BIRD REPORTS

Tresco – A drake Wigeon, a drake Tufted Duck, a female Pochard (still with 4 young) and a Common Swift. St. Agnes – A Quail

St. Mary’s – There were 5 Common Swifts and a Sand Martin at Porth Hellick, the latter being the first for over a month of a species which has proved to be very scarce this spring with only a handful of records. 2 Sandwich Terns were at Porthloo. Tresco – Read more…

  St. Mary’s – The Ruddy Shelduck was on the airfield and 2 Greylag Geese flew over the quay. Tresco – A Wigeon, a Pochard (still with four young), the 2 Greylag Geese and a Cuckoo. The four resident Canada Geese had been joined by 8 others. St. Agnes – Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Ruddy Shelduck was on Newford duck pond, 3 Cuckoos were on Peninnis and a dark phase Arctic Skua flew past Porth Mellon. Tresco – A Redwing was still on the island. At sea – A Short-range pelagic trip produced just 20 European Storm-petrels and a Great Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Ruddy Shelduck of dubious origin was at Lower Moors briefly and 3 Common Swifts were over Peninnis on Saturday. The only report on Sunday was a Hobby on Bryher.  

Tresco – A Turtle Dove, a Wigeon and a Common Swift. St. Martin’s – A Common Swift. At sea – 50 European Storm-petrels and 3 Sunfish were seen on a short-range pelagic trip

St. Mary’s – A male Cuckoo was on Peninnis and a pair were at Innisidgen. 3 juvenile Siskins were in a Holy Vale garden, it seems last year’s breeding success has been repeated

St. Mary’s – A Hobby flew over Porth Hellick. St. Martin’s – A summer-plumage  Great Northern Diver was off-shore. St. Agnes – 5 Curlews and 2 Whimbrels

St. Martin’s – The Great Northern Diver was still off-shore. Tresco – A Turtle Dove, a Common Buzzard, 2 Siskins, a Lesser Redpoll, a Wigeon and a very unseasonal Redwing

St. Agnes – A Turtle Dove was at Troy Town. Teän – 2 Whimbrels.