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Friday, 7 August 2026

Wilson's Storm Petrels - Celtic Deep

Fantastic views of 2 Wilson's Storm Petrels today in the Celtic Deep.  Also a single bird on 1st August which I forgot to post here, which makes it 3 West Coast Pelagics in a row recording this species.  Can we make it 4 on our next trip?!  A steady trickle of European Storm Petrels today ended with a tally of 24.

Also a brief Great Shearwater, and a nice selection of other marine wildlife including a brief Porbeagle Shark, great views of 2 Blue Sharks, and a single Ocean Sunfish.  Once again we came back via  The Smalls and RSPB Grassholm to round the trip off nicely.

Wilson's Storm Petrel (our 2nd, which came to less than 4m from the boat at one point!)