Thursday 42 Great Shearwater, 26 Cory’s Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater & a Balearic Shearwater flew past Peninnis and 15 Great Shearwater, a Cory’s Shearwater & 2 Sooty Shearwater flew past Deep Point. On St. Martin’s 3 Great Skua flew past the Daymark and a Pied Flycatcher was at Little Arthur Farm’ A very early Black Redstart was near the cricket Pavilion on the Garrison and a Pied Flycatcher was Read more…
Tuesday A Balearic Shearwater flew past Peninnis Head and a Cory’s Shearwater was seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip to Penzance. A Green Sandpiper was between Pendrathen & Bar Point and a Whinchat & a Wheatear were near Peninnis Lighthouse. The evening sharking/pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s continued the recent run of good sightings, Read more…
Sunday 6 Whimbrel & 9 Greenshank were in Porth Hellick Bay and a Green Sandpiper flew over the airfield. A Sooty Shearwater flew past Giant’s Castle and 15 Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull & 34 Sandwich Tern were at Porthcressa. A Pied Flycatcher was in the bushes at Newford duck Pond. On Tresco there were 11 Greenshank, 8 Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin, 4 Yellow-legged Gull & a Kingfisher. 3 Whimbrel & a Wheatear were Read more…
Friday A Great Northern Diver was off St. Agnes and a Lapwing, a Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10 Greenshank & a Cetti’s Warbler were at Porth Hellick. A Whimbrel flew over the Garrison, 3 Pied Flycatcher were in the Garrison Pines, a Wheatear was near the Star Castle and 2 Crossbill were at Longstone. On St. Agnes a Hobby and 3 Wheatear were on Wingletang. A Great Shearwater, a Cory’s Shearwater, 8 European Read more…
Tuesday The first Wryneck of the autumn was along the coastal path from Old Town to Porth Hellick 200 yards west of Blue Carn and likewise the first Pied Flycatcher was in the pines above Innisidgen. A Wheatear, a Blackcap & a Common Whitethroat were on Peninnis, single Water Rail were at Porth Hellick & Lower Moors, another Common Whitethroat & 6 Willow Warbler were Read more…
Wednesday A Sooty Shearwater flew past Peninnis Head, a Common Sandpiper was in Lower Moors and a Crossbill was at Longstone Thursday 3 Swift were over Old town and the Crossbill was still at Longstone. The evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s produced 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 16 Great Shearwater, 6 Wilsons Storm-petrel, about 300 European Storm-petrel, 2 Bluefin Tuna and a Blue Shark. Friday Read more…
Saturday A Green Sandpiper flew over Lunnon, a Mediterranean Gull was at Pelistry, a Wheatear was at Deep Point and 2 Crossbill were in Carreg Dhu pines. On Tresco 9 Greenshank, 5 Redshank & 3 Little Egret were on the Great Pool and a Garden Warbler & a Whitethroat were on Pool Road. Sunday The Mediterranean Gull was still at Pelistry and 2 Swift were over Buzza. On Tresco there were Read more…
Thursday Another unbelievable evening pelagic trip3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock produced a first for Britain in the shape of a ZINO’S PETREL it didn’t hang around for long but every birder on board managed to get views of it. This is an amazing record as the world population is only about Read more…
Monday A magical evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s produced 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Wilson’s Storm Petrel and about 150 European Storm-petrel, Both of the petrels gave such close views they were breaking the current social-distancing rules! 3 Cory’s Shearwater flew past Peninnis & 1 was seen from the Read more…
Tuesday A Cetti’s Warbler caught at Porth Hellick Ringing Station was a male in complete juvenile plumage. This may be an indication of local breeding. A juvenile Cuckoo was on Porth Hellick Down. An evening boat trip saw 250+ Manx Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater and an Arctic Tern all between Annet and Samson. Wednesday A Hobby was over Watermill and a Balearic Read more…