Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A Hobby flew from Salakee Farm to Higher Moors and a Common Whitethroat was at Lower Moors. A Cuckoo was on Peninnis and another was at Porth Hellick, where there were also 2 Swifts and a Lesser Redpoll, a Swift was also over Hugh Town. St. Martin’s Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Lesser Whitethroat was on the Garrison Campsite, 2 Common Swifts were over Hugh Town and single Cuckoos were at Pelistry and Porthloo. Tresco – 2 Common Swifts. Bryher – A Hobby and 2 Spotted Flycatchers
St. Mary’s – 3 Spoonbills and 20 Common Swifts were at Porth Hellick Pool and nearby 2 Siskins (a male and a juvenile) were on Porth Hellick Loop. Tresco – A Roseate Tern and a Turtle Dove. St. Agnes – A female Wigeon, 2 Whimbrels and a Spotted Flycatcher. Inter-island Read more…
St. Agnes – A Quail, 3 Curlews and a Skylark. St. Mary’s – A Common Swift was at Porth Hellick. Bryher – A Black-tailed Godwit and a Hooded Crow. Teän – 8 Dunlins.
St. Agnes – A singing Greenish Warbler was at Cove Vean, this was(only the second spring record for Scilly. Also on the island were a female Wigeon and a Spotted Flycatcher. Annet – 42 Manx Shearwaters were off-shore. St. Mary’s – A Swift was over Hugh Town. Bryher – A Read more…
Tresco – A drake Wigeon, a Pochard still with 4 young, a Whimbrel and 10 Wheatears. Bryher – A Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Wheatears. A Common Swift was over Norrard Rocks.
Tresco – A drake Wigeon and a Wheatear. Bryher – 3 Sanderlings
St. Mary’s – The Black-tailed Godwit was still on Porth Hellick Pool, a Common Whitethroat was in Lower Moors and a Common Swift was over Maypole. Tresco – A Wigeon and a Lesser Redpoll. St. Agnes – A pair of Tufted Ducks, a female Wigeon and 5 Whimbrels. St. Martin’s Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Black-tailed Godwit was on Porth Hellick Pool and a Cuckoo was on the Garrison. Tresco – A Common Buzzard.
St. Mary’s – 4 Black-tailed Godwits were at Porth Hellick and a Cuckoo was in Old Town Churchyard.