Latest bird sightings from the Islands
Wet and windy day on the islands produced: St Mary’s – 7 Greenshank, a Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool. Steady stream of Gannets and Sandwich Terns flying west past Peninnis Head, including 56 Sandwich Terns in 10 minutes.
St. Mary’s – Common Sandpiper & 6 Greenshank at Porth Hellick Pool and Hobby over Old Town (also seen over Buzza Tower on Monday) St. Agnes – Knot, Whimbrel and 6 Dunlin St. Martin’s – Kestrel and 3 Wheatear near the Daymark Bryher – Juvenile Dotterel still on Shipman Head Read more…
St. Mary’s – Water Rail & Green Sandpiper at Lower Moors, Ruff at Porth Hellick and Wheatear on Peninnis. Tresco – 7+ Little Egret, 8 Redshank and 4 Teal Bryher – Dotterel still today St. Agnes – Sooty Shearwater off shore
St.Mary’s – 6 Greenshank, Ruff and Common Sandpiper Porth Hellick, single Wheatears on Peninnis and Salakee Down Tresco – 2 Black-tailed godwits, Pintail and Wigeon St. Agnes – Dunlin and Sanderling Bryher – Dotterel on island today Foreman Isles – Mediterranean Gull
St. Mary’s – Ruff & Wood Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool but no sign of the Lesser Yellowlegs. 8 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtails and a Tree Pipit at Peninnis Head. Nightingale on the Garrison and Arctic Skua offshore Bryher – BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER & Dotterel on island today St. Martin’s – Arctic Read more…
St. Mary’s – *LESSER YELLOWLEGS* still at Porth Hellick Pool. Also Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper. An adult & juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo and 10 Common Terns in The Roads. Tresco – BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on Castle Down today. Also pale-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Pintail, Wigeon, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Whimbrel and 8 Wheatear Read more…
St. Mary’s – *LESSER YELLOWLEGS* still at Porth Hellick Pool. Also Ruff, Common Sandpiper and 6 Greenshank on Porth Hellick Pool. An adult & juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo and 30+ Sandwich Terns and 2 Common Terns in The Roads Samson– 2 Whimbrel Men-a- Vaur – Peregrine Tresco – An unseasonably Read more…
St. Mary’s – *LESSER YELLOWLEGS* still at Porth Hellick Pool. Also Ruff. Elsewhere, 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo, 30+ Sandwich Terns at Porthcressa. Scillonian crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance: Balearic, 7 Manx & 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 13 European Storm-petrels and a Razorbill
St. Mary’s – *LESSER YELLOWLEGS* still at Porth Hellick Pool. Also Ruff. Elswhere, 2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult & juvenile) at Porthloo and Nightingale, 2 Pied & 4 Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison. Another very quiet evening pelagic produced just 40 European Storm-petrels, a Great Skua, and a Sooty Shearwater. also a Read more…
St. Mary’s – *LESSER YELLOWLEGS* still at Porth Hellick Pool. Also Ruff, 6 Greenshank, 1 Green & 2 Common Sandpipers and an adult & juvenile Water Rail. 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo and Nightingale, 2 Pied & 4 Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison. Whinchat & Wheatear on Peninnis At sea – Read more…