From Penzance harbour we observed a distant male Common Eider near the railway station. Between Penzance and Wolf in a fairly light easterly wind and with good visibility we saw 147 Gannets, 9 Manx Shearwater, 3 Common Scoter, 8 Guillemot, 11 distant auks, 8 GBB Gulls, 1 Fulmar, 1 Cormorant, 1 Harbour Porpoise.  1 Robin flew around the ship several times when we were well out from the coast.
Between Wolf Rock and the Scillies, Gannets continued to be seen with another 118, also 2 Manx Shearwaters along with a few Black-backed gulls, 5 Guillemot and 2 auks. The highlight was the several waves of Common Dolphin pods, producing 75+ animals, which came briefly to our ship and caused great excitement for the deck passengers.  Nearing St Mary's a Harbour Porpoise showed well.
On the return journey to Wolf, 32+ Common Dolphins came to our ship. Also seen were 83 Gannets, 1 Manx Shearwaters, 60 Great Black-backed Gulls, 3 Guillemots and a Fulmar.
From Wolf to Penzance in failing light we saw 1 Great Skua, 51 Gannets, 1 Guillemot, 5 auks, 13 GBB Gulls, 3 BH Gulls. From Wolf to Penzance in light which was failing we noted 51 Gannets, 1 Great Skua, 6 auks, 3 Black-headed gulls, 13 GBB Gulls.
 
Brian Craven and David Curtis.
 
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