Bird Sightings
Tuesday 14th July 2015 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – The Common Crane was at Porthloo Farm. At sea – A Great Skua, an Arctic Skua, an Arctic Tern and 8 Common Dolphins were seen on the Scillonian crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s – The Common Crane was at Porthloo Farm. At sea – A Great Skua, an Arctic Skua, an Arctic Tern and 8 Common Dolphins were seen on the Scillonian crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s
Tresco – A Black Redstart. At sea – A short-ranged pelagic trip produced the year’s first Great Shearwater, a Balearic Shearwater, 50 European Storm-petrels, an Arctic Tern, 2 Ocean Sunfish and 3 Blue Sharks were caught, tagged and released.
St. Mary’s – A Whimbrel & 4 Greenshanks were at Porth Hellick and a Hobby was over Lower Moors.
St. Mary’s – 2 Tufted Ducks, 5 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. 200+ Manx Shearwaters flew past Deep Point. Tresco – A Redshank, a Turnstone, a Common Sandpiper and 2 Whimbrels. Samson – A Whimbrel. Annet – 800+ Manx Shearwaters were offshore and the subadult Common Crane was on the island late evening.
St. Agnes – The subadult Common Crane was on the cricket pitch early morning. Fielding at Long Leg?. St. Mary’s – 5 Black-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel and a Greenshank were at Porth Hellick. Inter-island waters – 200 Manx Shearwaters were in The Roads.
St. Mary’s – 7 islandica Black-tailed Godwits were on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 8 Turnstones, 12 Curlews, a Whimbrel and a Mistle Thrush. Inter-island waters – 20+ Manx Shearwaters were in The Roads.
St. Mary’s – 3 Mediterranean Gull were in Porthcressa Bay
Tresco – The Little Grebe & 5 Tufted Ducks were still on the Great Pool along with a Redshank and 2 Greenshanks. St. Mary’s – The 2 Tufted Ducks were still on Porth Hellick Pool and a Mediterranean Gull was in Porthcressa Bay.