BIRD REPORTS

Very little to report from the islands today with just a Cuckoo and two Wheatear on St  Agnes and Turnstone (7) on Gugh.

St Mary’s – NIGHT HERON (1st Summer) at Porth Hellick Pool again today. Also Cuckoo on The Garrison Bryher – Swift (10) and Hooded Crow today Scilly Pelagic – Short Range pelagic trip 6 miles SE of St. Mary’s this evening produced 20 European Storm-Petrels, 6 Manx Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Read more…

St Mary’s – NIGHT HERON (1st Summer) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening and showing well.

St Mary’s – Honey Buzzard flew towards Trewince at 09.35hrs then over Airport Lane at 10.20hrs. Also Cuckoo at Maypole St Agnes – Cuckoo reported today Tresco – Hobby at Gimble Porth today

St Mary’s – Cuckoo at Porth Hellick Downs and Common Scoter (7) still in The Roads Tresco – Swift (4), Blackcap and Sanderling today Bryher – Bar-tailed Godwit on island today

St Mary’s – Common Scoter (7) again in The Roads. Tresco – Common Swift and Sanderling (14) were the only birds of note today St Agnes – Dunlin (2) and Turnstone (30) Western Rocks – European storm Petrel and Turnstone (6)

St Mary’s – Golden Oriole singing at entrance to church at Old Town. Also Quail on The Garrison and Common Scoter (7) between St Mary’s and Samson. Scilly Pelagics – Pom Skua 7mls south of St Mary’s from this evenings Pelagic. Also Storm Petrel (70+)

St Mary’s – *LITTLE BITTERN* (male) at Lower Moors from ISBG Hide at 14.18hrs and showing well (bird appears to have a damaged wing). Quail flushed from road to Penninis Head at 13.40hrs. Tresco – Golden Oriole at Rowesfields at 12.05hrs.

St Mary’s – Honey Buzzard (fem) flew over Porthloo towards The Garrison at 15.35hrs. Little-ringed Plover still at Porth Hellick Pool from seaward hide at 21.10hrs. Golden Oriole singing in dump clump viewable from ISBG hide and Turtle Doves at Higher Moors and Mount Todden. Tresco – Common Buzzard, Swift Read more…

St Agnes – No sign of Black-eared Wheatear today. St Mary’s – Golden Oriole still this evening, singing at the dump clump. Also Hobby over. Little-ringed Plover this morning at Lower Moors. Bryher –  Hobby, Dunlin (2), Lesser Redpoll (2) and Hooded Crow on island today Annet – Manx Shearwater Read more…