Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A possible first-winter Azorean Yellow-legged Gull was on the airfield, the Spotted Crake was still in Lower Moors and 7 Great Northern Divers were in The Roads. Tresco – 2 Purple Sandpipers, 30+ Sanderlings and 12 Curlews were in Tresco Channel. St. Martin’s – 3 Dotterel were on Chapel Down. Teän – 11 Curlews.
St. Mary’s – The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A juvenile Iceland Gull was on the Great Pool and a Common Redstart was at Borough Farm.
St. Mary’s – The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Swallow were at Porth Hellick. There was no sign of the Sora in Lower Moors, but in the same group of flooded sallows where it had been was a Spotted Crake. The first Grasshopper Warbler of the year was opposite the main entrance to Peninnis Farm. Tresco – A juvenile Iceland Gull. Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Sora was still in Lower Moors along with 2 Willow Warblers. The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still at Porth Hellick, where there was also the first Sedge Warbler. 9 Wheatears were on Peninnis. Tresco – 3 Great Northern Divers, a Long-tailed Duck and a Ring Ouzel. St. Martin’s – The first Cuckoo of the year and a Ring Ouzel. Bryher – A Great Northern Diver, Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Sora was seen again in Lower Moors, 20 Wheatears were around Giants’ Castle and the 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese & 3 Swallows were at Porth Hellick. St. Martin’s – An Iceland Gull and 100+ Wheatears.
The only reports for the above 3 days all came from St. Mary’s. The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were at Porth Hellick Pool each day and the Sora was seen each evening at dusk in Lower Moors.
A Chough roamed the islands first reported from St. Martin’s, then Bryher, the Tresco before again on St. Martin’s St. Mary’s – The Sora Rail last reported in February was again seen in Lower Moors just before dusk. The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – 2 Shovelers, 11 Pochards, a high count of 11 Canada Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were with 4 Canada Geese on Porth Hellick Pool.
St. Mary’s – The Serin was seen again in fields behind Old Town and then on Tremelethen Farm, a Sand Martin was over Lower Moors, a Black Redstart was on Harry’s Walls and a Great Northern Diver was on the sea at Porthloo.
St. Mary’s – The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool and 9 Sand Martins flew through Lower Moors. St. Agnes – The Hoopoe was still in a field below the Parsonage and a pair of Ring Ouzels were on Wingletang Down.