Survey results 2009

Thursday 15 October 2009 (0800-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs; 8 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Chris Stevenson, Stan Stanbury and John Swann

16 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
2 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Arctic Skua
2 Yellow-legged Gulls (2nd-winter birds on rocks)
3 Mediterranean Gulls
4 Common Gulls
5 Black-headed Gulls
22 Kittiwakes
53 Razorbills
8 Guillemots
66 Auk sp

1 Grey Heron (flying west)
2-4 Merlins (including one chasing small passerine)
3 Oystercatchers
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Stonechat (male on rocks)
1 Wheatear

2 Risso's Dolphins (one seen side-slapping several times)
8 Grey Seals

Wednesday 14 October 2009 (0800-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs (8 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Chris Stevenson and Stan Stanbury

6 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
2 Cormorants
15 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
148 Kittiwakes
50 Razorbills
12 Guillemots
265 Auk sp

1 Woodcock (in off sea at 1543 hrs!)
5 Oystercatchers
1 Merlin
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Grey Wagtail
3 Wheatears
1 Fieldfare
45 Redwings
4+Ravens
17 Siskins
1 Reed Bunting

3 Risso's Dolphins
1-2 Harbour Porpoises
6+ Grey Seals

1 Rusty-dot Pearl
several Painted Ladies and Red Admirals

Tuesday 13 October 2009 (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs; 8.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Kathryn Driscoll and Chris Stevenson

37 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
4 Cormorants
39 Common Scoters
1 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Great Skua
2 Arctic Skuas
2 Little Gulls (first-winters flying west)
2 Mediterranean Gulls
11 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
306 Kittiwakes
58 Razorbills
43 Guillemots
447 Auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
1 Peregrine (juv male chasing Feral Pigeons)
1 Stock Dove
1 Grey Wagtail
6 Skylarks
1 Great Tit (high-flying migrant)
25 Carrion Crows (looking out to sea)
10 Chaffinches
11 Siskins

1-2 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
8-50 Harbour Porpoises
3+ Grey Seals
1 Ocean Sunfish

Monday 12 October 2009 (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs; 8.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Katherine Heeney, Kathryn Driscoll and Chris Stevenson

91 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Manx Shearwaters
11 Cormorants (incl 10 flying east)
5 Common Scoters
1 Pomarine Skua
5 Mediterranean Gulls
2 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
208 Kittiwakes
44 Razorbills
12 Guillemots
178 Auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
1 Sparrowhawk (male - caught small passerine)
1 Merlin (fem/imm)
1 Peregrine (juv male)
3 Wheatears
1 Redwing
3 Chiffchaffs
3 Carrion Crows (left south out to sea then returned)
20 Linnets (flying south)

1-2 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
2-5 Risso's Dolphins
1 Harbour Porpoise
3 Grey Seals

1 Common Lizard (Porthgwarra Valley)
1 Clouded Yellow
5+ Painted Ladies

Sunday 11 October 2009 (0730-1200 and 1300-1730 hrs; 9 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Alice Jones

52 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
4 Manx Shearwater
1 Cormorant
21 Great Skuas
5 Arctic Skuas
9 Black-headed Gulls
1 Mediterranean Gull
77 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
274 Razorbills
128 Guillemots
91 Auk sp

3 Oystercatchers
1 Peregrine (juv male)
1 Grey Wagtail

1 Basking Shark
2-3 Harbour Porpoises
4 Grey Seals

1 Slow-worm (Porthgwarra Valley)

Saturday 10 October (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs; 8.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Alice Jones

9 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Great Northern Diver
2 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
4 Arctic Skuas
2 Black-headed Gulls
1 Mediterranean Gull
1 Common Gull
337 Kittiwakes
189 Razorbills
143 Guillemots
206 Auk sp

2 Grey Herons (flew south out to sea)
1 Peregrine (juv male)
1 Grey Wagtail
3 Wheatears
2 Ravens
8 Carrion Crows (flying west)

25 White-beaked Dolphins (pod moving slowly west offshore from 1600-1645 hrs)
5-6 Harbour Porpoises
15 Grey Seals

2 Painted Lady

Friday 9 October 2009 (0800-1200 and 1300-1730 hrs; 8.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and Marc Moody

17 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
5 Manx Shearwaters
1 Cormorant
5 Teal
1 Wigeon
45 Common Scoters
15 Great Skuas
18 Arctic Skuas
9 Black-headed Gulls
363 Kittiwakes
1 Commic Tern
6 Puffins
373 Razorbills
202 Guillemots
248 Auk sp

14 Little Egrets (flew east then south out to sea)
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel (fem/imm in off sea)
1 Peregrine (juv male)
5 Oystercatchers
1 Grey Wagtail
1+ Raven

4-6 Harbour Porpoises
15 Grey Seals

Thursday 8 October 2009 (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs; 8.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and Marc Moody

2 Balearic Shearwaters
40 Cormorant (migrants moving E)
36 Shags (at day-roost)
22 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
3 Arctic Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls
2 Black-headed Gulls
2 Common Gulls
109 Kittiwakes
39 Razorbills
13 Guillemots
856 Auk sp (mostly moving SE)

1 Grey Heron (flying high W)
3 Oystercatchers
2 Turnstones
55+ Swallows
20+ House Martins
60+ Meadow Pipits
3 Grey Wagtails
3+ Ravens
30 Goldfinches (flying NE)

1-3 Minke Whales (including one seen breaching twice)
10-19 Harbour Porpoises
19 Grey Seals

3 Painted Ladies
2 Silver-Y

Wednesday 7 October 0800-1200 and 1300-1700 hrs (8 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Alice Jones

25 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Northern Diver
1 Cormorant
3 Common Scoters
1 Red-breasted Merganser
7 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
8 Mediterranean Gulls (all flying E)
2 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
14 Kittiwakes
59 Razorbills
10 Guillemots
204 Auk sp

1 Merlin (fem/imm chasing small passerine)
1 Peregine (juvenile male)
3 Oystercatchers
3 Swallows
1 House Martin
165 Meadow Pipits (flying NE in off sea)

8+ Common Dolphins
3 Grey Seals

Tuesday 6 October 2009 (0730-1800 hrs; 10.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and Marc Moody

5 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Mallard
1 Common Scoter
27 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
14 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
65 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
2 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
109 Razorbills
58 Guillemots
52 Auk sp

1 Peregine (juvenile unsuccessfully attacking Feral Pigeons, Razorbills and a Balearic Shearwater!)
3 Oystercatchers
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Wheatear
1 Firecrest (Porthgwarra Valley)
2+ Ravens

1 Ocean Sunfish
8 Grey Seals

Monday 5 October 2009 (0800-1200 and 1400-1800; 8 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Marc Moody, Katherine Heeney and Alice Jones

37 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
2 Gannets (juveniles with plastic bags/netting caught on legs)
3 Brent Geese
14 Wigeon
13 Common Scoters
1 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Goosander (1st winter male)
4 Great Skuas
2 Pomarine Skuas
10 Arctic Skuas
10 Mediterranean Gulls
66 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
2 Puffins
86 Razorbills
33 Guillemots
119 Auk sp

1 Hobby (in off sea and later over Porthgwarra Valley)
1 Merlin (fem/imm)
1 Peregrine (juvenile)
6+ Buzzards
1 Water Rail
5 Oystercatchers
1 Greta Spotted Woodpecker
1 Grey Wagtail
5 Wheatears
6+ Chiffchaffs
8 Ravens (incl 4 high E)

1 Harbour Porpoise
11 Grey Seals

Sunday 4 October 2009 (0730-1300 and 1400-1800; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Jason Birt, Trudy Russell and John Swann

78 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Sooty Shearwaters
11 Manx Shearwater
1 Great Northern Diver
9 Com Scoter
1 Great Skua
4 Arctic Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls (adult + 2 first-winters)
286 Kittiwakes
172 Razorbills
76 Guillemots
103 Auk sp

2 Buzzards
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Oystercatchers
1 Curlew
3 Grey Wagtails
33 Meadow Pipits (flying south)
2 Ravens

2+ Basking Sharks
2-11 Minke Whales
9+ Common Dolphins
2-6 Harbour Porpoises
9 dolphin sp
7 Grey Seals

Saturday 3 October 2009 (0730-1200 and 1330-1730; 8.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marcus Ward, Jason Birt and Trudy Russell

4 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Manx Shearwaters
1 Common Scoter
1 Grey Phalarope
3 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
2 Arctic Skuas
50 Kittiwakes
4 Puffins
100 Razorbills
40 Guillemots
29 Auk sp

1 Buzzard
2 Merlins
2 Peregrines
2 Oystercatchers
2 Ravens

2 Grey Seals

Friday 2 October 2009 (0730-1300 and 1400-1800; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marcus Ward and Natalia Lopez

7 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Black-throated Diver (adult summer)
1 Red-necked Grebe
51 Shags (day roost)
16 Teal
10 Com Scoter
2 Great Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
6 Arctic Skua
9 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
42 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Puffin
175 Razorbills
61 Guillemots
106 Auk sp

1 Buzzard
1 Peregrine (imm fem made aborted attack on passing auks)
1 Merlin (hunting along clifftop)
10 Oystercatchers
1 Curlew
2 Raven

4 Risso’s Dolphins
3+ Common Dolphins
6+ Bottlenose Dolphins
5+ Harbour Porpoises
9 Grey Seals

2 Red Admirals (in off the sea)

Thursday 1 October 2009 (0730-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs; 8.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marcus Ward and Natalia Lopez

3 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
2 Cormorants
61 Shags (day roost)
14 Common Scoters
2 Black-headed Gulls
2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult and first-winter)
27 Kittiwakes
55 Razorbills
16 Guillemots
44 Auk sp

1 Sparrowhawk (arrived from SE)
10 Oystercatchers
1 Curlew
33 Meadow Pipits (in off from SE)
10 Pied/White Wagtails (in off from SE)
1 Wheatear
2 Swallows
2 Ravens
5 Siskins

1 Basking Shark
1+ Minke Whale
1 large rorqual sp
2+ Harbour Porpoises
16 Grey Seals

1 Silver-Y
3+ Red Admiral (in off the sea)

Wednesday 30 September 2009 (0730-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marcus Ward and Natalia Lopez

12 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
37 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
22 Kittiwakes
96 Razorbills
25 Guillemots
61 Auk sp

1 Merlin (chased a small passerine about 1.5 km offshore)
1 Peregrine (unsuccessfully attempted to take a Kittiwake)
4 Oystercatchers
1 Redshank
1 Swallow
2 Raven

1 Basking Shark
2+ Minke Whales
4 Risso’s Dolphins
5+ dolphin sp
6+ Harbour Porpoises
8 Grey Seal

Tuesday 29 September 2009 (0730-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marcus Ward and Natalia Lopez

8 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Manx Shearwaters
35 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
3 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
2 Puffins
102 Razorbills
8 Guillemots
28 Auk sp

1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
5 Oystercatchers
1 Wheatear
2 Swallows
2 Ravens

1 Bottlenose Dolphin
6+ Harbour Porpoises
9 Grey Seals

Monday 28 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marcus Ward and John Swann

45 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Northern Diver
6 Teal
25 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
5 Mediterranean Gulls
4 Kittiwakes
103 Razorbills
6 Guillemots
34 Auk sp

1 Buzzard
1 Peregrine
4 Oystercatchers

1 Basking Shark
48+ Common Dolphins
12+ Bottlenose Dolphins
1 Harbour Porpoise
3 Grey Seals

Sunday 27 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Marcus Ward, Trudy Russell and Jason Birt

9 Balearic Shearwaters
5 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Northern Diver
2 Cormorants
9 Teal
3 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
2 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
4 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
135 Razorbills
9 Guillemots
32 Auk sp

6+ Common Dolphins
2+ Harbour Porpoises
1 dolphin sp
3 Grey Seals

several Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies

Saturday 26 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams, Trudy Russell and Jason Birt

8 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Manx Shearwaters
2 Cormorants
4 Teal
68 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
2 Common Gulls
1 Black-headed Gull
9 Kittiwakes
81 Razorbills
3 Guillemots
116 Auk sp

3 Basking Sharks
1 probable Minke Whale
12+ Common Dolphins
4+ Harbour Porpoises

Friday 25 September 2009 (0700-1830 hrs; 11.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Dominic Tristram

9 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
7 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Northern Diver
4 Teal
3 Common Scoters
7 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua (juvenile)
15 Kittiwakes
3 Common Terns
2 Commic Terns
101 Razorbills
8 Guillemots
54 Auk sp.

13 Basking Sharks
1 possible Sei Whale (large rorqual at 4 km range)
5+ Minke Whales
20+ Bottlenose Dolphins
42+ Common Dolphins
16+ Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish

Thursday 25 September 0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs (9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams, Dominic Tristram and John Swann

18 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
7 Manx Shearwaters
1 Common Scoter
1 Arctic Skua
1 Little Gull (adult)
59 Razorbills
2 Guillemots
17 Auk sp

4 Turnstone

3 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
5+ Common Dolphins
2+ Harbour Porpoises

Wednesday 23 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Dominic Tristram

49 Balearic Shearwaters (including two yelkouan-type birds)
37 Sooty Shearwaters
8 Manx Shearwaters
4 Great Skuas
3 Black-headed Gulls
2 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Common Tern
51 Razorbills
1 Guillemots
12 Auk sp

1 Turnstone
2 Whimbrel

1 Basking Shark
2 Minke Whales
1 Bottlenose Dolphin
7 Common Dolphins
5 Harbour Porpoises

Tuesday 22 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Dominic Tristram

21 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater
32 Sooty Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Teal
1 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua
2 Mediterranean Gulls (both adults)
1 Black-headed Gull
11 Kittiwakes
2 Black Terns
65 Razorbills
10 Auk sp

2 Common Dolphins
5 Harbour Porpoises
14 Grey Seals

Monday 21 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Dominic Tristram

5 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Cory's Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
63 Shags (day-roost)
15 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
12 Kittiwakes
31 Razorbills
1 Guillemot
2 Auk sp

1 Minke Whale
14 Grey Seals

Sunday 20 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Dominic Tristram

1 Balearic Shearwater
6 Sooty Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
2 Great Northern Divers
69 Shags (at day-roost)
3 Common Scoters
15 Kittiwakes
1 Common Tern
11 Razorbills
5 Auk sp

1 Basking Shark
15 Common Dolphins
24 Grey Seals (with another 8 at Longships)

Saturday 19 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Nick Adams and Dominic Tristram

4 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
57 Shags (day-roosting)
12 Common Scoters
53 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
39 Razorbills
2 Guillemots
7 Auk sp

2 Basking Sharks
3+ Minke Whales
30 Common Dolphins
2 dolphin sp (probably Bottlenose Dolphins)
8+ Harbour Porpoises
15 Grey Seals

Friday 18 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw and Diana Shores

11 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Little Gull
72 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
8 Razorbills
4 Guillemots

Thursday 17 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw and Diana Shores

3 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Teal
1 Great Skua
33 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Puffin
12 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

Wednesday 16 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw and Sue Freeman

1 Sooty Shearwater
5 Manx Shearwaters
2 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
2 Common Gulls
3 Black-headed Gulls
14 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
5 Razorbills
7 Guillemots

1 Purple Heron (flew over Porthgwarra Valley at lunchtime)

1 Minke Whale
4-5 Harbour Porpoises

Tuesday 15 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw and Sue Freeman

10 Black-headed Gulls
11 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Commic Tern
6 Razorbills

Probably the quietest day ever on SeaWatch SW!

Monday 14 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, Sue Freeman, John Swan and Alice Jones

2 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Manx Shearwaters
1 Little Gull
21 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
2 Commic Terns
20 Razorbills
11 Guillemots
2 Auk sp

1 Peregrine (juvenile chasing pigeons around the cliffs)

6 Harbour Porpoises
7 Grey Seals

Sunday 13 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, Alice Jones and Rowena Milan

11 Balearic Shearwaters
22 Manx Shearwaters
1 Sabine's Gull (adult)
2 Common Gulls
13 Black-headed Gulls
12 Kittiwakes
4 Sandwich Terns
20 Razorbills
2 Guillemots

1+ Basking Shark
2+ Minke Whales
20+ Common Dolphins
4 Harbour Porpoises
4 Grey Seals

Saturday 12 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ken Shaw, Alice Jones and Rowena Milan

7 Balearic Shearwaters
16 Manx Shearwaters
4 Teal
6 Common Scoters
2 Arctic Skuas
24 Black-headed Gulls
10 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
2 Commic Terns
37 Razorbills
4 Guillemots

1 Peregrine

3 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
3 Grey Seals

Friday 11 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge and Alice Jones

13 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
9 Manx Shearwaters
19 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull (juvenile)
57 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
3 Razorbills
38 Guillemots

1 Marsh Harrier (adult female over the sea)
Peregrine (juvenile)

1 Basking Shark
1 Minke Whale
50+ Common Dolphins
6+ Harbour Porpoises
1 Grey Seal

Thursday 10 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge and Alice Jones

26 Balearic Shearwaters
33 Manx Shearwaters
2 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
28 Black-headed Gulls
81 Kittiwakes
21 Sandwich Terns
10 Commic Terns
2 Razorbills
15 Guillemots
6 Auk sp

1 Grey Heron
1 Marsh Harrier (juvenile female in off the sea)
1 Peregrine (juvenile female)
3 Kestrel
1 Dunlin
6 Ringed Plover
1 Common Swift (Porthgwarra Valley)
12 Wheatear
200+ Swallows
50+ House Martins
30+ Sand Martins
100+ Meadow Pipits

1 Minke Whale
15+ Common Dolphins
10+ Harbour Porpoises
13 Grey Seals (including one seen eating a Conger Eel)

20+ Painted Lady
20+ Red Admiral
5 Silver Y
3 Rush Veneer

Wednesday 9 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge, Alice Jones, John Swann and Wayne Middlemist

3 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
4 Brent Geese
3 Common Scoters
2 Grey Phalaropes
2 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
21 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
2 Razorbills
2 Guillemots

2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers (near Ardensawah Farm B&B)
3 Oystercatchers
1 Grey Heron
1 Peregrine (juv female)
 4 Wheatears
1 Whinchat

7+ Harbour Porpoises
2 Basking Sharks
17 Grey Seals

1 Clouded Yellow

Tuesday 8 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge, Alice Jones and Wayne Middlemist

45 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
44 Manx Shearwaters
25 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
4 Arctic Skuas
21 Kittiwakes
2 Puffins
8 Razorbills
30 Guillemots

1 Peregrine (juv female)

19 Grey Seals

Monday 7 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Kevin Bainbridge and Alice Jones

36 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Cory's Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
36 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
7 Common Scoters
13 Great Skuas
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Sabine's Gull
30 Kittiwakes
1 Black Tern
5 Commic Terns
7 Razorbills
17 Guillemots

2 Oystercatchers
1 Curlew
4 Whimbrel
1 Grey Wagtail

1+ Basking Shark
1+ Minke Whales
3+ Harbour Porpoises
19 Grey Seals (at haulout)

Sunday 6 September 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Kevin Bainbridge and Ilya Maclean

23 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater
21 Sooty Shearwaters
194 Manx Shearwaters
1 Black-throated Diver
13 Common Scoters
12 Great Skuas
19 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
16 Commic Terns
37 Razorbills
52 Guillemots
13 Auk sp

1 Green Sandpiper (Porthgwarra Valley)
9 Grey Wagtails
1 Raven

1+ Basking Shark
1 Minke Whale
1+ Harbour Porpoise
18 Grey Seals (at haulout)

Saturday 5 September 2009 (0700-1300 and 1400-1900 hrs; 11 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Kevin Bainbridge and Ilya Maclean

18 Balearic Shearwaters
13 Sooty Shearwaters
1212 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
1 Cormorant
65 Shags (day-roost)
5 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
28 Kittiwakes
5 Commic Terns
9 Puffins
80 Razorbills
51 Guillemots
25 Auk sp

1 Peregrine (juvenile female)
2 Oystercatchers
1 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
6 Grey Wagtails
1 Pied/White Wagtail
4 Swallows
1 Ravens

3+ Basking Sharks (including one breaching)
1-3 Minke Whales
8+ Common Dolphins
4-5 Harbour Porpoises
19 Grey Seals (at haulout)

Friday 4 Spetember 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Alice Jones

2 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Black-throated Diver
162 Manx Shearwaters
4 European Storm-petrels
2 Grey Phalaropes
1 Great Skua
41 Kittiwakes
1 Arctic Tern
5 Commic Tern
2 Puffins
97 Razorbills
14 Guillemots
6 Auk sp

1 Peregrine (juvenile chasing Feral Pigeons)
1 Oystercatcher
1 Whimbrel
5 Turnstones
3 Grey Wagtails
3 Pied/White Wagtail
1 Wheatear
1-2 Ravens

1-2 Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale
3-9 Harbour Porpoises
7+ Grey Seals

Thursday 3 September 2009 (0700-1230 and 1400-1900 hrs; 10.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and John Swann

33 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Cory's Shearwaters
15 Sooty Shearwaters
264 Manx Shearwaters
27 European Storm-petrels
1 Cormorant
4 Great Skuas
87 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Common Tern
18 Razorbills
5 Guillemot

5 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew
1 Whimbrel
7 Grey Wagtails
1 Pied/White Wagtail
1 Wheatear

2-4 Basking Sharks
5+ Common Dolphins
1 Harbour Porpoise
3+ Grey Seals

3-4 Roe Deer (Porthgwarra Valley)

Wednesday 2 September 2009 (0700-1900 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, James McCallum and Alice Jones

1 Fea's Petrel (flew west at 1151 hrs; that's 3 sightings in 4 days!)
31 Balearic Shearwaters
109 Sooty Shearwaters
229 Manx Shearwaters
40 European Storm-petrels
1 Grey Phalarope
12 Great Skuas
2 Pomarine Skuas
4 Arctic Skuas
35 Kittiwakes
3 Arctic Terns
6 Commic Terns
8 Razorbills
1 Guillemot
2 Auk sp

3 Whimbrel
1 Grey Wagtail

2+ Basking Sharks (one seen in same field of view as Fea's Petrel!)
7+ Common Dolphins
1 Grey Seal

Tuesday 1 September 2009 (0700-1830 hrs; 11.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, James McCallum, John Swann and Alice Jones

6 Balearic Shearwaters
32 Sooty Shearwaters
119 Manx Shearwaters
49 European Storm-petrels
1 Cormorant
5 Great Skuas
83 Kittiwakes
1 Arctic Tern
5 Puffins
4 Razorbills
1 Guillemot
4 Auk sp

5 Purple Sandpipers
24 Sanderling
3 Whimbrel
1 Turnstone
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Raven

3+ Basking Sharks
1 Minke Whale (seen three times in same place in 2.5 hr period)
22 Common Dolphins
6-7 Harbour Porpoises
2+ Grey Seals
1 small bat sp (seen in Porthgwarra Valley at dawn)

Monday 31 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1300-1830 hrs; 11 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, James McCallum, Kathryn Driscoll, Alice Jones and Brian Field

1 Fea's Petrel (seen from 1521-1524 hrs)
3 Balearic Shearwaters
40 Sooty Shearwaters
179 Manx Shearwaters
18 European Storm-petrels
1 Great Crested Grebe
54 Shags (day-roost)
5 Common Scoters
1 Grey Phalarope
10 Great Skuas
3 Arctic Skuas
15 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
8 Arctic Terns
5 Puffins
2 Razorbills
6 Guillemots
1 Auk sp

1 Grey Wagtail

5+ Basking Sharks
2 Grey Seals

Sunday 30 August 2009 (0700-1200 and 1400-1830 hrs; 9.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann, James McCallum, Russell Wynn, Kathryn Driscoll, Jason Birt and Alice Jones

1 Fea's Petrel (flew west at 1125 hrs)
2 Balearic Shearwaters
33 Sooty Shearwaters
155 Manx Shearwaters
1 Fulmar (well-grown chick on nest)
32 European Storm-petrels
1 Common Scoter
7 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
9 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
2 Arctic Terns
1 Razorbill
3 Guillemots
1 Auk sp

1 Oystercatcher

5+ Basking Sharks
3 Grey Seals

Saturday 29 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs; 11 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tristan Reid, Chris Hind, Craig Shaw, Trudy Russell and Jason Birt

9 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Sooty Shearwaters
352 Manx Shearwaters
15 European Storm-petrels
9 Cormorants
1 Grey Phalarope
2 Great Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
9 Kittiwakes
1 Common Tern
3 Arctic Terns
2 Puffins
9 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

1 Whimbrel
1 Redshank
1 Turnstone
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Peregrine
1 White Wagtail

5+ Basking Sharks
25+ Common Dolphins
1 Bottlenose Dolphin
1 Ocean Sunfish
7 Grey Seals

Friday 28 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs; 11 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tristan Reid, Chris Hind, Craig Shaw and Natalia Lopez

1 Balearic Shearwater
2 Sooty Shearwaters
106 Manx Shearwaters
12 Kittiwakes

4 Whimbrels
1 Turnstone
1 Wheatear

3 Grey Seals

Thursday 27 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tristan Reid, Chris Hind, Craig Shaw and Natalia Lopez

37 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Yelkouan-type Shearwater
1 Great Shearwater
7 Sooty Shearwaters
162 Manx Shearwaters
7 European Storm-petrels
6 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
48 Kittiwakes
1 Arctic Tern
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Guillemot

4 Whimbrels
2 Sparrowhawks
1 Wheatear
2 Grey Wagtails

3 Basking Sharks
1 Harbour Porpoise
1 dolphin sp
4 Grey Seals

Wednesday 26 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs; 11 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tristan Reid, Chris Hind, Craig Shaw, James Bray and Natalia Lopez

47 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater
6 Sooty Shearwaters
247 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm-petrels
12 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Little Gull
19 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
10 Common Terns
9 Arctic Terns
2 Guillemots
2 Razorbills

8 Whimbrels
4 Wheatears

2 Grey Seals

Tuesday 25 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs; 11 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tristan Reid, Chris Hind, Craig Shaw, John Swann, James Bray, Natalia Lopez, Mike Collins, Mel ?, James Rimmer and Eleanor Morris

6 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
1056 Manx Shearwaters
1 Leach's Storm-petrel
52 European Storm-petrels
6 Great Skuas
67 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Puffin
2 Guillemots
2 Auk sp

1 Whimbrel

1 Dolphin sp
1 Basking Shark
8 Grey Seals

Monday 24 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tristan Reid, Chris Hind, James Bray, Natalia Lopez, Mike Collins, Mel C?, Craig Shaw, James Rimmer and Eleanor Stone

6 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
337 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
4 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juveniles)
111 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Puffin
3 Guillemots

1 Common Dolphin
1 dolphin sp
2 Basking Sharks
1 Ocean Sunfish
15 Grey Seals

Sunday 23 August (0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tristan Reid, Chris Hind, Craig Shaw, John Swann, Natalia Lopez, Mike Collins, Mel ?, James Rimmer and Eleanor Morris

12 Balearic Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
372 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Northern Diver
11 Common Scoters
5 Great Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juveniles)
66 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
1 Puffin
2 Guillemots

1 Whimbrel
2 Wheatears
2 Choughs

15 Grey Seals

Saturday 22 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
John Swann, Simon Colenutt, Natalia Lopez, Mike Collins and Mel ?

7 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
835 Manx Shearwaters
4 Great Skuas
4 Black-headed Gulls
30 Kittiwakes

5 Oystercatcher
1 Whimbrel
1 Grey Heron
4 Wheatears

6 Common Dolphins
15 Grey Seals

Friday 21 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tony John, John Swann, Cristyn Smith, Jason Hopkins, Mike Collins, Mel ?, Natalia Lopez

7 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Great Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
583 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
30 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
1 Razorbill
1 Guillemot
1 Auk sp

2 Choughs

1 Ocean Sunfish
15 Grey Seals

Thursday 20 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 11.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tony John, John Swann, Cristyn Smith and Jason Hopkins

8 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater
251 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm-petrels
5 Great Skuas
142 Kittiwakes
1 Puffin
1 Auk sp

6 Whimbrel

9 Grey Seals

Wednesday 19 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 11.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tony John, John Swann, James McCallum, Cristyn Smith, Jason Hopkins

14 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Great Shearwater
10 Sooty Shearwaters
433 Manx Shearwaters
33 European Storm-petrels
6 Common Scoters
15 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
143 Kittiwakes
9 Sandwich Terns
8 Puffins
1 Razorbill
3 Guillemots
2 Auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
7 Whimbrel

Tuesday 18 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 11.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Tony John, John Swann, Cristyn Smith and Jason Hopkins

6 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
224 Manx Shearwaters
8 Great Skuas
5 Arctic Skuas
34 Kittiwakes
5 Sandwich Terns
2 Puffins

1 Whimbrel

8 Grey Seals

Monday 17 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-1800 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian, John Swann, Cristyn Smith and Jason Hopkins

6 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Yelkouan-type shearwater
3 Sooty Shearwaters
160 Manx Shearwaters
4 Cormorants
43 Shags
3 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
10 Mediterranean Gulls (all juveniles, with one flock of seven)
8 Kittiwakes
1 Puffin
2 Guillemots

2 Oystercatchers
4 Grey Herons
1 Green Woodpecker (Porthgwarra car park)
47 Swallows
1 Wheatear

2 Common Dolphins
3 Ocean Sunfish
6 Grey Seals

Sunday 16 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian, Trudy Russell and Jason Birt

7 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater
3 Sooty Shearwaters
324 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
9 Cormorants
100 Shags (probably some duplication)
1 Common Scoter
7 Great Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juveniles)
25 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
2 Puffins
2 Guillemots
1 Auk sp

18 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
2 Black-tailed Godwits
1 Common Sandpiper

200+ Common Dolphins (possibly as many as 500-700!)
6 Harbour Porpoises
6 Grey Seals

Saturday 15 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian, Trudy Russell and Jason Birt

5 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Cory's Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
167 Manx Shearwaters
25 European Storm-petrels
75 Shags (probably some duplication)
3 Common Scoters
6 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
23 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
1 Guillemot

1 Little Egret
1 Oystercatcher
1 Black-tailed Godwit
20 Swallows

140+ Common Dolphins (including a pod of about 130 animals)
1 Basking Shark

Friday 14 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian

4 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
72 Manx Shearwaters
2 Cormorants
134 Shags (probably including some duplication)
2 Common Scoters
1 Black-headed Gull
28 Kittiwakes
1 Puffin

9 Oystercatchers
1 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Curlew

1 Pied Flycatcher (at watchpoint)

30+ Bottle-nosed Dolphin (swam west, included some juveniles).
1 Harbour Porpoise
1 Basking Shark

Thursday 13 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Linda Wilson and John Swann

3 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
159 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
2 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull (juvenile)
2 Black-headed Gulls
11 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
2 Puffins
1 Razorbill
2 Guillemots

5 Oystercatchers

3 Harbour Porpoises
7 Grey Seals

Wednesday 12 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Linda Wilson and John Swann

3 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
149 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
2 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
11 Kittiwakes
1 Puffin
1 Guillemot
15 Sandwich Terns

16 Black-tailed Godwits
1 Whimbrel
4 Swallows
2 Raven

2+ Harbour Porpoises
2 dolphin sp.
5-6 Grey Seals

Tuesday 11 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs; 11.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Linda Wilson and John Swann

3 Balearic Shearwater
3 Sooty Shearwaters
184 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
1 Cormorant
2 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
37 Kittiwakes
10 Sandwich Terns
1 Puffin
1 Razorbill
2 Guillemots

13 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
1 Peregrine
11 Swallows
1 Wheatear

8 Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish
8 Grey Seals

Monday 10 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian, John Swann and Julie Hitchin

6 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Sooty Shearwaters
216 Manx Shearwaters
179 Shags (probably some duplication)
1 Cormorant
1 Common Scoter
7 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
67 Kittiwakes

3 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
1 Swift

Sunday 8 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hours in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian, John Swann and Julie Hitchin

7 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
665 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
1 Cormorant
216 Shags (probably some duplication)
6 Common Scoters
1 Arctic Skua
5 Mediterranean Gulls (all juveniles)
46 Black-headed Gulls
119 Kittiwakes
4 Sandwich Terns
5 Common Terns
1 Puffin
1 Guillemot
1 Razorbill

26 Oystercatchers
1 Peregrine
2 Swifts
110 House Martins
178 Swallows

7 Harbour Porpoise
1 Ocean Sunfish
5 Grey Seals

Saturday 8 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hours in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian and Julie Hitchin

6 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
336 Manx Shearwaters
22 Cormorants
496 Shags (probably some duplication)
1 Shoveler (flying west)
3 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
39 Black-headed Gulls
114 Kittiwakes
1 Razorbill

13 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew
4 Whimbrel
1 Green Woodpecker (at watchpoint)
1 Swift
124 Swallows
68 House Martins

1 Basking Shark
8 Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish
several Grey Seals

Friday 7 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hours in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Derek Julian, John Swann and Julie Hitchin

17 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
392 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
11 Cormorants
403 Shags (probably some duplication)
14 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
129 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
1 Common Tern

1 Grey Heron
5 Oystercatcher
5 Whimbrel

1 Wheatear
21 Swallows
12 House Martins

5 Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish
several Grey Seals

Thursday 6 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Andy Gibb, Julie Hitchins and John Swann

10 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
735 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
12 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
59 Kittiwakes

15 Cormorants
1 Oystercatcher

7 Swallows

3 Harbour Porpoises
several Grey Seals

Wednesday 5 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Andy Gibb, Julie Hitchins and John Swann

10 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
632 Manx Shearwaters
4 European Storm-petrels
3 Great Skuas
92 Kittiwakes
4 Sandwich Terns
2 Puffins
3 Guillemots

4 Oystercatchers

6 Harbour Porpoises
several Grey Seals

Tuesday 4 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Andy Gibb, Julie Hitchins and John Swann

6 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater
553 Manx Shearwaters
4 European Storm-petrels
9 Great Skuas
8 Arctic Skuas
7 Kittiwakes
3 Puffins
1 Guillemot

1 Whimbrel

3 Harbour Porpoises
several Grey Seals

Monday 3 August 2009 (0600-1200 and 1300-1930 hrs; 12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Andy Gibb, Julie Hitchins and John Swann

15 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
615 Manx Shearwaters
17 European Storm-petrels
1 Common Scoter
3 Great Skuas
18 Kittiwakes
1 Puffins
1 Razorbills

3 Cormorant
2 Whimbrel
1 Oystercatchers

1 Basking Shark
8 Harbour Porpoises
several Grey Seals

Sunday 2 August 2009 (0630-1200 and 1300-1930 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Andy Gibb, Julie Hitchins and John Swann

10 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
489 Manx Shearwaters
1 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
11 Kittiwakes
3 Puffins
2 Guillemots
4 Razorbills

1 Cormorant
2 Oystercatchers

3 Swallows
1 Wheatear
2 Choughs

1 Basking Shark
2 Bottlenose Dolphins
4 Harbour Porpoises
several Grey Seals

Saturday 1 August 2009 (0600-1100 and 1200-1930 hrs; 12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, John Swann, Alice Jones and Julie Hitchins

12 Balearic Shearwaters
1 'Yelkouan-type' Shearwater
3 Sooty Shearwaters
296 Manx Shearwaters
2 Wilson's Storm-petrels (seen for at least three hours at 1.5-2 km range with up to 3 European Storm-petrels)
17 European Storm-petrels
1 Cormorant
4 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juveniles flying west)
39 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
18 Puffins
4 Guillemots
5 Razorbills
1 Auk sp

1 Swallow

3-6 Harbour Porpoises
2+ Grey Seals

Friday 31 July 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs; 11 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and Martin Royle

13 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
589 Manx Shearwaters
36 European Storm-petrels
7 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua (attacking Gannets)
1 Arctic Skua
45 Kittiwakes
5 Little Terns (flying east)
14 Puffins
6 Guillemots
1 Razorbill

25 Turnstones (flying east)
8 Whimbrel (flying east)
1 Curlew (flying east)

1 Swallow

2-3+ Common Dolphins (showed briefly, possibly same pod as yesterday)
4-8 Harbour Porpoises
3+ Grey Seals

Thursday 30 July 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, John Swann, Alice Jones, Philip Collins and Martin Royle

4 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
401 Manx Shearwaters
19 European Storm-petrels
70 Gannets (feeding offshore)
1 Common Scoter
3 Mediterranean Gulls (all juveniles flying west)
24 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (migrants heading S/SW)
37 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
9 Puffins
3 Guillemots
1 Auk sp

3-4 Oystercatchers
3 Swallows

8+ Common Dolphins (showed well for about one hour)
3-10 Harbour Porpoises
4+ Grey Seals

8+ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries (2nd generation)

Wednesday 29 July 2009 (0600-1800 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Philip Collins and Martin Royle

11 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
663 Manx Shearwaters
21 European Storm-petrels
80 Gannets (feeding offshore)
1 Cormorant (flying east)
3 Great Skuas
41 Kittiwakes
2 Commic Terns
8 Puffins
3 Guillemots

1-2 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrel
1 Greenshank (flying west)

1 Harbour Porpoise
2 Grey Seals
1 Portuguese Man-o-War (found in Porthgwarra Cove)

Tuesday 28 July 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, John Swann, Alice Jones, Philip Collins, Martin Royle and Dave Parker

7 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Great Shearwaters
6 Sooty Shearwaters
1651 Manx Shearwaters
24 European Storm-petrels
80 Gannets (feeding offshore)
5 Cormorants (flying east)
1 Great Skua
1 Pomarine Skua (pale-phase adult)
1 Mediterranean Gull
57 Kittiwakes
16 Puffins
21 Guillemots
1 auk sp

2 Oystercatchers
1 Raven

3+ small dolphin sp (probably Common Dolphins)
3-4 Grey Seals

Monday 27 July 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs; 12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, John Swann, Alice Jones, Philip Collins, Martin Royle and Dave Parker

4 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
349 Manx Shearwaters
14 European Storm-petrels
4 Arctic Skuas
4 Black-headed Gulls
108 Kittiwakes
6 Puffins
5 Guillemots
2 Razorbills
2 auk sp

2 Oystercatchers
11 Swallows

1+ Harbour Porpoise
3+ Grey Seals
2 Ocean Sunfish

4 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries

Sunday 26 July 2009 (0600-1900 hrs; 13 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and Philip Collins

1 1st/2nd-year Black-browed Albatross (flew west at 500 m range from 0831-0834 hrs)
41 Balearic Shearwaters (including one attacked by Great Skua!)
3 Sooty Shearwaters
611 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm-petrels
14 Common Scoters
5 Great Skuas
7 Arctic Skuas
35 Kittiwakes
11 Puffins
19 Guillemots
2 Razorbills
7 auk sp.

8 Grey Seals

Saturday 25 July 2009 (0530-2030 hrs; 15 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, John Swann, Alice Jones, Philip Collins, Joanna Jones, Stephen Lawler and Martin Royle

58 Balearic Shearwaters (49 before 1200 hrs)
1 Sooty Shearwater
381 Manx Shearwaters
3 Great Skuas
115 Kittiwakes
1 Commic Tern
11 Puffins
14 Guillemots
3 Razorbills
7 auk sp

8 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
1 Sanderling
15 Swallows W/S

2+ Grey Seals

Friday 24 July 2009 (0530-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Natalia Lopez, Philip Collins, Joanna Jones, Stephen Lawler, Martin Royle and Andy Lakin

9 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
277 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm-petrels
1 Gannet (headless corpse found on cliff path)
35 Shags
2 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
111 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
3 Puffins
6 Guillemots
1 Razorbill

1 Black-tailed Godwit (flying west)
2 Curlews
5 Swallows W

2-5 Harbour Porpoises
2 dolphin sp (distant Risso's or Bottlenose)
4+ Grey Seals
1 Ocean Sunfish

Thursday 23 July 2009 (0530-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs; 12 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, John Swann, Alice Jones, Natalia Lopez, Philip Collins, Joanna Jones, Stephen Lawler and Andy Lakin

6 Balearic Shearwaters
272 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
50 Gannets (feeding over Runnelstone Reef)
10 Common Scoters
1 Mediterranean Gull
1 Common Gull
118 Kittiwakes
4 Commic Terns
3 Puffins
10 Guillemots
4 Razorbills
1 auk sp

1 Whimbrel
8 Swallows S
2 Ravens

6+ Bottlenose Dolphins
1 Harbour Porpoise
5+ Grey Seals

Wednesday 22 July 2009 (0530-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Natalia Lopez, Philip Collins, Joanna Jones and Stephen Lawler

5 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
271 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Skua
2 Arctic Skuas
98 Kittiwakes
11 Puffins
16 Guillemots
2 Razorbills
2 auk sp

1 Little Egret (flew W offshore)
1 Oystercatcher

3-4 Grey Seals (one seen eating a large Grey Mullet)

Tuesday 21 July 2009 (0530-1300 and 1400-2030 hrs; 13.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Natalia Lopez, Philip Collins, Joanna Jones and Stephen Lawler

7 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
459 Manx Shearwaters
110 Gannets (feeding flock)
2 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
3 Arctic Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls
81 Kittiwakes
11 Puffins
16 Guillemots
11 Razorbills
1 auk sp

1 Buzzard (mobbed by two Kestrels)

4-5 Grey Seals

Monday 20 July 2009 (0530-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs; 12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Natalia Lopez, Philip Collins and John Swann

28 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Great Shearwater
6 Cory's Shearwaters
11 Sooty Shearwaters
975 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm-petrels
35 Shags
2 Cormorants
6 Common Scoters
1 Pomarine Skua (3rd-summer)
1 Great Skua
4 Arctic Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
87 Kittiwakes
1 Commic Tern
2 Sandwich Terns
15 Puffins
32 Guillemots
9 Razorbills
7 auk sp.

1-2 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrel
6 Sanderling
1 Buzzard
1 Raven
1 buck Roe Deer (visited watchpoint on cliff edge!)

2-3 Basking Sharks
3+ Bottlenose Dolphins
4 Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish
5+ Grey Seals

Sunday 19 July 2009 (0530-1830 hrs; 13 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, Natalia Lopez and John Swann

21 Balearic Shearwaters
8 Cory's Shearwaters
18 Sooty Shearwaters
1615 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm-petrels
4 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
49 Kittiwakes
8 Arctic Terns
2 Commic Terns
4 Sandwich Terns
13 Puffins
22 Guillemots
5 Razorbills
3 auk sp

4+ Grey Seals

Saturday 18 July 2009 (0530-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs; 12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Alice Jones

13 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Cory's Shearwater (seen flying over a Risso's Dolphin!)
7 Sooty Shearwaters
1937 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
74 Common Scoters
5 Mediterranean Gulls (all flying west)
2 Black-headed Gulls
59 Kittiwakes
1 Common Tern
4 Sandwich Terns
5 Puffins
70 Guillemots
11 Razorbills
11 auk sp

3 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
1-2 Grey Herons
1 Grey Wagtail

6+ Basking Sharks (up to 4 in view at one time)
3 Risso's Dolphins (incl mother + calf)
1 Harbour Porpoise
3 Grey Seals

Friday 17 July 2009 (0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs;12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, John Swann and Sue Sayer

246 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Skua
3 Mediterranean Gulls (all juveniles/immatures flying west)
83 Kittiwakes
1 Puffin
14 Guillemots
2 Razorbills
12 auk sp

5 Oystercatchers
2 Curlews
2 Whimbrels
1-2 Buzzards
1 Peregrine
1 pr Rock Pipit + 1 juv
1 pr Fulmar nesting

Thursday 16 July 2009 0530-1800 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn and Alice Jones

36 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1299 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
34 Shags
61 Common Scoter
1 Arctic Skua
5 Mediterranean Gulls (all juveniles/immatures flying west)
96 Kittiwakes
15 Puffins
32 Guillemots
3 Razorbills
8 auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
4 Whimbrels
2 Turnstones
2 Sanderlings

2-5 Harbour Porpoises
2-3 Grey Seals
2 Ocean Sunfish

Wednesday 15 July 2009 (0530-1200 hrs and 1400-2030 hrs)
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and John Swann

19 Balearic Shearwaters
1539 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm-petrel
4 Mediterranean Gulls (all juveniles flying west)
155 Kittiwakes
9 Puffins
31 Guillemots
4 Razorbills
1 auk sp

1 Sparrowhawk
1 Raven
2 Swallows

2-5 Harbour Porpoises
1-2 Grey Seals
1 Ocean Sunfish

Porthgwarra Valley
1 Roe Deer
1 Rush Veneer
20+ Painted Lady