Our
ISLES OF SCILLY & CORNWALL tour from
15TH - 20TH AUGUST 2008 produced another exhilirating experience for seabird enthusiasts. There is simply no comparison of the views obtained of these enigmatic species and the enormously experienced crew and leaders play an important part in the success of the trip and are only too happy to impart their knowledge to all.
Wilsons Storm Petrel is probably the most sort after species and one duly obliged - the first for over a fortnight in what has turned out to be a poor year for the species. An exceptional trip total of in excess of sixty
Cory's Shearwaters was unprecedented after recording just one in the prevous two years, while eight
Great Shearwaters was about average, but as always an exciting bird to see. Sixty seven
Sooty Shearwaters included forty five seen off
Pendeen Watch in Cornwall, while other total included 500
European Storm Petrel, 1500
Manx Shearwater, twelve
Balearic Shearwaters, fifteen
Great Skuas, twelve
Arctic Skuas and we were particularly delighted to add our first two
Pomarine Skuas, Grey Phalarope and full breeding plumaged adult
Sabine's Gull to our overall list for this tour
. In an unusually quiet year for land birds and migrants, we saw
Marsh Harrier, Ruff, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine and
Black-tailed Godwits as highlights. We also saw Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle among a good list of Odonata and Lepidoptera. I'm afraid that we are already full for next years tour, but we are taking bookings for
13th - 18th 2010 [13th - 16th Scilly only] and we would advose immediate booking to avoid disappointment for what is one of our most popular tours.
Our ISLES OF SCILLY & CORNWALL tour from 15TH - 20TH AUGUST 2008 produced another exhilirating experience for seabird enthusiasts. There is simply no comparison of the views obtained of these enigmatic species and the enormously experienced crew and leaders play an important part in the success of the trip and are only too happy to impart their knowledge to all. Wilsons Storm Petrel is probably the most sort after species and one duly obliged - the first for over a fortnight in what has turned out to be a poor year for the species. An exceptional trip total of in excess of sixty Cory's Shearwaters was unprecedented after recording just one in the prevous two years, while eight Great Shearwaters was about average, but as always an exciting bird to see. Sixty seven Sooty Shearwaters included forty five seen off 
Pendeen Watch in Cornwall, while other total included 500 European Storm Petrel, 1500 Manx Shearwater, twelve Balearic Shearwaters, fifteen Great Skuas, twelve Arctic Skuas and we were particularly delighted to add our first two Pomarine Skuas, Grey Phalarope and full breeding plumaged adult Sabine's Gull to our overall list for this tour. In an unusually quiet year for land birds and migrants, we saw Marsh Harrier, Ruff, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine and Black-tailed Godwits as highlights. We also saw Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle among a good list of Odonata and Lepidoptera. I'm afraid that we are already full for next years tour, but we are taking bookings for 13th - 18th 2010 [13th - 16th Scilly only] and we would advose immediate booking to avoid disappointment for what is one of our most popular tours.
