June 2009

St. Mary’s – Cuckoo at Porth Hellick Down St. Agnes – Turnstone (14), Curlew and Whimbrel. Also Hummingbird Hawkmoth. Western Rocks – Bridled Guillemot reported today Scilly Pelagic – Birds (and others) seen from this evenings Pelagic included:  European Storm-Petrel (30), Common Dolphin (20) and an Ocean Sunfish

St. Mary’s –  Cuckoo (2) on Peninnis Head today Annet – Turnstone (4), Curlew and Manx Shearwater (30+) St. Agnes – Long-tailed Skua (adult) flew west past island (per Paul Dukes) Tresco – Dunlin, Curlew, Common Buzzard and  Swift (2)

St Mary’s – Cuckoo was the only bird of note today Tresco – Single Wheatear and Common Buzzard Samson – Curlew (10), Whimbrel (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (1) and Turnstone (2) near Samson today St Agnes – Only birds of note were Turnstone (3) Bryher – Common Swift (10) St Helen’s Read more…

Very little to report from the islands today with just a Cuckoo and two Wheatear on St  Agnes and Turnstone (7) on Gugh.

St Mary’s – NIGHT HERON (1st Summer) at Porth Hellick Pool again today. Also Cuckoo on The Garrison Bryher – Swift (10) and Hooded Crow today Scilly Pelagic – Short Range pelagic trip 6 miles SE of St. Mary’s this evening produced 20 European Storm-Petrels, 6 Manx Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Read more…

St Mary’s – NIGHT HERON (1st Summer) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening and showing well.

St Mary’s – Honey Buzzard flew towards Trewince at 09.35hrs then over Airport Lane at 10.20hrs. Also Cuckoo at Maypole St Agnes – Cuckoo reported today Tresco – Hobby at Gimble Porth today

St Mary’s – Cuckoo at Porth Hellick Downs and Common Scoter (7) still in The Roads Tresco – Swift (4), Blackcap and Sanderling today Bryher – Bar-tailed Godwit on island today

St Mary’s – Common Scoter (7) again in The Roads. Tresco – Common Swift and Sanderling (14) were the only birds of note today St Agnes – Dunlin (2) and Turnstone (30) Western Rocks – European storm Petrel and Turnstone (6)