Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A Hobby was over Higher Moors. Bryher – 50 Whimbrels. Inter-island waters – 3 Whimbrels were between Tresco and Samson. 8 Sunfish were seen off Round Island. At sea – The daytime pelagic trip produced a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 6 Great Shearwaters, a Sooty Shearwater, 20 European Read more…
St. Mary’s – 8 Greenshank & a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick Pool, a Whimbrel was on Porthloo beach and a Wheatear was on Peninnis. At sea – The birders special daytime trip produced 3 Great, 2 Balearic, 3 Sooty & 800+ Manx Shearwaters, 30+ European Storm-petrels, a second-summer Read more…
Bryher – A Short-toed Lark was on Shipman Head Down, also on the island were 2 early returning Wheatears and a Hooded Crow. At sea – Birders on the evening Pelagic trip were lucky enough to connect with a **FEA’S PETREL** the first in Scillonian waters since 2004. Also on Read more…
St. Martin’s – A Pied Flycatcher and a Spotted Flycatcher, both the first of the autumn. Inter-island waters – A Black-tailed Godwit was in the Roads. At sea – 50 European Storm-petrels, a Sooty Shearwater, 10 Manx Shearwaters and 2 Grey Phalaropes were seen on a short-range pelagic trip. Also Read more…
St. Mary’s – 7 Greenshanks, 2 Green Sandpipers & a Common Sandpiper were at Porth Hellick Pool and 5 Green Sandpipers were in Lower Moors
St. Mary’s – 7 Greenshanks, 2 Green Sandpipers and the first Water Rail & Kingfisher of the autumn were at Porth Hellick Pool. A Wheatear Deep Point. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel and 7 Curlews
St. Mary’s – An adult Mediterranean Gull was seen off Morning Point on the Garrison and a second-summer Mediterranean Gull was in Porthcressa Bay. At sea – 200 European Storm-petrels, a Balearic Shearwater and an Arctic Skua were seen on a short-range pelagic trip. Also seen was an Ocean Sunfish Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Sooty, a Balearic & 5 Cory’s Shearwaters and 2 Great Skuas flew past Peninnis and another Cory’s Shearwater flew past Deep Point. Samson – 20 Curlews and 12 Sanderlings. Teän – 90 Curlews. At sea – A Balearic & 4 Great Shearwaters were seen from Read more…
A short trip to the far side of Annet to look for a putative Albatross (reported by a local boatman) proved unsuccessful. However there was compensation in the shape of 500+ Manx Shearwaters, a Balearic Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater and 2 Great Shearwaters ½ mile northwest of Annet. The Balearic Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Common Swift at Porthloo and a second-summer Mediterranean Gull off Peninnis. Annet – a 1000+ Manx Shearwaters offshore.