A special place... The Isles of Scilly are one of only two places in England where Manx Shearwaters breed
Under threat...The Isles of Scilly hold 3,000 fewer pairs of breeding seabirds than 25 years ago
(Penzance to Wolf Rock) 34 Gannet,10 Great Black-backed Gull,8 Lesser Black-backed Gull,1 Guillemot.
(Wolf Rock to Penzance) 21 Gannet,17 Great Black-backed Gull,11 Razorbill,4 Manx Shearwater,2 Balearic Shearwater,1 Bonxie,1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Harbour Porpoise.
(Wolf Rock to Scilly) 31 Gannet,1 Lesser Black-backed Gull,1 Bonxie and 22 Common Dolphin.
(Scilly to Wolf Rock) 17 Gannet,5 Razorbill,2 Bonxie,2 Balearic Shearwater,2 Grey Phalarope,1 Kittiwake,1 Puffin,1 Great Black-backed Gull and 13 Common Dolphin.
(DA Conway)
