BIRD REPORTS

St Martin’s – Flock of sixteen Bar-tailed Godwits on the island today. Also Wheatear.

 St Mary’s – Black Redstart (2) at Porthlow this afternoon. Male & fem Pintail at Porth Hellick this evening

Samson – Spoonbill  this morning flew towards Bryher Tresco – Black Duck still on Abbey Pool this afternoon 15.30 ( 2 Pochard flew from Abbey to Great Pool this morning ) Bullfinch at entrance to Abbey Gardens. Also, 2 Short-eared Owls Pentle Bay Banks midday, c20 Swallows & c4 Sand Martin Read more…

St Mary’s – Swallow over Hugh Town today. Also Sandwich Tern (2) in The Roads. Bryher – Swallow, Hooded Crow and Sand Martin reported today

The Gyr was seen again on Tresco on  7th March and there was also the first Wheatear of the year there. A Spoonbill was on Bryher on the 8th. There are currently up 10 Firecrests on St. Agnes.

St Mary’s – Golden Plover (3) on airfield and Kingfisher at Porth Hellick pool (Thanks J.Pender)

Apologies for the lack of recent reports. Relatively quiet as to be expected over the last few months with one or two exceptions:   Up to 5 Short- eared Owls and a Long-tailed Duck through out on Tresco. Still good numbers of winter thrushes around the islands including a few Read more…

Tresco – 8 Pochard, 1 female Tufted Duck, 4 Wigeon, 150+ Redwing, 7+ Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 12+ Fieldfare, 57 Coot, 136 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Dunlin, 83 Sanderling, 58 Turnstone, BLACK DUCK, Long-tailed Duck, 2 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, Great Northern Diver, 12 Redshank & 6 Greenshank. Elsewhere, Black-throated Diver and fem. Read more…

St Mary’s – Balearic Shearwater flew East past Porth Hellick Bay at 12.05hrs and c40 Lapwing over Porth Hellick area. There seemed to be fewer Redwings and Fieldfare about today

Tresco – BLACK DUCK  again briefly on Abbey Pool. Also Long-tailed Duck, 3 Shoveler (2 male 1 fem) and Canada Goose. Six Short-eared Owls between Pentle Bay and the Woodpile.1 Dunlin on the beach at Pentle and 8+Great Northern Divers off shore. Mistle Thrush and Sparrowhawk Pool Road. 3 Pochard (2 male 1 fem), Read more…