BIRD REPORTS
Thursday 16th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Med Gull (1st sum) and Green Sandpiper (3) at Porth Hellick Pool.
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St Mary’s – Med Gull (1st sum) and Green Sandpiper (3) at Porth Hellick Pool.
St. Mary’s– Common Swift over Higher Moors today. Elsewhere, White Wagtail at Porthloo and Green Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Tresco – Grey Heron (10) still on island. Also Common Swift (2)
A Lesser Redpoll over Longstone, St Mary’s and 12 Turnstone on St. Agnes were the only birds of note on the islands today
Tresco – Tufted Duck (2) and Swift (2). Herons continue to increase with ten each of Grey Herons and Little Egrets on Tresco. St. Mary’s – Common Swift over Peninnis.
Only birds of note today were a Whimbrel at Hugh Town Quay and two Tufted Ducks on Tresco.
St Mary’s – Common Crossbills again today at Longstone (50+) and Trenoweth (10).
St Mary’s – Only report today was of a Common Sandpiper in Hugh Town. Scilly Pelagic – European Storm-Petrel (15) and Manx Shearwater (15) on this evenings pelagic. Also on the pelagic 2 Blue Sharks, one over 7 ft and 100 lbs+!
St Mary’s – Common Crossbill (30) at Trenoweth at 12.12hrs St. Martins – Marsh Harrier and Redshank reported today Annet – Manx Shearwater (200+) and Whimbrel
St Mary’s – Common Crossbill (8) at Longstones this morning.
St Mary’s – Greenshank (3) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening (Thanks R.Mawer) Scilly Pelagic – Species seen from this evenings Pelagic included: *WILSON’S STORM PETREL* (the first of the year), 35 European Storm-Petrels, 20 Manx Shearwaters and 2 Great Skuas.