July 2011

St. Mary’s – 2 Mediterranean Gulls (an adult & a first-summer) at Porthloo. Samson – A Marsh Harrier.

St. Mary’s – A Bee-eater flew over Longstone and a Swift was at Deep Point. 6 Greenshanks, 3 Common Sandpipers, a Whimbrel, 2 Curlews and the first Kingfisher of the autumn were all at Porth Hellick. At sea – A quiet pelagic trip yielded just 10 European Storm-petrels and 2 Read more…

Tresco – The Common Buzzard was still present. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel, 8 Curlews, a Turnstone and 16 Sanderlings

St. Mary’s – 4 Crossbills in the Garrison pines and 2 at Longstone. 6 Greenshanks were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 8 Redshanks, 11 Greenshanks, 4 Little Egrets, 10 Grey Herons, 6 Shelducks and a Common Buzzard

St. Mary’s – A Common Crossbill flew over Higher Moors, a Golden Plover was on the airfield and 20+ Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs and 7 Blackcaps were between Holy Vale and Porth Hellick. 30 Sandwich & 10 Common Terns were in The Roads. Tresco – 3 Whimbrel and 50+ Sanderling. Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper at Porth Hellick and 3 Common Crossbills at Longstone. Annet – A Marsh Harrier, a Redshank and a Dunlin

St. Mary’s – 4 Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper and a Sand Martin at Porth Hellick. 25 Sandwich Terns were in The Roads. Tresco – An Arctic Tern & an adult Mediterranean Gull. Nearby on Edge Rock was another Mediterranean Gull and 75+ Curlews. Bryher – 50 Puffins were offshore on Read more…

St. Martin’s – 3 Sanderling, 2 Kestrels, a Little Egret and 2 early autumn migrant Willow Warblers. At sea – A short-range pelagic produced just 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Skua and 15 European Storm-petrels.

St. Mary’s – A Common Swift over Hugh Town and a Common Sandpiper on Rat Island, which is by the quay. A Sooty Shearwater flew past Morning Point. Annet – A female Marsh Harrier. At sea – A short-range pelagic trip, 6 miles south of St. Mary’s, produced 5 Sooty Read more…

St. Mary’s – 2 Cory’s Shearwaters past Deep Point and 2 Crossbills in the pine belt nearby. A Mediterranean Gull on Taylor’s Island, Porthloo and a Common Sandpiper on Porth Hellick Pool.