Survey results 2010

Saturday 4 September 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs (10.5 hrs in total)
Kevin Bainbridge and Phil Collins

27 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Manx Shearwaters
3 Common Scoters
3 Arctic Skuas
5 Great Skuas
54 Kittiwakes
13 Sandwich Terns
4 Commic Terns
1 Razorbill

1 Grey Seal

1 Badger (on walk to watchpoint in the morning)

Friday 3 September 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs (10.5 hrs in total)
Tony John, John Swann and Phil Collins

11 Balearic Shearwaters
14 Manx Shearwaters
1 Arctic Skua
6 Great Skuas
4 Black-headed Gulls
93 Kittiwakes
3 Common Terns
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Commic Tern
1 Guillemot
4 auk sp

2 Choughs
4 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
2 Turnstones
6 Swallows

1 Ocean Sunfish
3 Grey seals (one eating a conger eel!)

Thursday 2 September 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs (10.5 hrs in total)
Tony John, John Swann, Phil Collins, Sam Jones, Tony Mills and Pete Berry

13 Balearic Shearwaters
41 Manx Shearwaters
17 Black-headed Gulls
161 Kittiwakes
7 Arctic Skuas
6 Sandwich Terns
15 Common Terns
1 Arctic Tern
11 Commic Terns
4 Guillemots
4 Razorbills
9 auk sp

1 Marsh Harrier (female)
1 Chough
1 Grey Heron
4 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrel
4 Turnstones
8 Swallows
1 Yellow Wagtail

1 Basking shark
1 Grey seal
1 Silver Y

Wednesday 1 September 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs (10.5 hrs in total)
Tony John, John Swann, Phil Collins and Sam Jones

9 Balearic Shearwaters
55 Manx Shearwaters
1 Cormorant
28 Common Scoters
12 Arctic Skuas
3 Great Skuas
15 Black-headed Gulls
224 Kittiwakes
8 Sandwich Terns
14 Common Terns
3 Commic Terns
1 Razorbill
6 auk sp

1 Risso's Dolphin
3 Harbour Porpoises
1 Basking Shark
10 Grey Seals

2 Choughs
1 Peregrine
4 Oystercatchers
6 Swallows
1 Wheatear

Tuesday 31 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs (11 hrs in total)
John Swann, Phil Collins and Sam Jones

13 Balearic Shearwaters
88 Manx Shearwaters
3 Common Scoters
14 Arctic Skuas
3 Great Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
240 Kittiwakes
27 Sandwich Terns
5 Arctic Terns
3 Commic Terns
7 Razorblls
5 Guillemots
7 auk sp

2 Choughs
1 Oystercatcher
2 Whimbrel
4+ Wheatears

1 Harbour Porpoise
1 Ocean Sunfish
9 Grey Seals

Monday 30 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs (11 hrs in total)
Simon Hartill, Phil Collins, John Swann and Sam Jones

16 Balearic Shearwaters
160 Manx Shearwaters
1 Common Scoter
6 Arctic Skuas
75 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
2 Common Terns
4 Razorbills
1 Guillemot
10 auk sp

2 Choughs
12 Oystercatchers
1 Grey Plover
1 Greenshank
10+ Wheatears

2 Basking Sharks
3 Harbour Porpoises
5+ dolphin sp
6 Grey Seals

Sunday 29 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs (11 hrs in total)
Simon Hartill, Phil Collins and Kathryn Driscoll

29 Balearic Shearwaters
13 Manx Shearwaters
2 Shelducks
4 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
3 Sandwich Terns
10 Commic Terns
8 Razorbills
5 auk sp

2 Oystercatchers
5 Whimbrel
1 Dunlin
3 Turnstones

15+ Swallows

1 Minke Whale (seen breaching)
4 Harbour Porpoises
2 Basking Sharks
4+ Grey Seals

Saturday 27 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs (11 hrs in total)
Simon Hartill and Phil Collins

16 Balearic Shearwaters
57 Manx Shearwaters
2 Arctic Skuas
69 Kittiwakes
6 Sandwich Terns
6 Commic Terns
2 Guillemot
15 auk sp

1 Oystercatcher
3 Sanderling
13 Dunlin
4 Wheatears

2-3 Basking Sharks
5+ Harbour Porpoises
14 Grey Seals

1 Common Lizard
1 Blenny (in rockpool at lunch)

Friday 27 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs (11 hrs in total)
Andy Symes, John Swann, Polly Phillpot, Phil Collins and Teresa Donohue

36 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Pomarine Skua (adult pale morph)
29 Manx Shearwaters
2 Cormorants
1 Arctic Skua
2 Great Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
2 Black-headed Gulls
40 Kittiwakes
11 Sandwich Terns
17 Commic terns
2 Razorbills
6 auk sp

1 Little Egret
8 Oystercatchers
3 Whimbrels
2 Turnstones
2 Sand Martins
8 Swallows
2+ Wheatears

1 Basking Shark
8-10 Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish
14 Grey Seals

1 Painted Lady

Thursday 26th August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Andy Symes, John Swann, Phil Collins, Polly Phillpot, Teresa Donohue and Tom and Sarah McKinney

105 Balearic Shearwaters
155 Manx Shearwaters
1 Common Scoter
11 Great Skuas
4 Arctic Skuas
84 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
20 Commic terns
6 Razorbills
6 auk sp.

2 Choughs
1 Montagu's Harrier (juvenile, probably this species, also seen from Hella Point)
7 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrel
1 Bar-tailed Godwit
1+ Greenshank
5 Turnstone
2+ Wheatears
3+ Swallows

5+ Common Dolphins
1 Harbour Porpoise
2 Grey Seals

Wednesday 25 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs (10.5 hrs in total)
Kevin Rylands, Andy Symes, Polly Phillpot, Teresa Donohue and Phil Collins

72 Balearic Shearwaters
61 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm Petrel
11 Great Skuas
4 Arctic Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
61 Kittiwakes
5 Sandwich Terns
2 Arctic Terns
8 Commic Terns
2 Razorbills
1 auk sp.

2 Choughs
2 Oystercatchers
32 Whimbrel
27 Bar-tailed Godwits
16 Turnstone
1 Dunlin

2 Grey Seals

Tuesday 24 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Kevin Rylands, Teresa Donohue, John Swann, Phil Collins, Andy Symes and Polly Phillpot

16 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
238 Manx Shearwaters
9 European Storm Petrels
1 Cormorant
5 Great Skuas
40 Kittiwakes
22 Commic Terns
7 Puffins
2 Razorbills
6 auk sp

2 Oystercatcher
2 Ringed Plovers
4 small wader sp
3 Turnstones
1 Sand Martin
1 Wheatear

5+ Common Dolphins
1 Ocean Sunfish
8 Grey Seals

2 Small Tortoiseshell

Monday 23 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Kevin Rylands, Alice Jones, Teresa Donohue, John Swann and Polly Phillpot

7 Balearic Shearwaters
86 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm Petrels
1 Cormorant
11 Great Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
98 Kittiwakes
4 Arctic Terns
18 Commic Terns (inc 1 prob Roseate and 8 prob Arctic)
1 Puffin
1 Razorbill
1 Guillemot

6 Black-tailed Godwits

1 Minke Whale
4 Grey Seals

Sunday 22 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Kevin Rylands, Alice Jones, Simon Boswell, Daniel Murphy and Polly Phillpot

32 Balearic Shearwaters
132 Manx Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
11 European Storm Petrels
3 Mediterranean Gulls
89 Kittiwakes
3 Great Skuas
2 Sandwich Terns
1 Guillemot

4 Oystercatchers
16 Whimbrel
3 Dunlin
1 Turnstone
7 Swallows

4 Harbour Porpoises
1 Basking Shark
4 Grey Seals

Saturday 21 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Ryan Irvine, Alice Jones, Simon Boswell, John Swann, Bryan Rimmer, Richard Fowling, Simeon Grundy, James Grundy and David Cambell

40 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Great Shearwater
138 Manx Shearwaters
5 European Storm Petrels
1 Grey Phalarope
10 Great Skuas
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Black-headed Gull
135 Kittiwakes
4 Sandwich Terns
1 Commic Tern
2 Razorbills
1 Guillemot

2 Choughs
2 Whimbrel

7+ Bottlenose Dolphins
1+ Grey Seal

Friday 20 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0700-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs (11 hrs in total)
Ryan Irvine, Alice Jones, Simon Boswell, Bryan Rimmer and Hugh Bradshaw

102 Balearic Shearwaters
12 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Great Shearwater
158 Manx Shearwaters
18 European Storm Petrels
10 Common Scoters
13 Great Skuas
1 Pomarine Skua
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Little Gull
2 Black-headed Gulls
211 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
1 Roseate Tern
3 Common Terns
5 Commic Terns
3 Razorbills

2 Choughs
9 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrel
4 Snipe

1 Grey Seal

Thursday 19 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1300-1800 hrs (10.5 hrs in total)
Ryan Irvine, Alice Jones, John Swann, Bryan Rimmer and Tom Horton

36 Balearic Shearwaters
406 Manx Shearwaters
2 Great Shearwaters
8 Sooty Shearwaters
5 European Storm Petrels
6 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
5 Mediterranean Gulls
130 Kittiwakes
2 Puffins

2 Choughs
15 Whimbrel

1 Grey Seal

Wednesday 18 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Ryan Irvine, Alice Jones, John Swann, Bryan Rimmer and Tom Horton

18 Balearic Shearwaters
467 Manx Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
4 European Storm Petrels
1 Common Scoter
57 Kittiwakes
2 Common Terns
8 Commic Terns

1 Wheatear

2+ Harbour Porpoises
2 dolphin sp.
3 Basking Sharks
1 Ocean Sunfish
3 Grey Seals

Tuesday 17 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
Ryan Irvine, Alice Jones and Tom Horton
0630-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs (12 hrs in total)

19 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
171 Manx Shearwaters
12 Mallards
16 Common Scoters
1 Mediterranean Gull
3 Black-headed Gulls
89 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
7 Common Terns
1 Guillemot

2 Whimbrel

1 Harbour Porpoise
4 Grey Seals

Monday 16 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0630-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Ryan Irvine, Alice Jones and Tom Horton

15 Balearic Shearwaters
714 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm Petrels
4 Great Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
9 Black-headed Gulls
90 Kittiwakes
4 Common Terns
11 Commic Terns
2 auk sp.

3 Whimbrel
2 Turnstone
3 Dunlin
3 Redshank
13 Swallows

8+ Common Dolphins
5 Harbour Porpoises
1 Basking Shark
3 Grey Seals

1 Painted Lady
10+ Common Blue
10+ Grayling

Sunday 15 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Ryan Irvine, Tom Horton, Trudy Russell, Jason Birt and John Swann

16 Balearic Shearwaters
1392 Manx Shearwaters
3 European Storm Petrels
2 Teal
10 Common Scoters
5 Great Skuas
1 Arctic Skua
3 Mediterranean Gulls
8 Black-headed Gulls
59 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
13 Common Terns
6 Commic Terns
2 Guillemots

1 Chough (heard)
2 Peregrines (female and juvenile)
4 Dunlin
5 Whimbrel
23 Swallows
1 Wheatear
1 Willow Warbler

5 Common Dolphins
8 dolphin sp.
1 Harbour Porpoise
1 Basking Shark
5 Grey Seals

1 Painted Lady
4 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
10+ Common Blue
1 Small Tortoiseshell
1 Peacock
10+ Grayling
2 Gatekeepers

Saturday 14 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1300-1930 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Chris Kehoe, Tom Horton and John Swann

14 Balearic Shearwaters
3223 Manx Shearwaters
11 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
8 Black-headed Gulls
37 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
12 Commic Terns
1 Guillemot
1 Razorbill
1 auk sp.

5 Oystercatchers
1 Dunlin
2 Turnstones
11 Swallows

2 Common Dolphins
6 Harbour Porpoises
2 Basking Sharks
1 Ocean Sunfish
5 Grey Seals

3 Painted Ladies

Friday 13 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Chris Kehoe and Tom Horton

8 Balearic Shearwaters
1382 Manx Shearwaters
7 Common Scoters
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juvs)
20 Black-headed Gulls
35 Kittiwakes
18 commic Terns

2 Choughs
5 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrels
7 Swallows
1 Wheatear

2 Harbour Porpoises
11 Grey Seals

Thursday 12 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Chris Kehoe, Tom Horton, Roger Carrington and Ryan Irvine

22 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Sooty Shearwaters
2428 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Skua
5 Mediterranean Gulls (all juvs)
7 Black-headed Gulls
15 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Terns
1 Guillemot
1 auk sp

2 Choughs
4 Oystercatchers
1 Greenshank

2 Harbour Porpoises
7 Grey Seals

Wednesday 11 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Chris Kehoe, Tom Horton and John Swann

25 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
2392 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Skua
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juvs)
5 Black-headed Gulls
61 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
4 Arctic Terns
1 Razorbill

16 Oystercatchers
3 Bar-tailed Godwits
1 Redshank

15 Bottlenose Dolphins
10 Common Dolphins
2 Harbour Porpoises
6 Grey Seals

2 Silver-Y Moths
2 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1300-1900 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Chris Kehoe, Tom Horton and John Swann

22 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
1000 Manx Shearwaters
4 Common Shelducks (west then back east)
7 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juvs)
5 Black-headed Gulls
131 Kittiwakes
3 auk sp

2 Choughs
8 Oystercatchers
5 Black-tailed Godwits
2 Turnstones
1 Common Sandpiper

1 Harbour Porpoise
5 Grey Seals

Monday 9 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-19.30 (fog) (11.5 hrs in total)
Chris Kehoe, Tom Horton, Trudy Russell, Jason Birt, Ben Mines and Rod Standing

46 Balearic Shearwaters
12 Sooty Shearwaters
1491 Manx Shearwaters
4 European Storm Petrels
2 Teal
36 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
39 Kittiwakes
3 Razorbills
2 auk sp

2 Choughs
6 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrel
2 Curlew

2 Common Dolphins
2 Harbour Porpoises
10 Grey Seals
1 Basking Shark

Sunday 8 August

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Chris Kehoe, Trudy Russell, Jason Birt, Tom Horton and Phil Collins

16 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
708 Manx Shearwaters
1 Cormorant
23 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
2 Mediterranean Gulls (juvs)
1 Black-headed Gull
41 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
16 Commic Terns
3 Razorbills

1 Little Egret
1 Common Quail (heard)
22 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrel

4 Common Dolphins
4 Harbour Porpoises
6-8 Basking Sharks
2 Ocean Sunfish
10 Grey Seals

Saturday 7 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Tom and Sarah McKinney, Phil Collins, John Swann and Chris Kehoe

24 Balearic Shearwaters
9 Sooty Shearwaters
488 Manx Shearwaters
8 European Storm Petrels
4 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls (juvs)
2 Black-headed Gulls
42 Kittiwakes
2 Arctic Terns
1 Puffin
7 Guillemots
1 Razorbill

3 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
15 Swallows
1 Wheatear

1 Basking Shark
1 Minke Whale (spectacular views of repeated breaching)
2 Common Dolphins

Friday 6 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Tom and Sarah McKinney, Phil Collins, John Swann, Ray and Irene Archer

2 Yelkouan-type shearwaters (1628 and 1705 hrs; both seen very well at close range)
160 Balearic Shearwaters (record count for Gwennap Head)
15 Sooty Shearwaters
1441 Manx Shearwaters
41 European Storm Petrels
15 Great Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls (juvs)
2 Black-headed Gulls
51 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
12 Common Terns
8 commic Terns
1 Puffin
2 Guillemots
1 Razorbill

1 Grey Heron
1 Oystercatcher
1 Ringed Plover
4 Whimbrel

3+ Basking Sharks
2 Harbour Porpoises

Thursday 5 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Tom and Sarah McKinney, Phil Collins, John Swann, Ray and Irene Archer, David Bradnum

43 Balearic Shearwaters
7 Sooty Shearwaters
3865 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm Petrel
18 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas (both adult dark morphs)
6 Mediterranean Gulls (all juvs)
1 Black-headed Gull
68 Kittiwakes
3 Commic Terns
1 Puffin
1 Guillemot
2 auk sp

2 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
4 Redshanks
24 Swallow

1 Basking Shark
Grey Mullets (shoal surface-feeding close inshore)

1 Painted Lady
3 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Wednesday 4 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Tom and Sarah McKinney, Phil Collins

12 Balearic Shearwaters
10 Sooty Shearwaters
1827 Manx Shearwaters
26 European Storm Petrels
15 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
44 Kittiwakes
4 Puffins
3 Guillemots

1 Basking Shark

Tuesday 3 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Tom and Sarah McKinney, Phil Collins and John Swann

32 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Sooty Shearwaters
4207 Manx Shearwaters
19 European Storm Petrels
28 Common Scoters
6 Great Skuas
15 Mediterranean Gulls (14 juvs, 1 ad)
3 Black-headed Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv)
65 Kittiwakes
2 Sandwich Terns
2 Arctic Terns
4 Common Terns
2 Commic Terns
2 Puffins
5 Guillemots
3 auk sp

3 Choughs
5 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
6 Swallows

3+ Risso's Dolphins (seen for 30 mins, incl calf repeatedly breaching)
30+ Common Dolphins

Monday 2 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Tom McKinney and Phil Collins

24 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
1427 Manx Shearwaters
4 European Storm Petrels
10 Common Scoters
14 Mediterranean Gulls (12 juvs, 2 ads)
7 Black-headed Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv)
117 Kittiwakes
1 Common Tern
2 Puffins
8 Guillemots
4 Razorbills
4 auk sp

19 Oystercatchers
5 Ringed Plovers
9 Dunlin
1 Whimbrel
1 Curlew
21 Swallow
1 Wheatear

7+ Common Dolphins
5+ Harbour Porpoises
1 Ocean Sunfish
3 Grey Seals

1 Painted Lady
1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Sunday 1 August 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Tom and Sarah McKinney, Phil Collins and Russell Wynn

30 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Sooty Shearwaters
1708 Manx Shearwaters
37 European Storm Petrels
10 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
11 Mediterranean Gulls (9 juvs, 2 ads)
14 Black-headed Gulls
100 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
3 Common Terns
1 Commic Tern
3 Puffins
8 Guillemots
2 Razorbills
2 auk sp

1 Basking Shark
50+ Common Dolphins
1 Harbour Porpoise

Saturday 31 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Phil Collins and John Swann

28 Balearic Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
1211 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm Petrels
1 Cormorant
44 Shags
1 Tufted Duck
17 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
10 Mediterranean Gulls (all juvs)
2 Black-headed Gulls
117 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
2 Common Terns
1 Arctic Tern
1 Commic Tern
1 Puffin
8 Guillemots
2 Razorbills
2 auk sp

19 Oystercatchers
5 Ringed Plovers
1 Dunlin
1 Whimbrel
2 Curlew
1 Common Sandpiper
11 Swallows
1 Wheatear

1-2 Minke Whales (incl one joining dolphin and seabird feeding frenzy)
25+ Common Dolphins (in feeding frenzy with Gannets etc for 45 minutes)
11 Grey Seals (disturbed off haul-out by kayakers)

several Oak Eggars
1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Friday 30 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-1930 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Phil Collins, John Swann, John Down and Morwenna Adams

51 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Great Northern Diver (summer plumage bird flying west)
1 Sooty Shearwater
3784 Manx Shearwaters
5 European Storm Petrel
2 Cormorants
1 Teal
57 Common Scoters
4 Great Skuas
4 Mediterranean Gulls (all juvs)
2 Black-headed Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull (juvs)
193 Kittiwakes
4 Sandwich Terns
4 Arctic Terns
17 Commic Terns
3 Puffins
34 Guillemots
13 Razorbills
4 auk sp

1+ Oystercatcher
4 Whimbrel
4 Curlew
1 Bar-tailed Godwit
3 Swallows
3 Wheatears

1 Harbour Porpoise
8 Grey Seals

1 Painted Lady
1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Thursday 29 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Phil Collins and John Swann

19 Balearic Shearwaters
757 Manx Shearwaters
6 Cormorants
29 Common Scoters
18 Mediterranean Gulls (all juvs flying west)
6 Black-headed Gulls
2 Yellow-legged Gulls (juvs)
240 Kittiwakes
8 Sandwich Terns
1 Common Tern
3 Commic Terns
14 Guillemots
4 Razorbills
6 auk sp

4 Oystercatchers
4 Whimbrel
1 Turnstone
4 Swifts
25 Swallows
4 Ravens

3-7 Harbour Porpoises
8 Grey Seals (incl one seen underwater during lunchtime snorkel)

1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth
1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Wednesday 28 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Phil Collins, Danielle Edgar and John Swann

2 Roseate Terns (flew west at 0815 hrs - Balearic Shearwater and Puffin seen in same field of view!)
37 Balearic Shearwaters (incl one lingering around angling boat for 1.5 hrs)
615 Manx Shearwaters
3 Sooty Shearwaters
4 European Storm Petrels
32 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
5 Mediterranean Gulls (all juvs flying west)
1 Black-headed Gull
1 Common Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gulls (juvs)
76 Kittiwakes
1 Arctic Tern
3 Commic Terns
6 Puffins
35 Guillemots
2 Razorbills

2 Choughs (calling constantly in background while watching dolphins - see below!)
1 Oystercatcher
1 Whimbrel
20 Swallows (flying south)
1 Raven

5 White-beaked Dolphins (spectacular but distant views for almost 2 hours with regular breaching)
2 Risso's Dolphin (multiple 'back breaches' noted - seen for 3.5 hours near to White-beaked Dolphins)
1 Harbour Porpoise
1 Ocean Sunfish
9 Grey Seals

1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Several Pollack, Wrasse and Spiny Spider Crabs (seen during lunchtime snorkeling)

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (13 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Phil Collins, Danielle Edgar, Martin Unwin and Paul Cook

18 Balearic Shearwaters
1927 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm Petrel
1 Teal
5 Common Scoters
5 Great Skuas
10 Mediterranean Gulls (all juvs flying west)
1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv)
115 Kittiwakes
2 Puffins
36 Guillemots
3 Razorbills
1 auk sp

2 Choughs
2 Whimbrel
12 Swifts
4 Swallows

20-27 Common Dolphins (two pods, incl some animals bow-riding a yacht)
3-5 Harbour Porpoises (incl mother+calf pair)
1 Ocean Sunfish
8 Grey Seals

1 Common Toad (Porthgwarra Valley)
1 Common Shrew (Porthgwarra Valley)
1 Dark Sword-grass (Ardensawah Farm)

Monday 26 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1330-1900 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Phil Collins and John Swann

7 Balearic Shearwaters
840 Manx Shearwaters
4 Mallards
86 Common Scoters
5 Mediterranean Gulls
3 Black-headed Gulls
24 Kittiwakes
4 Puffins
12 Guillemots
4 Razorbills
9 auk sp

4 Oystercatchers
4 Whimbrel
40 Swallows (flying south)

11 Grey Seals
1 Common Toad (Porthgwarra Valley)
Spiny Spider Crab, Ballan Wrasse and Lesser Sandeels (incl one leucistic individual) all seen during lunchtime snorkel

Sunday 25 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (13 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn and Phil Collins

26 Balearic Shearwaters
2129 Manx Shearwaters
53 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
8 Mediterranean Gulls
27 Black-headed Gulls
46 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
5 Puffins
40 Guillemots
16 Razorbills
5 auk sp

1 Grey Heron (arrived from south)
5 Oystercatchers
10 Whimbrel
2 Swallows
4 Ravens

7 Grey Seals
1 Common Toad (Porthgwarra Valley)

1 Silver-Y

Saturday 24 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1400-1900 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Trudy Russell, Jason Birt and Phil Collins

11 Balearic Shearwaters (including one associating with Common Dolphins)
1 Sooty Shearwater
5912 Manx Shearwaters
1 European Storm Petrel
1 Cormorant
71 Common Scoters
1 Arctic Skua
4 Mediterranean Gulls
7 Black-headed Gulls
46 Kittiwakes
3 Sandwich Terns
11 Puffins
89 Guillemots
68 Razorbills
9 auk sp

2 Choughs
3 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
1 Curlew
1 Turnstone

30+ Common Dolphins (lingering offshore for two hours)
1 Ocean Sunfish
5 Grey Seals

Friday 23 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (12.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, John Swann, Phil Taylor, Hilary Mitchell and Phil Wallace

14 Balearic Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
1043 Manx Shearwaters
4 European Storm Petrels
1 Cormorant
23 Common Scoters
1 Yellow-legged Gull (juvenile)
7 Mediterranean Gulls
9 Black-headed Gulls
40 Kittiwakes
9 Puffins
302 Guillemots
56 Razorbills
30 auk sp

2 Choughs
1 Oystercatcher
1 Sanderling
2 Curlews
2 Wheatears

1 Basking Shark
7+ Common Dolphins (feeding offshore for 40 minutes with up to 75 Gannets overhead)
1 Ocean Sunfish
9 Grey Seals

1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth
2 Painted Ladies

Thursday 22 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Tom Horton and John Swann

9 Balearic Shearwaters
3 Roseate Terns (2W then SSE at 0705-0709 hrs then 1W at 0749 hrs)
2229 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm Petrels
4 Mallards
4 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
1 Yellow-legged Gull (arrived from S)
6 Mediterranean Gulls
34 Black-headed Gulls
57 Kittiwakes
8 Puffins
32 Guillemots
15 Razorbills
15 auk sp

1 Grey Heron (flying E)
4 Oystercatchers
2 Whimbrels
2 Ravens

1 Basking Shark
2-3 Harbour Porpoises
2-3 Grey Seals

Wednesday 21 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (13 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Tom Horton, John Swann, Chris Carter and Tim the Dog

3 Balearic Shearwaters
1226 Manx Shearwaters
1 pr Fulmar (on nest with chick)
3 European Storm Petrels
44 Shags (at day-roost)
20 Common Scoters
2 Great Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
5 Mediterranean Gulls
3 Black-headed Gulls
56 Kittiwakes
5 Puffins
21 Guillemots
1 Razorbill
7 auk sp

2 Choughs
1 Little Egret (flying west)
2-3 Oystercatchers
1 Whimbrel
2 Swallows
2 Wheatears
1 pr Rock Pipit (with fledged juveniles)

8-9 Basking Sharks (incl up to 8 feeding together for 1.5 hours)
3 Ocean Sunfish
1-3 Harbour Porpoises
2 Grey Seals (incl one eating a mullet)
100's Grey Mullet

Tuesday 20 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1930 hrs (13.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn and Tom Horton

16 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1958 Manx Shearwaters
4 European Storm Petrels
1 Cormorant
30 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
1 Mediterranean Gull
4 Black-headed Gulls
104 Kittiwakes
1 Arctic Tern
7 Puffins
26 Guillemots
13 Razorbills
2 auk sp

1 Grey Heron
7 Turnstones
1 Sanderling
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Swifts

1-3 Basking Sharks
1 Ocean Sunfish
5-10 Harbour Porpoises
1 Grey Seal

1 Silver-Y

Monday 19 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1330-1830 hrs (11.5 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, John Swann, Sophia Butler-Cowdry and Tom Hinman

50 Balearic Shearwaters
6 Sooty Shearwaters
3720 Manx Shearwaters
9 European Storm Petrels
128 Common Scoters
3 Great Skuas
3 Mediterranean Gulls
2 Black-headed Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv)
79 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Arctic Tern
19 Puffins
61 Guillemots
20 Razorbills
2 auk sp

40 Swifts
1 Wheatear (juv)

1-3 Basking Sharks
2 Ocean Sunfish
7 Grey Seals

Sunday 18 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1230-1900 hrs (13 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones and John Foster

64 Balearic Shearwaters
2 Sooty Shearwaters
4712 Manx Shearwaters
5 European Storm Petrels
44 Shags
34 Mallards
36 Common Scoters
1 Great Skua
2 Mediterranean Gulls
4 Black-headed Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv)
54 Kittiwakes
1 Sandwich Tern
23 Puffins
145 Guillemots
33 Razorbills

1 Swift

1-2 Basking Sharks
11+ Bottlenose Dolphins (incl 3 calves)
11 Grey Seals

1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth
1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Saturday 17 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0530-1200 and 1400-2030 hrs (13 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn and Alice Jones

1 Yelkouan-type Shearwater (flew west at 0.4 km range at 1736 hrs with 3 Manxies)
34 Balearic Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
2141 Manx Shearwaters
2 European Storm Petrels
1 Arctic Skua
3 Mediterranean Gulls
2 Black-headed Gulls
78 Kittiwakes
2 Puffins
83 Guillemots
20 Razorbills
25 auk sp

1 Grey Heron
1 Kestrel
8 Oystercatchers
4 Whimbrel

8 Bottlenose Dolphins (seen several times - amazing views!)
2-4 Harbour Porpoises
3+ Grey Seals

Friday 16 July 2010

Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
0600-1200 and 1400-2000 hrs (12 hrs in total)
Russell Wynn, Alice Jones, John Swann and Daniel Murphy

88 Balearic Shearwaters
1746 Manx Shearwaters
6 European Storm Petrels
1 Great Skua
3 Arctic Skuas
1 Mediterranean Gull
67 Kittiwakes
4 Puffins
97 Guillemots
32 Razorbills
8 auk sp

1 Swallow W

2 Basking Sharks
6-8 Bottlenose Dolphins (moving west, incl one calf)
1 Harbour Porpoise
3+ Grey Seals