St. Mary’s – 13 Greenshanks & a Green Sandpiper were still on Porth Hellick Pool,2 Dunlins & 2 White Wagtails were on the pool in Lower Moors and a Whimbrel was on Porthloo Beach. An Arctic Skua was in the Roads and a Common Swift was over Sunnyside. Tresco – Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Corn Bunting ( a very scarce bird on Scilly) was calling over fields below the Golf Course. 14 Greenshanks, a Redshank, a Green Sandpiper and 5 Sand Martins were on Porth Hellick Pool. 2 Dunlins and an early Common Snipe were on the pool in Lower Read more…
Pelagic trip – A quiet evening, with just 80+ European Storm-petrels showing well, was enlivened with the landing of a 150 lb + Blue Shark and stunning views of a **FEA’S PETREL** as it flew around the boat for about 5 minutes Tresco – A Teal, a Ruff, a Read more…
Tresco – A Whimbrel and 20+ Sandwich Terns. St. Agnes – A Ruff. Samson – A Redshank. Teän – 3 Mediterranean Gulls
St. Mary’s – 11 Greenshanks, 2 Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, a Water Rail and 2 Common Whitethroats were at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – 3 Sanderlings, 5 Redshanks and a Ruff
St. Mary’s – 12 Greenshanks, 3 Green Sandpipers, a Water Rail, 2 Pied Flycatchers and a Spotted Flycatcher were at Porth Hellick. 8 Wheatears were on Peninnis and 3 were on the airfield. St. Agnes – A Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin and a Mediterranean Gull. St. Martin’s Read more…
Pelagic trip – A Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 25 European Storm-petrels, 3 Cory’s, 3 Great, 2 Sooty & 15 Manx Shearwaters and a Blue Shark were seen on the evening trip. St. Mary’s – Single Common Sandpipers were at Old Town & Porth Hellick and a Green Sandpiper was in Lower Moors. Read more…
St. Mary’s – 10 Greenshanks, a Common Sandpiper and a Common Whitethroat were at Porth Hellick. A Kingfisher was in Lower Moors. St. Agnes – A Common Sandpiper. St. Martin’s – A Wheatear. Pelagic trip – Birders out for the evening saw a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 150 European Storm-petrels. 15 Cory’s, Read more…
Tresco – 11 Greenshanks, 2 Redshanks and a Ruff. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel and a White Wagtail. Scillonian – 2 Cory’s and 7 Great Shearwaters were seen on the evening crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Pelagic trip – The short-range evening outing produced 3 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, 50+ European Read more…
St. Mary’s – 9 Greenshanks and a Common Sandpiper were still on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 10 Dunlins, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel and a Wheatear. Tresco – 9 Greenshanks and a Redshank. At sea – 10 Cory’s, 5 Great, a Balearic and 5 Sooty Shearwaters were seen Read more…