Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Whinchat was in the Standing Stones Field at Lower Moors and another was on Salakee Down, where there were also 2 Common Whitethroats. 2 Pied Flycatchers were at Porth Hellick House and a third was on Telegraph Road. At sea – An evening Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – Pied Flycatchers widespread with 1 in a garden at High Lanes, 1 at Tremelethen, 2 in Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 at Parting Carn, 1 by the Police Station in Hugh Town and 1 on the Garrison. An Osprey Flew over Lower Moors. Bryher – Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshanks & a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick Pool, 2 Wheatears were at Pelistry and another was at Deep point. 2 Spotted Flycatchers were at Carn Friars Farm & 1 was at Mount Todden and a White Wagtail was at Read more…
Monday’s birds were: At sea – An evening pelagic trip produced 5 Great Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 80 European Storm-petrels, 5 Great Skuas, a Blue Shark and an Ocean Sunfish, Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Green Sandpipers and 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. Samson – A Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Agnes – 36 Dunlin, 18 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Sanderlings, 15 Ringed Plovers and a Quail. At sea – A Cory’s, a Sooty and 3 Balearic Shearwaters were seen from the Scillonian III. Saturday’s birds were: St. Agnes – 3 Dunlin. At sea – Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool and 4 Mediterranean Gulls were in Porthcressa Bay. Tresco – 11 Greenshanks, 2 Redshanks, 2 Knots, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Ruff, a Green Sandpiper and 16 Grey Herons. Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Crossbills flew north over the Garrison. At sea – A morning short-range pelagic trip recorded 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, a Pomarine Skua and 2 Sabine’s Gulls. Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Pectoral Sandpiper, a Dunlin and 5 Greenshanks were Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthcressa. At sea – A Pomarine Skua was seen from the Scillonian III on the evening crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Thursday’s birds were: St. Agnes – A Green Sandpiper and a Whimbrel. Tresco – The Common Buzzard Read more…
Mondays birds were: St. Mary’s – An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Porthloo and 3 juveniles were in Porthcressa Bay. 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Greenshank and an early returning Sand Martin were at Porth Hellick Pool, Tuesday’s birds were: Tresco – 7 Little Egrets, 2 Redshanks and a Greenshank. Inter-island Read more…
At sea – A Great and 2 Cory’s Shearwaters were scene from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.