Latest bird sightings from the Islands
Bryher – A Hooded Crow and a Whimbrel. At sea – Seen on a short-range pelagic trip were a Wilson’s Storm-petrel. 200 European Storm-petrels, 100 Manx shearwaters and 3 Blue Sharks.
St. Mary’s – The only report was 38 Sandwich Terns at Porthcressa
Inter-island waters – 2 Balearic Shearwaters that are moving around with about 500 Manx Shearwaters were seen off Annet and Samson. At Sea – A Short-range pelagic 5½ mile southeast of St. Mary’s proved to be rewarding with 17 Cory’s Shearwaters, 10 Great Shearwaters, 30+ European Storm-petrels, an Ocean Read more…
St. Mary’s – 5 Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper 2 Greenshanks and 4 Common Swifts were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 8 Greenshanks, a Redshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 8 Little Egrets and 3 Grey Herons.
Tresco – A Ruddy Shelduck, a Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpipers, and 4 Common Swifts. At sea – 2 Balearic Shearwaters were near Steeple Rock west of Samson. Birds seen from a short-range pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s included 2 Balearic Shearwaters (1 with a metal ring Read more…
St. Mary’s – 6 Common Sandpipers were at Old Town, 2 Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthcressa and a Common Swift was over Hugh Town
St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthloo. Annet – A Balearic Shearwater lingers a ¼ mile offshore for most of the day. At sea – The evening pelagic trip logged 30 European Storm-petrels, 3 Cory’s Shearwaters, 4 Great Skuas and 3 Blue Sharks’
St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper, & 6 Greenshank were on Porth Hellick Pool and 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthloo. Tresco – A Wood Sandpiper & 2 Green Sandpipers were on Abbey Pool and a Green Sandpiper & 4 Greenshanks were on the Great Pool. At sea – Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Greenshank, a Common Swift and a rarity this year a Sand Martin. Western Rocks – A Balearic Shearwater and a Sooty Shearwater