BIRD REPORTS

St Agnes – **BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR** (singing male possibly of eastern black-throated morph) at Little Porth Askin still this morning and showing well. This is the first in Britain since 2002 and only the 6th Scilly record. The last one on Scilly was also of the eastern race and was on Tresco Read more…

St Agnes – **BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR** (male) at Little Porth Askin this afternoon and evening. Also RED BACKED SHRIKE (fem) at end of Barnaby Lane.

St Mary’s – RED-BACKED SHRIKE (fem) on Penninis Head, 350yrds past Peninnis Farm in dead tree mid-afternoon Bryher – Spotted Flycatcher and Tree Pipit on island today. Tresco – Lesser Redpoll (2), Marsh Harrier and Common Buzzard today.

St Agnes – BEE-EATER againearly morning  Golden Oriole singing in The Parsonage this morning and Little Stint (3) still at Peligris Tresco – Golden Oriole this morning. Also Spotted Flycatcher and Pintail (pair). St Mary’s – Spoonbill still on Porth Hellick Pool this morning. Bryher – Wood Warbler singing in churchyard at Read more…

St. Mary’s – Spoonbill on Porth Hellick Pool, late evening. Also Turtle Dove at Telegraph St. Agnes – BEE-EATER at Porth Killier in field behind beach. Also Little stint (3) on Periglis Beach. Bryher –  Tree Pipit (11), Spotted Flycatcher (4), Lesser Redpoll, Pintail, Hooded Crow and Whinchat today.

Bryher – SHORT-TOED LARK still at top of Gweal Hill this afternoon. Also Turtle Dove, Spotted Flycatcher (2), Tree Pipit, Jackdaw, Pintail (pair), Whinchat and Whimbrel (2) on island today. St Agnes – Little Stint on Periglis today.

St. Mary’s – Osprey over Buzzer Tower at 11:30 then over television mast. Also Seen between Tresco and Samson at 15.28hrs, then over Star Castle and Golf Course flying north at 15.50hrs. Spoonbill over Hugh Town at 17.20hrs. Bryher – SHORT-TOED LARK at Gweal Hill. Samson – Common Tern (50) Read more…

Quiet day on the islands with the only reports being: St Mary’s – Cuckoo on The Garrison St Agnes – Turnstone (7) on island today.

St Mary’s – Golden Oriole at Longstone this evening then flew towards Sandy Lane. St Agnes – American Dunlin still at Porth Coose this evening and Yellow Wagtail on island today.

St. Mary’s – Iceland Gull still at Dump. Lesser Redpoll on The Garrison and Hobby overTelegraph Tresco – Marsh Harrier and Turtle Dove (2) on island today.