Alan Hannington

  St. Mary’s – The Wood Sandpiper was still at Porth Hellick and 2 Mediterranean Gulls & a Whimbrel were at Porthloo. Bryher – A NIGHTJAR was singing between 23:00hrs and 23:40hrs Annet – A Common Sandpiper and 45 Manx Shearwaters off-shore. At sea – The highlights of the evening Read more…

Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper, 5 Greenshanks and 2 Sand Martins were at Porth Hellick. 5 Swifts were over the island. St. Agnes – 3 Swifts. Gugh – A Common Sandpiper. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, 6 Greenshanks, a Read more…

  St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, a Little Egret and 2 Sand Martins were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 2 Common Buzzards, 9 Grey Herons, 9 Little Egrets, a Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshanks and a Redshank. St. Agnes – 2 Common Sandpipers. At sea Read more…

Friday’s birds were: St. Agnes – A Common Sandpiper, 3 Dunlins, 4 Whimbrels, a Redshank, 9 Ringed Plovers and a Cuckoo. Tresco – A Mediterranean Gull. Teän – A Mediterranean Gull and 19 Curlews. Samson – 6 Whimbrels. Saturday’s birds were: St. Agnes – 2 Dunlins, a Whimbrel, a Redshank, Read more…

Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper was on Peninnis and 5 Greenshanks & a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – 5 Curlews and a Little Egret. Bryher – A Greenshank and a Little Egret. Gugh – A Common Sandpiper. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – Read more…

  St. Mary’s – 5 Greenshanks and a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A Redshank, a Little Egret, 9 Grey Herons, 2 Tufted Ducks, 2 Common Buzzards and a Swift. Annet – 250+ Manx Shearwaters were offshore. At sea – 50+ European Storm-petrels and the first 3 Wilson’s Read more…

St. Mary’s – The first Kingfisher of the ‘autumn’ was at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 2 Tufted Ducks and a Sand Martin