I spent the last day of my hoilday on Joe Penders boat with Bob flood and Higgo,What a trip it was!We started off by heading past St Martins where we picked up 2 Common Scoter's and 2 Grey Phalarope's.
GREY PHALAROPE
We were soon joined around the boat by 30 Common dolphins.They stayed around the boat for ages and it was an incredible site to witness these beautiful animals so close.
COMMON DOLPHINS
Moving on towards Severn stones the chum started to be put into the sea and we soon attracted a Sooty shearwater and a Great Skua.
GREAT SKUA
A shout then went up as Joe saw a small skua on the horizon which came right for us, it was a Long Tailed skua.I was made up as this was a Scilly tick for me.
As we reached Severn stones an unbelivable thing happened as we had 13 Grey Phalaropes fly past us and land on the sea.As we watched these more kept appearing I couldn't believe what I was witnessing even Bob flood who has done pelagics all over the world was in shock.We must have seen over 50 plus.
I HAVE NEVER WITNESSED SO MANY GREY PHALROPE
The trip had been fantastic and we saw also saw good numbers of Manx shearwaters and 2 more Sooty shearwaters on the way back.
Getting back to to St Mary's a rainbow greeted us over the golf course.It had been a cracking few days on the Isles of Scilly with good friends and great birds.ROLL ON 2017!
