Monday (08/07) No reports. Tuesday (09/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 4 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. European Storm-petrel – 40 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. Great Shearwater – 1 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. Manx Shearwater – Read more…
Monday (01/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. European Storm-petrel – 50+ on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. Sooty Shearwater – 5 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. Manx Shearwater – 1 on the Great Read more…
Monday (24 /06) Sooty Shearwater – 4 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock (photo). Manx Shearwater – 1500 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. European Storm-petrel – 12 on an evening pelagic 5 km south west of Bishop Rock. Pintail – A drake on Read more…
Monday (17 /06) Solitary Sandpiper – The bird seen briefly on Porth Hellick Pool on last Thursday, reappeared on the Project Pool, Lower Moors early afternoon and remained until mid-evening when it flew off south. Goldeneye – The female was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Great Northern Diver – An adult summer-plumaged Read more…
Monday (10/06) Goldeneye – The female was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. European Storm-petrel – 25 on an evening pelagic trip 5 kms southwest of Bishop Rock. Manx Shearwater – 180+ on an evening pelagic trip 5 kms southwest of Bishop Rock. Fulmar – 12 on an evening pelagic trip 5 kms southwest Read more…
Monday (03/06) Short-toed Lark – 1 on the airfield in the evening. Goldeneye – The female was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Pochard – 5 on the Great Pool, Tresco Great Northern Diver – 2 off Innisidgen,1 off the Daymark, St. Martin’s. Common Swift – 1 over Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s. Cuckoo – 1 Read more…
Monday (27/05) Bee-eater – 2 flew north over the Garrison. Golden Oriole – 1 in the Carreg Dhu/Longstone area, Goldeneye – A female on the Great Pool, Tresco. Cuckoo – 1 at Porth Hellick. Yellow Wagtail – 1 flew oar Bryher Pool and 1 flew over the Garrison. Tuesday (28/05) Golden Oriole – 1 singing in Read more…
Monday (20/05) Bee-eater – 1+ flew north over higher Moor in the evening. Red-rumped Swallow – 1 on wires at the road entrance to Porth Hellick Nightjar– 1 heard the churring from the path to Bant’s Carn from Telegraph. It was also heard in the same area on Sunday night. Golden Oriole – 1 Read more…
Monday (13/05) Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over Holy Vale Golden Oriole – 1 in the elms along the track from Porth Hellick to Salakee Farm Hobby – Still at least 1 on St. Mary’s Turtle Dove – 1 near the boatyard on Bryher. Cuckoo – 1 at Deep Pont Cetti’s Warbler – 1 at Higher Moors and Read more…
Monday (06/05) Bee-eater – 6 late morning around Old Town and Peninnis. They were then seen late afternoon flying over St. Martin’s Vineyard. Waxwing – A very late bird was near Stinky Porth, Bryher. Woodchat Shrike – 1 still at Helvear. Turtle Dove – 1 at Telegraph. Common Sandpiper – 1 flew over Porth Mellon Read more…