrel
7 Wheatears

1 Basking Shark
10 Grey Seals

Thursday 21 August (0700-1200 & 1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann & Amy Taylor

4 Balearic Shearwaters
19 Sooty Shearwaters
94 Manx Shearwaters
34 Kittiwakes
2 Great Skuas
1 Storm Petrel
2 Sparrowhawks
1 Whimbrel
3 Sanderling
4 Oystercatchers

1 Basking Shark
1 Grey Seal

Wednesday 20 August (1400-1900)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann & Amy Taylor

3 Balearic Shearwaters
18 Sooty Shearwaters
119 Manx Shearwaters
4 Storm Petrels
16 Kittiwakes
3 Whimbrels
1 Curlew

1 Basking Shark
2 Grey seals

Tuesday 19 August (0630-1200 1400-1930)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kathryn Driscoll, Philip Collins & Calum Goode

1 Corys Shearwater
12 Balearic Shearwaters
8 Sooty shearwaters
248 Manx Shearwaters
41 Kittiwakes
2 Storm Petrels
1 Great Skua
1 Curlew

8 Bottlenosed Dolphins
5 Grey Seals

Monday 18 August (0630-1200 1400-1930)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann, Philip Collins & Calum Goode

4 Great Shearwaters
24 Sooty Shearwaters
19 Balearic Shearwaters
450 Manx Shearwaters
7 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
4 Storm Petrels
4 C.Scoters
67 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich terns

Sunday 17 August (0630-1200 1400-1800)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann, Kathryn Driscoll, P. Collins & C. Goode

1 Great Shearwater
2 Corys Shearwaters
27 Balearic Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
423 Manx Shearwaters
128 Kittiwakes
2 Arctic Skuas
2 Great Skuas
6 Storm Petrels
3 Common Scoter
1 Razorbill
2 Sandwich terns

1 Grey Heron
1 Wheatear

1 Ocean Sunfish
7 Grey Seals

Saturday 16 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Jeremy Barker, P. Collins & C. Goode

18 Balearic Shearwaters
185 Manx Shearwaters
122 Kittiwakes
6 Arctic Skua
5 Great Skua
2 Common Scoters
1 Curlew

2 Grey Seals

Friday 15 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Jeremy Barker, P. Collins & C. Goode

1 Basking Shark
3 Common Dolphin
5 Grey Seal

Thursday 14 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Jeremy Barker, John Swann & Kathryn Driscoll

2 Great Shearwaters
33 Cory's Shearwaters
13 Balearic Shearwaters
9 Sooty Shearwaters
436 Manx Shearwaters
17 Storm-petrels
91 Kittiwakes
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Arctic Skua
1 Common Scoter
1 Whimbrel

3+ Harbour Porpoise
4 Grey Seal

Wednesday 13 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Jeremy Barker & Kathryn Driscoll

9 Great Shearwaters
2 Cory's Shearwaters
7 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
244 Manx Shearwaters
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Arctic Skua
55 Kittiwakes
15 Storm-petrels
2 Sandwich Terns
3 Whimbrel
13 Black-tailed Godwit 13 (including 1 flying in company with a group of 5 Manx Shearwaters!)
2 possible Ruff

7 Bottle-nosed Dolphins
3 Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish
2 Grey Seals

Tuesday 12 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Jeremy Barker, John Swann & Tom Potter

17 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
236 Manx Shearwaters
34 Storm-petrel
167 Kittiwake
3 Great Skuas

1 Common Scoter (drake)
1 Guillemot
1 Whimbrel

2 Basking Shark
c. 4 Common Dolphin
2 Grey Seal

Monday 11 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Jeremy Barker & Tom Potter

2 Great Shearwater
1 Cory's Shearwater
24 Balearic Sheawater
4 Sooty Shearwater
734 Manx Sheawater
67 Storm Petrel
179 Kittiwake
4 Arctic Skua
5 Great Skua
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Guillemot
1 Mallard

1 Basking Shark
1 Ocean Sunfish
c.20 Common Dolphins
3 Grey Seals

Sunday 10 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Jeremy Barker & Chris Parham

1 Cory's Shearwater
5 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
224 Manx Shearwaters
28 European Storm-petrels
6 Arctic Skuas
1 Great Skua
148 Kittiwakes
1 Common Tern
1 Commic Tern

3 Bottle-nosed dolphins
4 Grey Seals

Saturday 9 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tom McKinney, John Swann, Jeremy Barker and Chris Parham

1 Great Shearwater
15 Balearic Shearwater
4 Sooty Shearwater
3 Pomarine Skuas
9 Great Skua
5 Arctic Skua
20+ Storm Petrel
456 Manx Shearwater
110 Kittiwake
9 Commic Tern
2 Guillemot

1 Whimbrel

Friday 8 August (0600-1200 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tom McKinney, Sam Barnes & James Waggitt

13 Balearic Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
1 Great Skua
7 Storm Petrel
426 Manx Shearwater
82 Kittiwake
7 Sandwich Tern
1 Common Tern
35 Commic Tern
2 Razorbill

15 Common Scoter
3 Wheatear
2 Common Gull (both juvs)

2 Ocean Sunfish
4 Harbour Porpoise
6 Grey Seals

Thursday 7 August (0600-1200 & 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tom McKinney, Sam Barnes & James Waggitt

19 Balearic Shearwater
2 Pomarine Skua (both adult pale morph)
3 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua (ad dark morph)
45 Storm Petrel (40 following returning fishing boat)
522 Manx Shearwater
262 Kittiwake
4 Sandwich Tern
1 Arctic Tern
1 Common Tern
8 Commic Tern

1 Cormorant
5 Turnstone
5 Ringed Plover
13 Dunlin
5 Whimbrel

4 Grey Seals

Wednesday 6 August (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tom McKinney, John Swann, Sam Barnes & James Waggitt

16 Balearic Shearwater
7 Sooty Shearwater
3 Great Skua
4 Storm Petrel
272 Manx Shearwater
163 Kittiwake
3 Sandwich Tern
1 Commic Tern
1 Puffin
3 Guillemot

1 Turnstone
1 Wheatear
1 Whimbrel

4 Ocean Sunfish
4 Grey Seals

Tuesday 5 August (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tom McKinney, Sam Barnes & James Waggitt

12 Balearic Shearwater
2 Sooty Shearwater
1 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua
1 Storm Petrel
231 Manx Shearwater
3 Kittiwake
1 Puffin
1 Guillemot
20 Common Scoter

4 Grey Seals

Monday 4 August (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tom McKinney, John Swann, Sam Barnes & James Waggitt

1 Great Shearwater
10 Balearic Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
1 Great Skua
4 Storm Petrel
200 Manx Shearwater
21 Kittiwake
1 Guillemot
2 Sandwich Tern
2 Common Tern
6 Commic Tern

6 Swallows
1 Whimbrel
1 Black-headed Gull

1 Ocean Sunfish
11 Grey Seals

Sunday 3 August (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tom McKinney, S.Barnes & J.Waggitt

1 Cory's Shearwater
21 Balearic Shearwater
2 Sooty Shearwater
1 Great Skua
2 Storm Petrel
272 Manx Shearwater
166 Kittiwake
2 Guillemot
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Commic Tern
5 Common Scoter

3 Swallows
4 Turnstones

8 Bottlenosed Dolphins

Saturday 2 August (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann

9 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Sooty Shearwaters
367 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
3 Great Skuas
3 Commic Terns
1 Puffin
1 Guillemot
2 Razorbills

6 Grey Seals

Friday 1 August (0600-1200 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and John Swann

52 Cory's Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
3 Balearic Shearwaters
97 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
1 Great Skua
16 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
2 Puffins

1 Oystercatcher

1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
1 Rusty-dot Pearl

Thursday 31 July (0600-1300 and 1400-1900 hrs
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Rachel Evans and John Swann

18 Cory's Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
9 Balearic Shearwaters
468 Manx Shearwaters
9 European Storm-petrels
3 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
4 Arctic Skuas
92 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
19 Arctic Terns
3 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
1 Guillemot
1 Razorbill

3 Oystercatchers
1 Sanderling
15 Whimbrel
8 Turnstones

4 Grey Seals

1 Silver-Y

Wednesday 30 July 2008 (0600-1100 and 1200-1830 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Rachel Evans, Sarah Temple, Natasha Stone and John Swann

3 Great Shearwaters
170 Cory's Shearwaters
6 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
6 European Storm-petrels
1 Common Scoter
3 Great Skuas (incl one attacking Cory's Shearwater)
4 Arctic Skuas (incl two attacking Cory's Shearwater)
32 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
1 Guillemot

1 Little Egret (flying west)
1 Whimbrel

Tuesday 29 July (0600-1930 hrs) 13.5 hrs in total
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Rachel Evans and John Swann

1 Great Shearwater
205 Cory's Shearwaters
1 Balearic Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
210 Manx Shearwaters
8 European Storm-petrels
10 Great Skuas
5 Arctic Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls (juveniles)
36 Kittiwakes
15 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
1 Guillemot
1 Razorbill

2 Swifts

3-4 Basking Sharks

Monday 28 July (0600-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs) 11 hrs in total
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Rachel Evans, John Swann, Natasha Stone and Sarah Temple

10 Balearic Shearwaters
760 Manx Shearwaters (incl one landing on Runnelstone buoy!)
3 European Storm-petrels
15 Common Scoters
5 Mediterranean Gulls (all juveniles)
39 Kittiwakes
16 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
5 Guillemots
1 auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
30 Swallows
1 Sand Martin
1 Raven

3 Basking Sharks
6-8 Common Dolphins
6 Harbour Porpoises
7 Ocean Sunfish (incl 2 breaching)
3 Grey Seals

Sunday 27 July (0530-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Rachel Evans, Sarah Chambers and Natasha Stone

17 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
527 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
12 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
8 Mediterranean Gulls (incl 4 juveniles catching flying ants)
29 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
3 Commic Terns
5 Puffins
7 Guillemots
3 Razorbills

1 Grey Heron (flying east)
1 Kestrel
2 Oystercatchers
1 Collared Dove (flying east)
100 Swifts
5 Swallows

11-38 Harbour Porpoises
10-15+ dolphin sp (probably Common Dolphins)
10 Ocean Sunfish (incl 3 breaching)
3 Grey Seals

Saturday 26 July 2008 (0530-1200 hrs and 1400-2030 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel and Rachel Evans

19 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1920 Manx Shearwaters
5 European Storm-petrels
43 Shags
25 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
67 Kittiwakes
5 Mediterranean Gulls (adult and 4 juveniles flying west)
3 Sandwich Terns
8 Commic Terns
3 Puffins
10 Guillemots
1 Razorbill
1 auk sp

1 Grey Heron (flying east)
1-2 Kestrels
1 Oystercatcher
1 Turnstone
150 Swifts
18 Swallows
2 Ravens

1 Minke Whale
7-30 Harbour Porpoises
6 Grey Seals
9 Ocean Sunfish

1 Rusty-dot Pearl

Friday 25 July (0530-1200 and 1400-1200 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel and Rachel Evans

9 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
620 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
2 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
61 Kittiwakes
8 Sandwich Terns
2 Common Terns
1 Commic Tern
3 Puffins
14 Guillemots
1 Razorbill
1 auk sp

4 Little Egrets (flying west)
1 Peregrine (adult male)
1 Whimbrel
1 Swift
20 Swallows

2 Bottlenose Dolphins
4+ Common Dolphins
6-10 Harbour Porpoises
1-2 Ocean Sunfish
1 Grey Seal

Thursday 24 July 2008 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Cecile Chauvel

9 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
2542 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
45 Shags
10 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juveniles)
57 Black-headed Gulls (migrating juveniles)
117 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
1 Arctic Tern
1 Commic Tern
6 Puffins
7 Guillemots
3 Razorbills
2 auk sp

1 Little Egret (flying east)
1 Oystercatcher
1 Whimbrel
1 Redshank
53 Swifts (flying east)
1 Swallow

2 Harbour Porpoises
1 Grey Seal

Wednesday 23 July (0530-1200 and 1500-2030 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel and Kathryn Driscoll

1368 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm-petrels
2 Mallards
1 Common Scoter
1 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull (juvenile flying west)
49 Kittiwakes
3 Puffins
13 Guillemots
2 Razorbills
5 auk sp

5 Grey Herons
1 Buzzard
1 Curlew
1 Whimbrel
5 Swifts
1 Swallow

2 Harbour Porpoises
6 Grey Seals

6+ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries

Tuesday 22 July (0530-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel, Kathryn Driscoll and John Swann

9 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1374 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm-petrels
2 Cormorants
88 Common Scoters
2 Teal
2 Mallards
1 Great Skua
6 Kittiwakes
4 Sandwich Terns
25 Arctic Terns
2 Common Terns
3 Commic Terns
3 Puffins
8 Guillemots
28 Razorbills
11 auk sp

3 Whimbrel
2 Buzzards
1 Kestrel
3 Swifts
1 Sand Martin
1 Wheatear (juvenile)

6 Common Dolphins
15-20+ dolphin sp (probably Common Dolphins)
6-8 Harbour Porpoise
2 Ocean Sunfish
7 Grey Seals

Monday 21 July (0530-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel and Kathryn Driscoll

6 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
792 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
21 Common Scoters
1 Mediterranean Gull (juvenile flying west)
51 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
1 Arctic Tern
5 Commic Terns
5 Puffins
29 Guillemots
12 Razorbills
15 auk sp

1 Purple Sandpiper (moulting adult)
1 Peregrine (juvenile male)
2 Grey Herons (singles flying west offshore)
1 Oystercatcher
3 Whimbrels
1 Common Sandpiper
7 Swifts
6 Swallows
3 Stonechats (Porthgwarra Valley)

4-6 Harbour Porpoises
2 dolphin sp (prob Bottlenose Dolphin)
5+ dolphin sp (prob Common Dolphin)
10 Grey Seals

2 Painted Ladies

Sunday 20 July (0530-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel, Kathryn Driscoll, Trudi Russell and Jason Birt

4 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
2044 Manx Shearwaters
15 Common Scoters
1 Red-breasted Merganser (male flying west)
1 Mediterranean Gull (juvenile flying west)
85 Kittiwakes
4 Sandwich Terns
8 Arctic Terns
11 Puffins
38 Guillemots
4 Razorbills
9 auk sp

7 Oystercatchers
1 Curlew
2 Whimbrels
2 Swifts
10 Swallows

15+ Common Dolphins (two groups)
3-4 Harbour Porpoise
4 Grey Seals

Lunchtime snorkelling (below watchpoint)
1 Lobster
1 Spiny Spider Crab

Saturday 19 July 2008 (0530-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel and Dan Jarvis

9 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1090 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Skua
26 Kittiwakes
6 Puffins
36 Guillemots
3 Razorbills
5 auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
15 Swallows
1-2 Ravens

1-2 Harbour Porpoises
3-5 Grey Seals

Friday 18 July (0530-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Cecile Chauvel

5 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Roseate Tern (flying W with 2 Commic Terns)
1 Pomarine Skua (first-summer W)
1025 Manx Shearwaters
8 European Storm-petrels
1 Arctic Skua
38 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
23 Puffins
58 Guillemots
12 Razorbills
2 auk sp

1 Raven

3-6 Harbour Porpoise
2 Grey Seals

Thursday 17 July 2008 (0530-1200 & 1400-2000)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Cecile Chauvel

5 Balearic Shearwaters
1068 Manx Shearwaters
9 Common Scoters
2 Arctic Skuas
54 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
2 Commic Terns
18 Puffins
54 Guillemots
33 Razorbills
2 Auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
2 Ravens
1 pr Fulmar + 1 chick

25 Common Dolphins
3-8 Harbour Porpoise
2 Ocean Sunfish
1 Grey Seal

Wednesday 16 July 2008 (0530-1200 & 1400-2030)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Cecile Chauvel, John Swann, Doug Masson

10 Balearic Shearwaters
1051 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
28 Common Scoters
64 Kittiwakes
9 Sandwich Terns
74 Guillemots
22 Razorbills
3 Puffins
13 auk sp

1 Little Egret
1 Mediterranean Gull (juv)
1 Kestrel
1 Cormorant
14 Oystercatcher
1 Whimbrel
1 Curlew
80 Swifts
3 Swallows

2 Ocean Sunfish
3-10 Harbour Porpoise
1+ dolphin sp (probably Bottlenose)
4 Grey Seals

1 Painted Lady

Tuesday 15 July 2008 (0530-1200 & 1400-2030)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn & Cecile Chauvel

6 Balearic Shearwaters
440 Manx Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
34 Kittiwakes
89 Guillemots
15 Razorbills
6 Auk sp.
16 Common Scoters
8 Puffins
34 Shags
1 Cormorant
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Swifts W

1 Harbour Porpoise
2 Grey Seals