Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – 2 Tufted Ducks, 5 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. 200+ Manx Shearwaters flew past Deep Point. Tresco – A Redshank, a Turnstone, a Common Sandpiper and 2 Whimbrels. Samson – A Whimbrel. Annet – 800+ Manx Shearwaters were offshore and the subadult Common Crane was on the island late evening.
St. Agnes – The subadult Common Crane was on the cricket pitch early morning. Fielding at Long Leg?. St. Mary’s – 5 Black-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel and a Greenshank were at Porth Hellick. Inter-island waters – 200 Manx Shearwaters were in The Roads.
St. Mary’s – 7 islandica Black-tailed Godwits were on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 8 Turnstones, 12 Curlews, a Whimbrel and a Mistle Thrush. Inter-island waters – 20+ Manx Shearwaters were in The Roads.
Tresco – The drake American Wigeon, the Redshank and the Greenshank were still on the Great Pool. St. Mary’s – 2 Green Sandpipers were in Lower Moors and 2 Hobbies & a Common Swift were over the island. St. Helen’s – A Common Swift.
Tresco – The drake American Wigeon was still on the Great Pool as were 6 Tufted Ducks, also on the island were 3 Common Swifts, a Redshank and a Greenshank. St. Martin’s – The Common Crane flew towards Teän. Annet – 300+ Manx Shearwaters were offshore.
St. Mary’s – a Tufted Duck was on Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – 5 Grey Herons, 5 Little Egrets and a Black-headed Gull. Teän – 8 Curlews.
St. Mary’s – A Crossbill flew over Porth Hellick and appeared to land in the Kittydown pines. Bryher – A Hobby.
St. Martin’s – The Purple Heron, a Hobby and 20+ Common Swifts. Bryher – The Common Crane was seen in the morning and the evening. Annet – 200+ Manx Shearwaters were offshore. Inter-island waters – A 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull was in The Roads. At sea – 2 European Storm-petrels, a Great Skua and 7 Ocean Sunfish.
St. Mary’s – 4 Common Swifts over the airport. St. Agnes – A Wheatear and 3 Tufted Ducks. Tresco – The drake American Wigeon was still on the Great Pool.