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I had an incredible trip boating a few miles south-west of Scilly to see what the pelagic wildlife had to offer. Although not one for those prone to sea sickness, it's amazing to see the biodiversity that thrives in such open waters: a smattering of dolphins, many many jellyfish, and singles of fin whale, blue shark and sunfish. However, the highlight for me was, of course, the seabirds. There were hundreds of manx shearwaters skimming the waves, a modest flow of European storm petrels darting through, and an unprecedented four bird species which I've never seen before (sooty shearwater, great shearwater, Cory's shearwater and Wilson's storm petrel)! eBird checklist found here for record shots of some of the species mentioned.
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