St. Mary’s – A Marsh Harrier over Lower Moors. It was also seen over St. Agnes & Annet. Tresco – Lesser Yellowlegs, a Ruff, 6 Greenshank & 4 Redshank. The evening pelagic produced 3 Great Skuas, A Sooty and 6 Manx Shearwaters and 20 European Storm-petrels. 6 Blue Sharks were Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Ruff & Common Sandpiper were at Porth Hellick, a Mediterranean Gull & Bar-tailed Godwit were at Porthloo, 30 Turnstone were on Town Beach, Hugh Town and 2 Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper & a Common Sandpiper were at Lower Moors. Tresco – The Lesser Yellowlegs had relocated Read more…
St. Agnes – A Greenshank, 5 Common Sandpiper and a Black-tailed Godwit. St. Martin’s – 120 Sanderling, 4 Little Tern ( an adult & 3 juveniles), a Wheatear and 2 Raven. Birders on the all day pelagic saw 3 Sooty Shearwaters, 30 Manx Shearwaters, 60+ European Storm-petrels, an Arctic Skua Read more…
St. Mary’s – 4 Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo, a Ruff & a Snipe at Porth Hellick and a Green Sandpiper in Lower Moors. St. Agnes – The Lesser Yellowlegs was still commuting between the Big Pool and Porth Killier. St. Martin’s – Now 4 Little Terns off Lower Town. Bryher Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo and 2 Green Sandpipers in Lower Moors. St. Agnes – The Lesser Yellowlegs was still commuting between the Big Pool and Porth Killier. St. Martin’s – 3 Little Terns off Lower Town. Samson – The Spoonbill still present. 2 Basking Shark were Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Ruff, 7 Greenshank, 4 Green & 3 Common Sandpipers. A sea-watch from Giant’s Castle produced 100+ Manx Shearwater, a Great Shearwater, a European Storm-petrel & a Basking Shark. St. Agnes – The Lesser Yellowlegs was still commuting between the Big Pool and Porth Killier.
St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshank, a Ruff, 6 Common & 4 Green Sandpipers at Porth Hellick, 4 Mediterranean Gulls and 4 Dunlin at Porthloo, a Hobby over Lower Moors and a Spotted Crake on Lower Moors Loop early morning. St. Agnes – Lesser Yellowlegs, 50 Ringed Plover, 50 Turnstone, 20+ Read more…
St. Mary’s – 4 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, a juvenile Ruff, a Whimbrel and a Crossbill at Porth Hellick. 4 Green Sandpiper at the pool behind the dump, 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo, 4 Dunlin Hugh Town and 6 Wheatear on the Golf Course. St. Agnes – A Read more…
St. Agnes – 20 Sanderling, 2 Common Sandpiper and a Dunlin. Tresco – A Dunlin and a Sunfish north of the island. Samson – The Spoonbill was still present. Teän – A Whimbrel, 60+ Curlew and a Greenshank. There were still at least 4 Basking Shark in inter-island waters. Birders Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Whimbrel at Bar Point, a Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo, a Cuckoo at Giant’s Castle, a wheatear on Peninnis and 5 Greenshank, a Green & 6 common Sandpipers at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 14 Little Egret, a Marsh Harrier and 2 Common Sandpiper. Samson – The Spoonbill Read more…