Saturday (22/07) Cory’s Shearwater – 8 seen off Peninnis in a 10-minute seawatch from 18:50 to 19:00. Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen off Peninnis in a 10-minute seawatch from 18:50 to 19:00 Sunday (23/07) Cory’s Shearwater – 2 past Peninnis 1 at 08: 30 and 1 at 12:19 Great Shearwater – 1 seen mid-morning in a brief scan from Read more…
Apart from pelagic sightings a very quiet week, Saturday (15/07) Common Swift – 1 over Trenoweth. Sunday (16/07) Mediterranean Gull –7 near Samson 35 around Tresco. Yellow-legged Gull – A juvenile on Tresco. Sandwich Tern – 28 on Tresco and 20 near Samson Tern – 1 near Samson. Curlew – 80+ on Teän. Whimbrel – 2 Tresco and Read more…
Saturday (08/07) European Storm-petrel – 1 flew past Peninnis in an early morning 2-hour seawatch. Manx Shearwater –160 flew past Peninnis in an early morning 2-hour seawatch. Common Swift – 1 over Pump Lane and 1 over Green Farm. Sunday (09/07) Black Guillemot – A “possible” was described by a local boatman between Read more…
Saturday (01/07) Bee-eater – A flock of 12 was in fields at the Old Town End of Lower Moors (photos). This equals the records of 12 birds that were seen on St. Agnes and then on Pungies Lane, St. Mary’s on 27th May 2010 and the 12 on St. Agnes in early June 2015. Read more…
Thursday (22/06) Nightjar – 1 flew low over the Normandy area at 23:20. European Storm-petrel – 30+ on the evening fishing/pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock. Great Shearwater – 1 on the evening fishing/pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock. Manx Shearwater – About 2000 flew past the north of Read more…