No reports for Tuesday (27/06), Wednesday (28/06) and Friday (30/06). Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper was at Halangy Point. Tresco – 2 drake Tufted Ducks were on Abbey Pool. At sea – 40+ European Storm-petrels were seen on the short-range evening pelagic trip. Thursday’s birds were: Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Agnes – A Quail and 10+ Common Swifts. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Hobby was over Rosehill and 2 Common Swifts were over Harry’s Walls. Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 4 Crossbills were at Trenoweth. Friday’s birds were: Bryher – A Hooded Crow.
Tuesday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – There was an influx of Common Swifts with 25+ at Telegraph.
Bryher – A Common Swift and a Lesser Whitethroat.
St. Agnes – A Whimbrel and 3 Common Swifts.
Wednesday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – A Hobby was over the island and a White Wagtail was at Old Town.
Bryher – The Lesser Whitethroat was still on the island.
Tresco – 3 Common Swifts.
At sea – A Wilson’s Storm-petrel was seen from the Research Vessel “Celtic Explorer” 86 miles SW of St. Agnes, yes, it was in the Scilly recording area! (more…)
Sunday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – A Hobby was at Porth Hellick and a Lesser Redpoll was at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Bryher – A Hooded Crow.
At sea – A Sooty Shearwater, 40+ European Storm-petrels and a Great Skua were seen on the evening short-range pelagic trip.
There were no reports on Monday or Tuesday.
Wednesday’s birds were:
At sea – A Balearic Shearwater and 2 European Storm-petrels were seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Thursday’s birds were:
St. Agnes – A Hobby.
Tresco – 2 Common Pochards and a Common Swift.
St. Martin’s – A Raven. (more…)
Tuesday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – The 2 Night Herons were still at Porth Hellick.
St. Martin’s – A first-summer male Red-footed Falcon was seen at Bread and Cheese Cove, near the Daymark.
Tresco – 3 Common Pochards, a Common Buzzard and 4 Swift.
Wednesday’s bird, the only report was from
St. Mary’s – A Hobby was seen at Porth Hellick.
Thursday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – The 2 Night Herons were seen in Holy Vale at 06:50.
Tresco – A Grey Plover, 2 Dunlin’s, 5 Whimbrels and a White Wagtail.
Annet – 280+ Manx Shearwaters were seen offshore.
At sea – 20+ European Storm-petrels and 2 Great Skuas were seen on the evening short-range pelagic trip. (more…)
Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Night Heron flew from Porth Hellick towards Holy Vale and a Marsh Harrier flew over Porth Hellick. 3 Turtle Doves were near the dump and 2 European Storm-petrels were trapped and ringed at Deep Point between 23:00 and midnight. Bryher – A Red-rumped Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St Mary’s – a fist-summer male Red-footed Falcon flew over the airfield and was relocated in the Salakee Downs/Giant’s Castle area where it spent the rest of the day. At times it was in the air with a Kestrel and a Hobby! St Agnes – A Whimbrel, Read more…
Tuesdays Birds were: St Mary’s – The Night Heron was still in Carn Friars/Porth Hellick area in the morning and later on three birds were present there. 2 Lesser Redpolls were at Porth Hellick. St Agnes – The Short-toed Lark was still on Wingletang. Tresco – A Whimbrel and 3 Read more…
Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The female Little Bittern was still in Lower Moors and a Honey Buzzard flew over Parting Carn at 07:50. Tresco – A Great Northern Diver, 3 Common Pochards, 5 Whimbrels and Swifts. Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The female Little Bittern was still Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The female Little Bittern, a Golden Oriole and a Lesser Redpoll were at Lower Moors. The Woodchat Shrike was still on Porth Hellick Down and then flew to fields behind the hides at Porth Hellick. A female Marsh Harrier flew over the airfield. Friday’s Read more…